Patent ID: 6395692
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: A61K,A61Q,C11D

Abstract:
A transparent cleansing bar composition consisting essentially of:a) from about 10 to about 45% by weight of a synthetic detergent with about 15% to about 35% by weight of said detergent being a salt of a sulfated ethoxylated long chain alkyl alcohol of the formula Râ€”(OCH2CH2)n-Oâ€”SO3X wherein R is an alkyl group having from 12-16 carbon atoms, n is 2 or 3, and x is an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal; b) from about 10 to about 30% by weight of a polyhydric alcohol selected from propylene glycol, glycerol and sorbitol and a polyethylene glycol of the formula H(OCH2CH2)n OH wherein n has an average value of 6 to 16, and wherein said polyhydric alcohol and said polyethylene glycol are present in an amount in excess of the amount of soap in said compositions; c) from about 17 to about 30% by weight of a water soluble soap, said soap being the reaction product of long chain fatty acids with an alkali and wherein the ratio of said water soluble soap to said synthetic detergent ranges from about 1:1 to about 1:2; d) from about 5 to about 20% by weight of a fatty acid alkanolamide, e) from 0 to about 15% by weight of an alkyl sarcosinic acid of the formula where R is alkyl having 10 to 16 carbon atoms: f) from 0 to about 10% by weight of a nonionic alkyl polyglycoside of the formula: X is greater than 1 and less than 2; and g) wherein said composition has a pH of not less than about 8.0, contains at least about 17% by weight of said soap and is substantially free of monohydric and dihydric alcohols.