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Hand cleansing formulation

US7410937B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 2003
Grant dateAug 12, 2008
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K2800/28
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention provides heavy-duty cleansers (HDHC), with a high level of biodegradability and little or no ecotoxicity, with a high level of efficiency and a maximum skin tolerance and no systemic toxicity. In the broadest aspect of the invention there is provided a cleansing formulation comprising 5 to 10% of one or more methylesters of vegetable saturated and/or unsaturated fatty acids which may be from several natural sources including sunflower seed oil, soybean oil, rape seed oil, or coconut oil. The formulation includes between about 10% to 30% of one or more surfactants and a preferred combination of surfactants includes at least one ethoxylated fatty alcohol, one alkyl polyoxyethylene glycol, one alkanolamide and one polymeric quaternary ammonium salt.

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