Patent ID: 6121331
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: A61K,A61Q,C11D,Y10S

Abstract:
A concentrated pearlescent composition comprising:(a) from 1 to 99.9% by weight of a ring-opening reaction product of an olefin epoxide containing from 12 to 22 carbon atoms and a reaction component selected from the group consisting of a fatty alcohol having from 12 to 22 carbon atoms, a polyol having from 2 to 15 carbon atoms and 2 to 10 hydroxyl groups, and mixtures thereof; wherein said ring-opening reaction product has the formula I: ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are hydrogen or an alkyl group containing from 10 to 20 carbon atoms, with the proviso that the sum total of carbon atoms of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is between 10 and 20, and R.sup.3 is an alkyl and/or alkenyl group containing from 12 to 22 carbon atoms and/or a residue of a polyol containing from 2 to 15 carbon atoms and from 2 to 10 hydroxyl groups;(b) from 0.1 to 90% by weight of an emulsifier selected from the group consisting of an anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, an ampholytic surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, an esterquat, and mixtures thereof; and(c ) up to 40% by weight of a polyol, all weights being based on the total weight of the composition.