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Shampoo containing a gel network

US8349301B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 2005
Grant dateJan 8, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K2800/5426
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Shampoo compositions comprise (a) from about 5% to about 50% of one or more detersive surfactants, by weight of the shampoo composition; (b) a dispersed gel network phase comprising, by weight of the shampoo composition, (i) at least about 0.05% of one or more fatty amphiphiles; (ii) at least about 0.01% of one or more secondary surfactants; and (iii) water; and (c) at least about 20% of an aqueous carrier, by weight of the shampoo composition. A process for preparing a shampoo composition comprises the steps of: (a) combining a fatty amphiphile, a secondary surfactant, and water at a temperature sufficient to allow partitioning of the secondary surfactant and the water into the fatty amphiphile to form a pre-mix; (b) cooling the pre-mix below the chain melt temperature of the fatty amphiphile to form a gel network; (c) adding the gel network to one or more detersive surfactants and an aqueous carrier to form a shampoo composition.

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