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Granted Patent B2
US 8,703,160 · App. 11/466,940 · Granted Apr 22, 2014

Moisturizing compositions

Inventors: Subhash Harmalker (Somerset, NJ); Kathryn Ash (Morris Plains, NJ)
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
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Patent No.
US 8,703,160
App. No.
11/466,940
Granted
Apr 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A composition comprising: an adduct of a vegetable oil and maleic anhydride; and a material chosen from a hydrolyzed keratin, hydroxyethyl urea, and/or a quaternized nitrogen moisturizing agent.

Claims (21)

1. A composition comprising:

about 0.1 to about 2% by weight castor oil maleate

about 0.0005 to about 0.005% by weight hydrolyzed keratin from goat hair,

an alkyl ether sulfate surfactant,

cocamidopropyl betaine surfactant, and

about 1 to about 8 weight % glycerin.

2. The composition of claim 1 further comprising creatine.

3. The composition of claim 1 further comprising PEG 150 distearate and PPG-2 hydroxyethyl cocamide.

4. A method of moisturizing skin, hair, and/or nails comprising applying an effective amount of the composition of claim 1 to skin, hair, and/or nails.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising rinsing the composition from the skin, hair, and/or nails.

6. A method of depositing a substance to a substrate comprising applying the composition of claim 1 , which further comprises the substance, to a substrate.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the substance is chosen from fragrances, sunscreen, pigments, insect repellents, and/or hydrophobic materials.

8. The composition of claim 1 , wherein

the castor oil maleate is present at about 0.55% by weight, and

the hydrolyzed keratin from goat hair is present at about 0.0015% by weight.

9. The composition of claim 1 comprising:

about 0.55% by weight of the castor oil maleate,

about 0.0015% by weight of the hydrolyzed keratin from goat hair,

about 8 to about 10% by weight of the alkyl ether sulfate surfactant,

about 4 to about 6% by weight of the cocamidopropyl betaine surfactant, and

about 6% by weight glycerin.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2006
From: HARMALKER, SUBHASH; ASH, KATHRYN
To: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 60711121 · Aug 25, 2005
Related Publication 20070048235A1 · Mar 1, 2007