Polyglycerine and capric acid ester mixture

US5247114A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Deutsche Solvay-Werke GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Gerald Jakobson · Rheinberg, DE
• Werner Siemanowski · Rheinberg, DE
• Karlheinz Uhlig · Uerdingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 20, 1992
• Grant date: Sep 21, 1993
• Expiry date: Feb 20, 2012

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07C69/33
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fatty acid polyglycerol ester mixture containing a C.sub.8 to C.sub.24 fatty acid ester component comprising (A) about 20 to 80% by weight of fatty acid monoester of a polyglycerol containing more than about 40% of C.sub.10 and/or C.sub.8 in the ester component of the polyglycerol; (B) about 80 to 20% by weight of fatty acid diester of polyglycerol; and (C) about 15 to 0% by weight of tri- and higher esters of the polyglycerol containing than about 40% of C.sub.10 and/or C.sub.8 in the ester component of the polyglycerol; and further wherein the resultinq fatty aoid polyglycerol ester mixture comprises (A) about 20 to 45% by weight of fatty acid diglycerol ester; (B) about 30 to 45% by weight of fatty acid triglycerol ester; and (C) about 50 to 10% by weight of fatty acid tetra-and higher polyglycerol esters. A thickened composition, skincare composition and a cleansing agent containing the fatty acid polyglycerol ester mixture as a component thereof and a process for the preparation of the fatty acid polyglycerol ester mixture are disclosed.