Patent ID: 6706673
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
A method of cleansing an exterior portion of a human or animal body, said method comprising applying a shower or bath preparation to said exterior portion of said human or animal body, said shower or bath preparation comprising the following ingredients:a) 0.1 to 25% by weight based on the total weight of the preparation of one or more surface-active substances selected from the group consisting of alkyl glucosides of the formula: â€ƒwherein R is a branched or unbranched alkyl radical having 1 to 24 carbon atoms; b) 0.1 to 10% by weight based on the total weight of the preparation of one or more gel-forming acrylate-alkyl acrylate copolymers, said gel-forming acrylate-alkyl acrylate copolymers comprising both acrylate structural units and alkyl acrylate structural units; and c) 0.1 to 25% by weight based on the total weight of the preparation of one or more branched or unbranched aliphatic alcohols having 2 to 6 carbon atoms and one or more hydroxyl groups; said shower or bath preparation being in the form of a clear gel.