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Lotion and method for cleansing and conditioning the skin therewith
Assignee: CHEMDYNE Inc
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Filing: 1980-12-29
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Granted: 1982-07-27
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Expires: 2000-12-29
Abstract
Abstract A non-greasy skin lotion emulsion composition having a cleansing action on the skin and adapted for use with water to break the emulsion and deposit a moisturizer on the skin to coat and condition the skin, comprising a mineral oil, water, a C12-C15 alkali metal alcohol ether sulfate, and a long chain fatty acid; having a pH in the range 6.5 to 7.5; and optionally containing thickening agents, preservatives, fragrances, and other conventional skin lotion additives.
Inventors
- 👤 Allen H. Good
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:43
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/46; A61K8/463; A61K8/33; A61K8/36; A61K8/361; A61Q; A61Q19/00; A61Q19/10; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/40; A61K2800/59; A61K2800/596
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A skin lotion composition for the skin comprising (a) from about 55 to about 80 percent by weight of water; (b) from about 1.1 to about 5.5 percent by weight of at least one C 10 to C 18 saturated or monoolefinic fatty acid; (c) from about 15 to about 30 percent by weight of a mineral oil having a viscosity in the range of from about 60 to about 350 SSU at 100° F.; (d) from about 0.4 to about 2.0 percent by weight of a C 12- C 15 alkali metal alcohol ether sulfate; and (e) a cosmetically compatible alkaline neutralizing agent in amount sufficient to obtain a pH for the composition in the range of 6.5 to 7.5.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
121 words
A skin lotion composition for the skin comprising (a) from about 55 to about 80 percent by weight of water; (b) from about 1.1 to about 5.5 percent by weight of at least one C 10 to C 18 saturated or monoolefinic fatty acid; (c) from about 15 to about 30 percent by weight of a mineral oil having a viscosity in the range of from about 60 to about 350 SSU at 100° F.; (d) from about 0.4 to about 2.0 percent by weight of a C 12- C 15 alkali metal alcohol ether sulfate; and (e) a cosmetically compatible alkaline neutralizing agent in amount sufficient to obtain a pH for the composition in the range of 6.5 to 7.5.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
A lotion composition as set forth in claim 1 wherein (a) is from about 65 to about 75 percent by weight; (b) is from about 1.8 to about 3.0 percent by weight; (c) is from about 22 to about 25 percent by weight; and (d) is from about 1.0 to about 1.4 percent by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A lotion composition as set forth in claim 2 wherein the composition contains from about 0.01 to about 3.0% of a thickening agent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A skin lotion composition as set forth in claim 2 wherein (b) is a mixture of USP stearic acid and coconut fatty acids.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A lotion composition as set forth in claim 2 wherein (c) is a mineral oil of about 207 SSU viscosity at 100° F.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
A lotion composition as set forth in claim 2 wherein (d) is a mixture of C 12 -C 15 sodium alcohol ether sulfates of the formula C 12 -C 15 H 25-31 O(CH 2 CH 2 O) 2 CH 2 CH 2 OSO 3 - Na + .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A lotion composition as set forth in claim 2 wherein (e) in claim 1 is KOH.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
125 words
A lotion as set forth in claim 1 wherein (a) is about 71.3 percent by weight of water; (b) is about 2.0 percent by weight of USP stearic acid and about 0.4 percent by weight of coconut fatty acids; (c) is about 23.4 percent by weight of mineral oil of viscosity 207 SSU at 100° F.; (d) is about 1.2 percent by weight of a mixture of C 12 -C 15 sodium alcohol ether sulfates of the formula C 12 -C 15 H 25-31 O(CH 2 CH 2 O) 2 CH 2 CH 2 OSO 3 - Na + , wherein the C 12 -C 15 alkyl groups are predominantly linear alkyl groups; and the composition contains about 0.7 percent by weight of xanthan gum.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A lotion as set forth in claim 8 wherein (e) in claim 1 is about 0.3 percent by weight of KOH.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method of cleansing and conditioning the skin comprising the steps of (a) applying the skin lotion composition of claim 1 to the skin; (b) rinsing the skin with water; and (c) drying the rinsed skin.
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