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Transparent soap bar

US5310495A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 21, 1990
Grant dateMay 10, 1994
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11D17/0095
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A transparent bar is disclosed which requires the components to fit within three critical ratios. The composition comprises a mixture of alkanolammonium and alkali metal C.sub.12 --C.sub.22 atom fatty acid salts, the mole ratio of alkanolammonium to alkali metal fatty acid salt being from about 0.1 to less than 1.0. A liquid solvent system must also be present which includes an amount of water and free alkanolamine in a weight ratio ranging from greater than 0.25 to less than 1.0. The weight ratio of total fatty acid salts to solvent must range from greater than 0.02 to less than 1.0.

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