Personal care compositions and articles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9907738-B2
Application number	US-201414315422-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 26, 2014
Priority date	Jun 27, 2013
Publication date	Mar 6, 2018
Grant date	Mar 6, 2018

Abstract

A compliant personal care composition can include a granular personal care composition, including i) from about 20% to about 80%, by weight of the composition, of a surfactant; and ii) from about 3% to about 40%, by weight of the composition, a water insoluble hygroscopic fiber, fine, or filament; wherein the composition is granular before a first simulated use and has a compliance value of about 0.01 kg/mm to about 1.5 kg/mm after 2 simulated uses. The composition may also be at least partially surrounded by a substrate and in the form of an article.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A compliant personal care article, comprising:
a) a granular personal care composition, comprising
from about 20% to about 80%, by weight of the composition, of a surfactant;
from about 3% to about 40%, by weight of the composition, of a water insoluble fiber, fine, or filament, comprising cellulose; and
from about 5% to about 30%, by weight of the composition, of water;
and

b) a substrate which surrounds the composition;
wherein the article has a compliance value of about 0.01 kg/mm to about 1.5 kg/mm before a first simulated use.

2. The compliant personal care article of claim 1 , wherein the article has a compliance value after drying for 12 hours after one simulated use of about 0.10 kg/mm to about 0.75 kg/mm.

3. The compliant personal care article of claim 1 , wherein the surfactant comprises isethionate, cocamide monoethanolamine, cocamidopropyl betaine, decyl glucoside, lauryl glucoside, an alkyl sulfate, or a combination thereof.

4. The compliant personal care article of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises from about 1% to about 30%, by weight of the composition, of a binder.

5. The compliant personal care article of claim 1 , wherein the fibers have a length weighted average of about 2.0 mm or less.

6. The compliant personal care article of claim 1 , wherein the fibers have an average diameter of about 15 μm to about 40 μm.

7. The compliant personal care article of claim 1 , wherein the composition has a compliance value after 2 simulated uses of about 0.10 kg/mm to about 0.3 kg/mm.

8. The compliant personal care article of claim 1 , wherein the article has a compliance value before a first simulated use of about 0.10 kg/mm to about 0.30 kg/mm.

9. The compliant personal care article of claim 1 , wherein the article has a compliance value of about 0.01 kg/mm to about 1.5 kg/mm after 15 minutes of drying after one simulated use.

10. The compliant personal care article of claim 2 , wherein the composition comprises from about 10% to about 30%, by weight of the composition, of water.

11. The compliant personal article of claim 1 , wherein the article has a compliance value of about 0.01 kg/mm to about 1.5 kg/mm after 12 hours of drying after one simulated use.

12. The compliant personal care article of claim 11 , wherein the composition comprises the filament and the filament comprises from about 1% to about 95%, by weight of the filament, of fines, and from about 5% to about 99%, by weight of the filament, of fibers.

13. The compliant personal care article of claim 12 , wherein the article has a compliance value of 0.01 kg/mm to about 1.5 kg/mm after 12 hours of drying after 15 simulated uses.

14. The compliant personal care article of claim 13 , wherein the substrate comprises a film.

15. The compliant personal care article of claim 14 , wherein the film comprises a surface aberration.

16. The compliant personal care article of claim 15 , wherein the surface aberration comprises a pore.

17. The compliant personal care article of claim 16 , wherein the article further comprises a hanger, a use indicator, or a combination thereof.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Mcconaughy Shawn David
• Smith Iii Edward Dewey
• Kavalew Dale Gary

Classifications

• A61K8/602

  Glycosides, e.g. rutin · CPC title

• A61K8/42

  Amides · CPC title

• A61K2800/87

  Application Devices; Containers; Packaging · CPC title

• C11D3/48

  Medical, disinfecting agents, disinfecting, antibacterial, germicidal or antimicrobial compositions · CPC title

• A61K8/731

  Cellulose; Quaternized cellulose derivatives · CPC title