IP Library Granted Patent US 12,396,939
Granted Patent B2
US 12,396,939 · App. 17/794,365 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Skin cleansing formulation

Inventors: Ying O'Connor (Coatesville, PA); Nikhil J. Fernandes (Philadelphia, PA); Emmett M. Partain, III (Bound Brook, NJ); Lyndsay M. Leal (Spring City, PA); Peilin Yang (Pearland, TX); Jennifer P. Todd (Willow Grove, PA)
Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC; ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY
A61K8/416A61K8/73A61K8/92A61Q19/10A61K2800/5426
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Patent No.
US 12,396,939
App. No.
17/794,365
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A skin cleansing formulation is provided, comprising: a dermatologically acceptable vehicle; a dermatologically acceptable oil; and a deposition aid polymer, wherein the deposition aid polymer is a cationic dextran polymer, comprising a dextran polymer functionalized with quaternary ammonium groups; wherein the deposition aid polymer enhances the deposition of the dermatologically acceptable oil from the skin cleansing formulation onto mammalian skin.

Claims (31)

1. A skin cleansing formulation, comprising:

a dermatologically acceptable personal care cleaning surfactant;

40 to 90 wt %, based on weight of the skin cleansing formulation, of a dermatologically acceptable vehicle;

2.5 to 15 wt %, based on weight of the skin cleansing formulation, of a dermatologically acceptable oil, wherein the dermatologically acceptable oil is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon oils, natural oils, fragrance oils and mixtures thereof; and

0.2 to 1 wt %, based on weight of the skin cleansing formulation, of a deposition aid polymer, wherein the deposition aid polymer is a cationic dextran polymer, comprising a dextran polymer functionalized with quaternary ammonium groups, wherein the dextran polymer is a branched chain dextran polymer;

wherein the skin cleansing formulation comprises less than 0.0001 wt %, based on weight of the skin cleansing formulation, of silicone;

wherein the deposition aid polymer enhances the deposition of the dermatologically acceptable oil from the skin cleansing formulation onto mammalian skin.

2. The skin cleansing formulation of claim 1 , wherein the cationic dextran polymer has a Kjeldahl nitrogen content corrected for ash and volatiles, TKN, of 1.0 to 4.0 wt %.

3. The skin cleansing formulation of claim 2 , wherein the quaternary ammonium groups are selected from the group consisting of trialkyl ammonium moieties of formula (B) bound to the dextran polymer

wherein

is the dextran polymer with a pendant oxygen; wherein X is a divalent linking group bonding the trialkyl ammonium moieties to pendent oxygen on the dextran polymer;

wherein each R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of a C 1-7 alkyl group; and

wherein R 3 is selected from the group consisting of a C 1-22 alkyl group.

4. The skin cleansing formulation of claim 3 , wherein X is a —CH 2 CH(OR 4 )CH 2 — group; wherein R 4 is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen and a C 1-4 alkyl group.

5. The skin cleansing formulation of claim 4 , wherein each R 5 is a methyl group.

6. The skin cleansing formulation of claim 5 , wherein the dermatologically acceptable personal care cleaning surfactant comprises a mixture of sodium laureth sulfate (SLES) and cocamidopropyl betaine; and wherein the dermatologically acceptable oil is a natural oil selected from the group consisting of caprylic and capric triglyceride, sunflower oil, soybean oil and coconut oil.

7. A method of making a skin cleansing formulation, comprising:

(a) providing a dermatologically acceptable vehicle;

(b) providing a dermatologically acceptable oil, wherein the dermatologically acceptable oil is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon oils, natural oils, fragrance oils and mixtures thereof;

(c) selecting a cationic dextran polymer to be a deposition aid for enhancing deposition of the dermatologically acceptable oil onto mammalian skin; wherein the cationic dextran polymer comprises a dextran polymer functionalized with quaternary ammonium groups;

wherein the dextran polymer is a branched chain dextran polymer; and

(d) combining the dermatologically acceptable vehicle, the dermatologically acceptable oil and the cationic dextran polymer to form a skin cleansing formulation;

wherein the skin cleansing formulation comprises less than 0.0001 wt %, based on weight of the skin cleansing formulation, of silicone.

8. A method of depositing a dermatologically acceptable oil onto mammalian skin, comprising:

providing a skin cleansing formulation according to claim 1 ; and

applying the skin cleansing formulation to the skin of a mammal.

9. The skin cleansing formulation of claim 1 , wherein the silicone is selected from the group consisting of dimethylpolysiloxane, methylphenyl polysiloxane, polyether denaturation silicone oil and polyamino modifying silicone oil.

10. The skin cleansing formulation of claim 6 , wherein the natural oil is sunflower oil.

11. The skin cleaning formulation of claim 10 , wherein the silicone is selected from the group consisting of dimethylpolysiloxane, methylphenyl polysiloxane, polyether denaturation silicone oil and polyamino modifying silicone oil.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the silicone is selected from the group consisting of dimethylpolysiloxane, methylphenyl polysiloxane, polyether denaturation silicone oil and polyamino modifying silicone oil.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the silicone is selected from the group consisting of dimethylpolysiloxane, methylphenyl polysiloxane, polyether denaturation silicone oil and polyamino modifying silicone oil.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2025
From: O'CONNOR, YING; LEAL, LYNDSAY M.; TODD, JENNIFER P.
To: ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY
Reel/Frame 071760/0416 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2025
From: PARTAIN, EMMETT M., III
To: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072068/0742 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2025
From: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
To: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 072068/0761 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2025
From: YANG, PEILIN
To: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 072068/0774 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2022
From: YANG, PEILIN
To: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 061900/0369 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2022
From: PARTAIN, EMMETT M., III
To: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061900/0443 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2022
From: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
To: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 061900/0714 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2022
From: O'CONNOR, YING; FERNANDES, NIKHIL J.; LEAL, LYNDSAY M.; TODD, JENNIFER P.
To: ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY
Reel/Frame 061900/0875 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62993776 · Mar 24, 2020
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