Patent ID: 7799332
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
1. A method for making a clear cosmetic stick, comprising: providing a polyhydric alcohol and a deodorant active material and mixing the polyhydric alcohol with the deodorant active material together to form a deodorant active mixture; adding a soap, gel forming agent to the deodorant mixture to form a gelled mixture; heating the mixture to 85 to 90 degrees Centigrade; adding a clarity stabilization system to the gelled mixture to form a clarified mixture; adding water to the mixture and cooling the mixture to 70 degrees Centigrade; adding sodium hydroxide to the clarified mixture; and pouring the clarified mixture into a container to form a clear cosmetic stick; wherein the clarity stabilization system maintains clarity in the cosmetic stick when the cosmetic stick is exposed to a temperature range of 5 to 45 degrees Centigrade for a period of at least twelve months, and wherein the clarity stabilization system of the clear cosmetic stick consists essentially of a PEG-20 isostearyl ether having a hydrophile-lipophile blend of 15.2 and a PEG-2 stearyl ether having a hydrophile-lipophile blend of 4.9, wherein the concentration of the PEG-20 isostearyl ether in the cosmetic stick is in the range of 3 to 7 percent by weight of the cosmetic stick and the concentration of the PEG-2 stearyl ether in the cosmetic stick is in the range of 0.5 to 1.5 percent by weight of the cosmetic stick.