Antiperspirant creams

Abstract: Antiperspirant cream compositions, comprising: (a) from about 5% to about 60% of a volatile silicone oil (b) from about 0.1% to about 60% of a non-volatile emollient having a viscosity of at least about 10 cs at 25°C; (c) from about 2% to about 10% of a particulate thickening material; and (d) from about 15% to about 45% of a particulate anti­ perspirant active material; and (e) from about 0.1% to about 10% of a particulate cellulose ether polymer, wherein the compositions have penetration force values of from about 150 grams to about 800 grams at 25°C and at 50% relative humidity. These compositions preferably contain a cosmetic powder material, at a level of from about 2% to about 20%. This invention also provides methods for making these compositions.

Description: The present invention relates to cosmetic cream compositions containing an antiperspirant active material. In particular, it relates to antiperspirant creams, and methods for making such compositions, with improved stability, efficacy, cosmetic and wash-off characteristics. Compositions designed to stop or reduce the flow of perspiration are well known in the cosmetic and chemical literature. Antiperspirants typically contain an astringent material, such as an astringent aluminum or zirconium salt. These compositions are designed to deliver the active to the skin in an effective form, while being cosmetically acceptable. A variety of methods have been used to apply antiperspirant compositions to the skin. For example, sprays, roll-ons, creams and stick compositions are commonly used. Such formulations are described in S. Plechner, "Antiperspirants and Deodorants" 2 Cosmetics, Science and Technology 373-416 (M. Balsam and E. Sagarin, editors, 1972). Cream emulsions are also described, for example, in US-A-4,268,499, Keil, issued May 19, 1981, and AU-A-8,430,026, published January 3, 1985. Anhydrous creams, in gel form, are described, for example, in US-A-4,083,956, Shelton, issued April 11, 1978, and EP-A-135,315, Kasat, published March 27, 1985. Cream formulations, in general, have been less popular than other antiperspirant product forms. For example, some cream compositions may be sticky and produce aesthetically undesirable levels of residue on the skin. Creams may also be "messy" and otherwise difficult to apply. Special packages and dispensers have been designed to reduce such application negatives. However, cream formulations known in the literature may be unacceptable for delivery from such dispensers. It has been found that the antiperspirant creams of the present invention containing selected emollients and thickening materials have good application characteristics and very good efficacy while having good aesthetic and cosmetic characteristics. In particular, such compositions are stable, allowing use in cream dispensers. Such compositions also have good rheology during application, very good efficacy, and leave low levels of visible residue on the skin. According to the present invention there is provided an antiperspirant cream composition, comprising: (a) from 5% to 60% by weight of a volatile silicone oil selected from a cyclic polyorganosiloxane having a viscosity of less than 10mm².s⁻¹ (centistokes) and a linear polyorganosiloxane having a viscosity of less than 5mm².s⁻¹(centistokes). (b) from 0.1% to 60% by weight of a non-volatile emollient selected from fatty acid and fatty alcohol esters, nearly water insoluble ethers and alcohols, polyorganosiloxanes, and mixtures thereof having a viscosity of at least 10mm².s⁻¹ (10 cs) at 25°C; (c) from 2% to 10% by weight of a particulate thickening material; and (d) from 15% to 45% by weight of a particulate antiperspirant active material; and (e) from 0.1% to 10% by weight of a particulate hydrophilic cellulose ether polymer, wherein said compositions have penetration force values of from 150g to 800g at 25°C and at 50% relative humidity. These compositions preferably contain a cosmetic powder material, at a level of from 2% to 20%. This invention also provides methods for making these compositions. The antiperspirant cream compositions of this invention contain five essential ingredients: a volatile silicone oil, a non-volatile emollient, a particulate thickening material, an antiperspirant active and a hydrophilic cellulose ether polymer. They may also contain certain optional components, such as (for example) cosmetic powders, colorants, perfumes and emulsifiers. The essential and optional components to be included in these creams must be "cosmetically acceptable", i.e., safe for human use and aesthetically acceptable at the levels encompassed by the present invention, at a reasonable risk/ benefit ratio. These compositions (herein "antiperspirant creams") encompass any semi-solid composition that is suitable for depositing antiperspirant material on human skin. The creams of this invention have a penetration force value of from 150 grams (g) to 800g, preferably from 200g to 550g at 25°C and at 50% relative humidity, as measured with a Stevens Texture Analyzer, manufactured by C. Stevens & Sons, Ltd. (This value is the force required to move a standardized 2 centimeter diameter disk through the product, for a distance of 15 millimeters, at a rate of 2 millimeters/ second.) In particular, the antiperspirant creams of this invention comprise: (a) from 5% to 60% of a volatile silicone oil; (b) from 0.1% to 60% of a non-volatile emollient having a viscosity of at least 10mm².s⁻¹ (10 cs) at 25°C; (c) from 2% to 10% of a particulate thickening material; and (d) from 15% to 45% of a particulate antiperspirant active material; and (e) from 0.1% to 10% of a particulate hydrophilic cellulose ether polymer, wherein said compositions have a penetration force value of from 150g to 800g at 25°C and at 50% relative humidity. (As used herein, all percentages are by weight of total composition.) Preferably, these creams contain from 20% to 60% of the volatile silicone oils, more preferably from 30% to 50%. The non-volatile emollient is preferably present at a level of from 12% to 30%, more preferably from 15% to 25%. The particulate thickening material is preferably present at a level of from 2% to 7%, more preferably from 2.8% to 4.5%. The particulate hydrophilic polymer is preferably present at a level of from 0.25% to 5.0% and most preferably from 1.0% to 3.0%. Also preferably, the antiperspirant active material is present at a level of from 20% to 30%. The total level of all particulate materials (including the thickening material, the antiperspirant active material, and any optional materials in particulate form) is preferably from 20% to 50%, more preferably from 30% to 50%, more preferably from 32% to 40%. As used herein "particulate" materials are solid materials that are substantially insoluble in the volatile silicone oils and non-volatile emollients of the cream composition. The components of the invention are described in detail below. The antiperspirant compositions of this invention contain one or more volatile polyorganosiloxanes, which may function as a liquid emollient. (As used herein, "volatile" refers to those materials which have a measurable vapor pressure at ambient conditions.) The volatile polyorganosiloxanes useful herein may be cyclic or linear. A description of various volatile silicones is found in Todd, et al., "Volatile Silicone Fluids for Cosmetics", 91 Cosmetics and Toiletries 27 - 32 (1976). Preferred cyclic silicones include polydimethylsiloxanes containing from 3 to 9 silicon atoms, preferably containing from 4 to 5 silicon atoms. Preferred linear silicone oils include the polydimethylsiloxanes containing from 3 to 9 silicon atoms. The linear volatile silicones generally have viscosities of less than 5mm².s⁻¹ (5 centistokes) at 25°C., while the cyclic materials have viscosities of less than 10mm².s⁻¹ (10 centistokes). Examples of silicone oils useful in the present invention include: Dow Corning 344, Dow Corning 345, and Dow Corning 200 (manufactured by the Dow Corning Corporation); Silicone 7207 and Silicone 7158 (manufactured by the Union Carbide Corporation); SF1202 (manufactured by General Electric); and SWS-03314 (manufactured by Stouffer Chemical). The present antiperspirant compositions contain a non-volatile emollient having a viscosity of at least 10mm².s⁻¹ (10 centistokes (cs)), at 25°C. The non-volatile emollient may consist of a single emollient, or a mixture having an overall viscosity of at least 10mm².s⁻¹ (10cs). Preferably, the non-volatile emollient has a viscosity of from 100mm².s⁻¹ (100 cs) to 500mm².s⁻¹ (500 cs), more preferably from 200mm².s⁻¹ (200 cs) to 500mm².s⁻¹ (500 cs). Non-volatile emollients useful herein are selected from fatty acid and fatty alcohol esters, nearly water-insoluble ethers and alcohols, polyorganosiloxanes, and mixtures thereof. Such emollients are described in 1 Cosmetics, Science and Technology 27-104 (M. Balsam and E. Sagarin ed. 1972), and US-A-4,202,879, Shelton, issued May 13, 1980. The present compositions preferably contain a non-volatile silicone oil as an emollient material. Such silicone oils include polyalkylsiloxanes, polyalkyarylsiloxanes, and polyethersiloxane copolymers. Such polyalkyl siloxanes include the Vicasil (RTM) series (sold by General Electric Company) and the Dow Corning 200 series (sold by Dow Corning Corporation). Polyalkylaryl siloxanes include poly methylphenyl siloxanes having viscosities of from 15mm².s⁻¹ (15 cs) to about 65mm².s⁻¹ (65 centistokes) at 25°C. These are available, for example, as SF 1075 methylphenyl fluid (sold by General Electric Company) and 556 Cosmetic Grade Fluid (sold by Dow Corning Corporation). The compositions of this invention contain one or more materials which form a semi-solid cream formulation (as described above) with the other essential components. Such materials include colloidal silicas, silicates, and mixtures thereof. These materials preferably form a cream having a gel-like, shear-thinning matrix when used in the manner of this invention. Silicates useful herein include, for example, montmorillonite clays and hydrophilically treated montmorillonites, e.g., bentonites, hectorites and colloidal magnesium silicates. When silicates are used as the thickening material of the present creams, they are preferably present at a level of from 5% to 10%. Commercially-available silicates useful herein include, for example, the "Bentone (RTM)" series of hydrophobic bentonites, manufactured by NL Industries, Inc. When hydrophobically-treated bentonites are used as the thickening material, the creams of this invention also preferably contain a gel-promoting agent. Gel-promoting agents useful herein include, for example, water, lower alcohols (such as ethanol), acetone, propylene carbonate, and mixtures thereof. Such materials are preferably included at a level of from 1% to 3%, more preferably from 1.5% to 2.5%. A preferred thickening material useful herein is finely divided silica, or "colloidal silica", which is comprised of micron to sub-micron sized silica particulates, with high surface areas (preferably greater than 100 square meters per gram of material). Preferably, the colloidal silica material is less than 1 µm in size. Also preferably, the silica material used in the present compositions is a fumed silica. Fumed silicas can generally be described as fluffy, white, superfine powders of extremely low bulk density but having high surface areas. These fumed silicas are typically made by a vapor phase process that produces colloidal silica by the hydrolysis of silicon tetrachloride at a very high temperature. These materials typically consist of 99.8% silicon dioxide by weight (on a moisture free basis), existing in three dimensional branched chain aggregates, with a surface that is hydrophilic and capable of hydrogen bonding. Such silicas have surface areas ranging from 2.5 to 1,200 square meters per gram. Colloidal silica materials are described in Hardy, et al., "The Use of Fumed Silica in Cosmetics", 2 Cosmetic Technology 35 (1980) and R. Iler, The Chemistry of Silica (1979). Colloidal silica materials among those useful herein are available from a variety of sources, including Syloid (RTM) silicas (manufactured by Davison Chemical Division of W. R. Grace), Cab-O-Sil (RTM) (manufactured by Cabot Corporation), and Aerosil (RTM) (manufactured by Degussa A.G.). Cab-O-Sil (RTM) is a preferred commercially available colloidal silica useful herein, with a surface area ranging from 200 to 400 square meters per gram. The particulate antiperspirant materials of this invention comprise any compound or composition or mixtures thereof, having antiperspirant activity. Astringent metallic salts are preferred antiperspirant materials for use herein, particularly including the inorganic and organic salts of aluminum, zirconium and zinc, and mixtures thereof. Particularly preferred are the aluminum and zirconium salts such as aluminum halides, aluminum hydroxy halides, zirconyl oxide halides, zirconyl hydroxy halides, and mixtures thereof. Preferred aluminum salts include those of the formula Al₂(OH) a Cl b ·xH₂O wherein a is from 2 to 5; a+b = 6; x is from 1 to 6; and wherein a, b, and x may have non-integer values. Particularly preferred are aluminum chlorhydroxides referred to as "5/6 basic chlorhydroxide", wherein a = 5, and "2/3 basic chlorhydroxide," wherein a = 4. Processes for preparing aluminum salts are disclosed in the following documents: US-A-3,887,692, Gilman, issued June 3, 1975; US-A-3,904,741, Jones et al., issued September 9, 1975; US-A-4,359,456, Gosling, et al., issued November 16, 1982; and GB-A-2,048,229, Fitzgerald, et al., published December 10, 1980. Mixtures of aluminum salts are described in GB-A-1,347,950, Shin, et al., published February 27, 1974. Zirconium salts are also preferred for use in antiperspirant creams of the present invention. Such salts are of the general formula ZrO(OH) 2-a Cl a ·xH₂O wherein a is from 1.5 to 1.87; x is from 1 to 7; and wherein a and n may have non-integer values. These zirconium salts are disclosed in BE-A-825,146, Schmitz, issued August 4, 1975. Particularly preferred zirconium salts are those complexes also containing aluminum and glycine, commonly known as "ZAG complexes". Such ZAG complexes contain aluminum chlorhydroxide and zirconyl hydroxychloride of the formulae detailed above. These compounds in ZAG complexes are disclosed in US-A-3,679,068, Luedders, et al., issued February 12, 1974, and US-A-4,120,948, Shelton, issued October 17, 1978. Also useful are the ZAG complexes disclosed in GB-A-2,144,992, Callaghan et al., published March 20, 1985. These ZAG actives, when analyzed by high pressure gel permeation chrometography, exhibit a distribution pattern having four or more successive peaks or "bands" where the height ratio of Bands IV to III is greater than 2:1. More preferred are ZAG actives which have a total area under the curve of bands I and II of less than 10%, preferably less than 5%, more preferably less than 2% and most preferably less than 1%. The antiperspirant cream compositions of the present invention comprise a particulate hydrophilic cellulose ether polymer. The inclusion of the hydrophilic polymer assists in removal of the antiperspirant residue by washing. Preferably, the polymer is selected from non-ionic cellulose ether polymers. Such cellulose ether polymers are disclosed in Davidson, supra, Chapters 4 and 12-13. More preferred are cellulose ether polymers selected from alkylcelluloses (e.g., methylcellulose), hydroxyalkylalkylcelluloses (e.g., hydroxypropylmethylcellulose; hydroxybutylmethylcellulose; hydroxyethylmethylcellulose; ethylhydroxyethylcellulose), hydroxyalkylcelluloses (e.g., hydroxyethylcellulose; hydroxypropylcellulose), and mixtures thereof. Most preferred are hydroxyalkylcelluloses, especially hydroxyethylcellulose and hydroxy propylcellulose. The cellulose ether polymers typically have molecular weights within the range of from 20,000 to 5,000,000 and more typically within the range of from 50,000 to 500,000. Cellulose ether polymers are described in "Handbook of Water-Soluble Gums and Resins" (McGraw-Hill Book Co., N.Y.; 1980; Davidson, editor), Chapters 3, 4, 12 and 13. The cellulose ether polymers to be utilized herein bind to polar solvents such as water and ethanol. However, as utilized in the antiperspirant compositions herein, these polymers are exposed to very little if any polar solvents. Furthermore, the cellulose ether polymers utilized herein are not dissolved in the antiperspirant composition but rather are distributed throughout the composition in particulate form. It is preferred that the particle size be small to prevent the antiperspirant composition from having a "gritty" feel. Preferably, the particle size is from 1 µm to 500 µm, more preferably from 1 µm to 100 µm, and most preferably from 15 to 75 µm. In the case of non-spherical particles, the longest dimension of the particles is considered for these preferred limits. Representative examples of preferred cellulose ether polymers useful in the compositions of the present invention are: hydroxyethylcellulose (Natrosol (RTM) 250M sold by Hercules Chemical Co.); hydroxypropylcellulose (Klucel (RTM) sold by Hercules Chemical Co.); and methyl cellulose (Methocel (RTM)-A supplied by Dow Chemical Co.). Most preferred is hydroxyethycellulose. The particulate hydrophilic cellulose ether polymer typically comprises from 0.1% to 10% by weight of the compositions of the present invention, more preferably from 0.25% to 5%, and most preferably from 1% to 3%. The compositions of the present invention may also contain optional components which modify the physical characteristics of the vehicles, or serve as "active" components when deposited on the skin in addition to the particulate antiperspirant material. Additional active components include bacteriostats and fungistats. The particular non-active components that may be useful will depend upon the form of application that is desired. Such components include, for example, emollients, colorants, perfumes, powders, and emulsifiers. Optional components useful herein are described in the following documents: US-A-4,049,792, Elsnau, issued September 20, 1977; CA-A-1,164,347, Beckmeyer, et al., issued March 27, 1984; EP-A-0,117,070, May, published August 29, 1984; and Geria, "Formulation of Stick Antiperspirants and Deodorants," 99 Cosmetics & Toiletries 55-60 (1984). A preferred optional component is a cosmetic powder (or mixture of powders), incorporated at a level of from 2% to 20%, preferably from 2% to 10%. Preferred cosmetic powders useful herein include "inert spherical particulate materials" having a mean diameter of at least 10 µm. The "spherical particulate materials" are preferably essentially free of (i.e., containing less than 2% by weight of material) particulates having diameters greater than 150 µm. Also preferably, the particles have a mean diameter of from 15 µm to 75 µm. Commercially-available inert particulate materials among those useful herein may be of a non-uniform size distribution, containing some particles outside the size ranges described herein. For the purposes of this invention, such non-uniform materials preferably have a mean diameter within the ranges described above. Particularly preferred for use in the present invention is the inclusion of the inert spherical particulate materials in a ratio of particulate hydrophilic polymer to spherical particulate materials of from 10:1 to 1:10, preferably 5:1 to 1:5. As referred to herein, "inert particulates" are those particulates comprised of materials or mixtures of materials that are essentially water insoluble and which neither melt nor decompose nor react with the wax thickener materials, silicone oils or other components of the antiperspirant sticks, under the conditions of preparation and of use. Among the optional particulate materials that may be incorporated in this invention include those comprised of polyolefins (such as polystyrene, polyethylene, and polypropylene), nylon, waxes, Teflon®, insoluble cross-linked starches, and mixtures thereof. Preferred inert particulate materials include those comprised of polyolefins, particularly polyethylene. Without being limited by theory, it is believed that these materials enhance the stability of the antiperspirant cream matrix by adding support to the matrix formed by the particulate thickening material. Polyethylene materials, as well as particulates made from other polyolefins, can be prepared by any of several methods known in the art. (See, e.g., US-A-2,825,721, Hogan, et al., issued March 4, 1958.) Polyethylene polymers with low molecular weights such as 1,500 to 3,000, as well as polymers of such high molecular weights as 35,000 to 100,000, may be used. One such polyethylene powder useful in this invention is Microthene®, manufactured by U.S.I. Chemicals, having a mean particle diameter of from 14 µm to 20 µm. Among other commercially-available materials useful herein are 3M Glass Bubbles (soda-lime borosilicate glass spheres sold by 3M Company) and Miralite® (low density polyvinylidene chloride hollow microspheres, of approximately 30 µm mean diameter, sold by Pierce & Stevens Chemical Corporation). Other cosmetic powders useful herein include silicate powders (including talc, aluminum silicate, and magnesium silicate), modified corn starches, metallic stearates, and mixtures thereof. Talc is described in K. S. Plotkin, "Cosmetic Talc" 11 C.T.F.A. Cosmetic Journal 13-16 (1979). Commercially-available powders include, for example, Veecote (anhydrous aluminum silicate, sold by R. T. Vanderbilt Company, Inc.) and Dry Flo (aluminum starch succinate, sold by National Starch and Chemicals Company). Methods A preferred method for making the antiperspirant creams of this invention generally comprises the steps of: (a) admixing the essential and optional components of said creams, under low-shear conditions, yielding a liquid mixture having a penetration value of from 15 grams to 200 grams at 25°C and at 50% relative humidity; and (b) milling said liquid mixture, under high shear conditions, with a dispersing disc at a disc tip speed of at least 9 meters/second. These processes may be batch processes (i.e., involving discrete processing steps) or continuous (i.e., wherein the product composition is passed between processing steps in essentially continuous increments). The equipment used in this preferred process is commercially available. The admixing step preferably involves first admixing the volatile silicone oil and non-volatile emollient and any other liquid components. The thickening material is then added, followed by the antiperspirant active material and particulate hydrophilic polymer and any other particulate components. Conventional blending equipment may be used. Preferably the penetration value of the mixture is from 40g to 175g at 25°C and at 50% relative humidity. The high-shear milling step is preferably performed in a conventional dispersing disc milling apparatus. The tip speed of the dispersing disc is preferably from 18 meters/second to 22 meters/second. The mixture is preferably milled until a maximum penetration value is obtained, preferably at least 200g, preferably from 300g to 400g at 25°C and at 50% relative humidity. Creams of this invention may be packed in conventional antiperspirant cream containers, known in the art. Such packages typically contain the cream in bulk form. The cream is then applied by hand, or by a pad or similar applicator device. However, the present creams may also be provided in other package dispensers, designed to extrude or otherwise directly apply the creams to the skin. The following examples illustrate the compositions, processes and uses of the present invention. EXAMPLE I An antiperspirant cream, according to this invention, was made comprising: Component % (by weight) cyclomethicone (d5) 43.5 dimethicone (350 cs) 20.0 Cab-O-Sil (RTM) HS-5 4.0 Microthene (RTM) FN510 3.0 Natrosol (RTM) 2.0 Reach AZ 26.7 fragrance 0.8 The cyclomethicone and dimethicone and perfume are added to a stainless steel mixing vessel. The Cab-O-Sil (RTM) is then, added, followed by the Microthene (RTM) and Natrosol (RTM) and, finally, the antiperspirant active. The composition is thoroughly stirred after addition of each particulate material. The composition is then milled, using a Black & Decker Die Grinder (Model 4420, type 4) with a 6.35 cm diameter Cowles dispersing blade at approximately 6000 rpm, for approximately 5 minutes. The penetration force value of the milled composition is approximately 300 grams at 25°C and at 50% relative humidity. An antiperspirant cream formulation, comprised as above, is applied to the underarm area of a human subject, and reduces the perspiration in the applied area. EXAMPLE II An antiperspirant cream, according to this invention, is made comprising: Component % (by weight) cyclomethicone (d5) 44.3 dimethicone (350 cs) 15.0 Cab-O-Sil (RTM) 4.0 Natrolsol (RTM) 2.0 Microthene (RTM) 3.0 talc 5.0 ZAG antiperspirant active 26.7 The antiperspirant cream is made by a method analogous to that described in Example I. The penetration force value is approximately 520 at 25°C and at 50% relative humidity. EXAMPLE III An antiperspirant cream, according to this invention, is made comprising: Component % (by weight) cyclomethicone (D4) 45.3 dimethicone (350 cs) 20.0 Cab-O-Sil (RTM) 3.0 Natrosol (RTM) 2.0 Microthene (RTM) 3.0 ZAG antiperspirant active 26.7 The antiperspirant cream is made by a method analogous to that described in Example I. The penetration force value is approximately 170 at 25°C and at 50% relative humidity. EXAMPLE IV An antiperspirant cream, according to this invention, is made comprising: Component % (by weight) cyclomethicone (D4) 34.3 dimethicone (350 cs) 20.0 Cab-O-Sil (RTM) 4.0 Natrosol (RTM) 3.0 Microthene (RTM) 12.0 ZAG antiperspirant active 26.7 The antiperspirant cream is made by a method analogous to that described in Example I. The penetration force value is approximately 750 at 25°C and at 50% relative humidity. EXAMPLE V An antiperspirant cream, according to this invention, is made comprising: Component % (by weight) cyclomethicone (D5) 39.8 dimethicone (10 cs) 10.0 Bentone (RTM) 38 3.0 Cab-O-Sil (RTM) 2.0 Natrosol (RTM) 2.0 Microthene (RTM) 6.0 talc 5.0 Veecote (RTM) 4.5 ZAG antiperspirant active 26.7 The antiperspirant cream is made by a method analogous to that described in Example I. The penetration force value is approximately 350 at 25°C and at 50% relative humidity.

Claims: An antiperspirant cream composition, comprising: (a) from 5% to 60% by weight of a volatile silicone oil selected from a cyclic polyorganosiloxane having a viscosity of less than 10mm²s⁻¹ (centistokes) and a linear polyorganosiloxane having a viscosity of less than 5mm²s⁻¹ (centistoke); (b) from 0.1% to 60% by weight of a non-volatile emollient selected from fatty acid and fatty alcohol esters, nearly water-insoluble ethers and alcohols, polyorganosiloxanes, and mixtures thereof having a viscosity of at least 10mm²s⁻¹ (10 cs) at 25°C; (c) from 2% to 10% by weight of a particulate thickening material; and (d) from 15% to 45% by weight of a particulate antiperspirant active material; and (e) from 0.1% to 10% by weight of a particulate hydrophilic cellulose ether polymer, wherein said composition has a penetration force value of from about 150g to about 800g at 25°C and at 50% relative humidity. An antiperspirant cream composition, according to Claim 1, wherein said composition has a penetration force value of from 200g to 550g at 25°C and at 50% relative humidity. An antiperspirant cream composition, according to Claim 2, wherein said composition has a total level of particulate of from 20% to 50% by weight. An antiperspirant cream composition, according to Claim 3, wherein said volatile silicone oil is present at a level of from 30% to 50% by weight. An antiperspirant cream composition, according to Claim 4, wherein said non-volatile emollient is present at a level of from 15% to 25% by weight. An antiperspirant cream composition, according to Claim 5, wherein said non-volatile emollient has a viscosity of from 100mm²s⁻¹ (100 cs) to 500mm²s⁻¹ (500 cs). An antiperspirant cream composition, according to Claim 6, wherein said non-volatile emollient is a polyorganosiloxane. An antiperspirant cream according to Claim 7 wherein said cellulose ether polymer is selected from hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose and mixtures thereof. An antiperspirant cream composition, according to Claim 7, additionally comprising from 2% to 20% by weight of a cosmetic powder material. An antiperspirant cream composition, according to Claim 9, wherein said cosmetic powder material is a spherical particulate material and is present at a level of from 2% to 10% by weight. An antiperspirant cream according to Claim 10, wherein the ratio of hydrophilic cellulose ether polymer to spherical particulate materials is from 1:5 to 5:1. An antiperspirant cream composition, according to Claim 7, wherein said particulate thickening material is a colloidal silica. An antiperspirant cream composition, according to Claim 12 wherein said colloidal silica is present at a level of from 2.8% to 4.5% by weight. An antiperspirant cream composition, according to Claim 11, wherein said particulate thickening material is a silicate. An antiperspirant cream composition, according to Claim 14 additionally comprising a gel-promoting agent. An antiperspirant cream composition, according to Claim 15 wherein said silicate is present at a level of from 5% to 10% by weight. An antiperspirant cream according to Claim 7 or 11 wherein said particulate antiperspirant active material is a zirconium aluminum glycine complex. An antiperspirant cream according to Claim 17 wherein said zirconium aluminum glycine complex has a high pressure gel permeation chromatography distribution pattern having four or more successive bands wherein the total area under the curve of the first two bands is less than 2%. An antiperspirant cream according to Claim 18 wherein said zirconium aluminum glycine complex has a high pressure gel permeation chromatography distribution pattern having four or more successive bands wherein the total area under the curve of the first two bands is less than 2%. A method for making an antiperspirant cream composition of Claim 1, comprising the steps of: (a) admixing said volatile silicone oil, said non-volatile emollient, said particulate thickening material and said particulate antiperspirant active, under low-shear conditions, to form a liquid composition having a penetration force value of from 15g to 200g at 25°C and at 50% relative humidity; and (b) milling said liquid mixture, under high shear conditions using a dispersing disk at a disc tip speed of at least 9 meters/second.

Inventors: ORR THOMAS VINCENT, ORR, THOMAS VINCENT
Applicants: PROCTER & GAMBLE, THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Application year: 1988
Main classification: A61K7
IPC codes: A61K8, A61Q15