Abstract:
Disclosed is a solid cosmetic composition (e.g., a cream composition) containing an active cosmetic material (e.g., a deodorant active, an antiperspirant active, a sunscreen, an insect repellent and/or an anti-fungal agent) and a silicone gel material. The silicone gel material includes (a) a volatile silicone material and (b) an organopolysiloxane material as a gelling agent, able to form a gel after being mixed with the volatile silicone material. The organopolysiloxane material can be a reaction product of a vinyl-terminated siloxane polymer and a hydride cross-linking agent. The composition can be formed by mixing the active cosmetic material and silicone gel material at ambient temperature. The compositions do not need particulate or clay thickeners or waxy gelling agents.
Abstract:
A high efficacy antiperspirant/deodorant stick product may be made by combining (a) 30-70 % volatile cyclomethicone; (b) 10-25 % of an antiperspirant active; (c) 1-15 % of an emollient; (d) 1-14 % of polyethylene comprising one or more members selected from the group consisting of homopolymers and copolymers of polyethylene wherein the polyethylene (i) is at least 90 % linear; (ii) has a molecular weight in the range of 300-3000 (especially 300-1000 and more especially 300-500); (iii) has a melting point in the range of 50-129 degrees C; and (iv) has a polymer backbone of CH3CH2-(CH2-CH2)n-H, where n is an average number and is selected to be in the range of 10-106; (e) 0.3-7 % of a wax as a co-gellant with the polyethylene wherein the wax has a melting point in the range of 40-97 degrees C; provided that the ratio of wax:polyethylene is in the range of 1:1-1:10.
Abstract:
A low residue, stable antiperspirant and/or deodorant composition is disclosed which is made by combining: (a) a cyclomethicone (and) dimethicone crosspolymer made with an Si-H containing polysiloxane and an alpha, omega-diene of formula CH2=CH(CH2)xCH=CH2 which crosspolymer has a viscosity in the range of 50,000-3,000,000 centipoise, preferably with a nonvolatiles content of 8-18 % in cyclomethicone; (b) polyethylene beads having a density in the range of 0.91-0.98 grams/cm3 and a particle size in the range of 5-40 microns; (c) a volatile silicone; (d) an emollient (or a mixture of two or more emollients) which may include a non-volatile silicone and an additional amount of a volatile silicone; and (e) an effective amount of an antiperspirant active material in an amount sufficient to have an antiperspirant and/or a deodorant effect.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a solid (e.g., cream, such as semi-solid or soft solid) cosmetic composition containing an active cosmetic material (e.g., a deodorant active, an antiperspirant active, a sunscreen, an insect repellent and/or an anti-fungal agent), volatile (e.g., cyclomethicone) and linear chain (e.g., dimethicone and/or phenyl trimethicone) silicone materials, and at least one gelling agent. The at least one gelling agent includes hexanediol-behenyl beeswax, and is included in the composition in an amount sufficient to provide the solid composition. By incorporating the hexanediol-behenyl beeswax as a gelling agent, conventional gelling agents such as fatty alcohols and hydrogenated castor oil need not be incorporated in the composition. When an antiperspirant active material is incorporated in the solid composition containing hexanediol-behenyl beeswax as a gelling agent, a solid antiperspirant composition that is efficacious and leaves no visible (white) residue, can be achieved.