Skin cleansing composition

US8940673B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8940673-B2
Application numberUS-201213727336-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 26, 2012
Priority dateSep 20, 2012
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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The present invention provides a skin cleansing composition comprising the following components (A), (B), and (C): (A) (a1) an alkenylsulfonic acid having 12 to 22 carbon atoms or its salt, (a2) an alkylsulfonic acid having 12 to 22 carbon atoms or its salt, or a mixture of them, (B) an alkyl ether carboxylic acid represented by the following formula (1) or its salt: R 1 —O—(CH 2 CH 2 O) n —CH 2 —COOX  (1) wherein R 1 represents an alkyl group having 4 to 22 carbon atoms, n denotes a number from 0 to 20, X represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, an alkali earth metal, ammonium, or organic ammonium, and n denotes a number of 0.5 or more and less than 4 on average; and (C) water.

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What is claimed is: 1. A skin cleansing composition comprising the following components (A), (B), and (C): (A) (a1) an alkenylsulfonic acid having 12 to 22 carbon atoms or its salt, (a2) an alkylsulfonic acid having 12 to 22 carbon atoms or its salt, or a mixture of them, wherein in component (A), (a1) comprises at least one alkenylsulfonic acid which is a straight-chain hydrocarbon having a double bond and 12 to 22 carbon atoms and containing a sulfo-group on any one of the car…

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  • Human Necessities · mapped topic

  • Human Necessities · mapped topic

  • Human Necessities · mapped topic

  • A61K8/466Primary

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  • Human Necessities · mapped topic

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What does patent US8940673B2 cover?
The present invention provides a skin cleansing composition comprising the following components (A), (B), and (C): (A) (a1) an alkenylsulfonic acid having 12 to 22 carbon atoms or its salt, (a2) an alkylsulfonic acid having 12 to 22 carbon atoms or its salt, or a mixture of them, (B) an alkyl ether carboxylic acid represented by the following formula (1) or its salt: R 1 —O—(CH 2 C…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kao Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61K8/466. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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