Patent Application: US-7092202-A

Abstract:
heat - induced gelling foaming composition comprising an aqueous phase , said aqueous phase comprising a polymer comprising water - soluble units and units having in water a lower critical solution temperature lcst , the heat - induced demixing temperature by heating in aqueous solution of said units with an lcst being from 5 to 40 ° c . for a concentration by mass in water of 1 % of said units , and the concentration of said polymer in said composition being such that the gel point is in the range from 5 to 40 ° c . foam obtained from the said foaming composition . the compositions according to the invention are essentially compositions for topical application and especially cosmetic or dermatological compositions , for example make - up - removing compositions .

Description:
the examples which follow illustrate the preparation of foaming compositions according to the invention comprising polymers comprising specific water - soluble units and units with an lcst . the polymers used in these examples consist of a polyacrylic acid ( paa ) backbone bearing side chains or grafts consisting of specific units with an lcst . they are characterized by the molar mass of the water - soluble backbone ( polyacrylic acid ), the chemical nature of the chains with an lcst , their proportion by mass in the polymer and their molar mass . the characteristics of the polymers used are given in table 1 . 3 g of polyacrylic acid with an average molar mass of 450 000 g / mol ( aldrich ) are dissolved in 220 ml of n - methylpyrrolidone in a 500 ml reactor equipped with a condenser , with stirring at 60 ° c . for 12 hours . 4 . 181 g of monoamino random ( eo ) 6 ( po ) 39 copolymer with a molar mass of 2600 g / mol having a cloud point , at a concentration of 1 % by weight in water , of 16 ° c . ( jeffamine m - 2005 from huntsman ) are dissolved in 50 ml of n - methylpyrrolidone with stirring , at 20 ° c ., for 15 minutes . the solution obtained is added dropwise to the reaction medium containing the polyacrylic acid , with vigorous stirring at 60 ° c . 2 . 158 g of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide are dissolved in 30 ml of n - methylpyrrolidone with stirring at 20 ° c . for 15 minutes . the solution obtained is added dropwise to the reaction medium containing the polyacrylic acid and the monoamino random ( eo ) 6 ( po ) 39 copolymer , with vigorous stirring at 60 ° c . the final mixture is stirred for 12 hours at 60 ° c . the mixture is cooled to 20 ° c . and is then placed in a refrigerator at 4 ° c . for 24 hours . the crystals of dicyclohexylurea formed are removed by filtration of the reaction medium . the polymer is then neutralized with 19 g of 35 % sodium hydroxide ( 4 - fold excess relative to the number of moles of acrylic acid ), leading to its precipitation . after standing for 12 hours , the reaction medium is filtered so as to recover the precipitated polymer . this polymer is dried under vacuum at 35 ° c . for 24 hours . 13 . 55 g of solid are recovered and are dissolved in 2 l of deionized water . this solution is ultrafiltered using a millipore ultrafiltration system containing a membrane with the cutoff threshold set at 10 000 daltons . the solution thus purified is freeze - dried so as to collect the polymer in solid form . 7 . 05 g of polyacrylic acid ( 450 000 g / mol ) grafted with 3 . 9 % ( on a molar basis ) of monoamino random ( eo ) 6 ( po ) 39 copolymer are obtained . the proportion by mass of the units with an lcst in the final polymer is 51 %. the polymer thus obtained has a solubility in water , at 20 ° c ., of at least 10 g / l . polymer 2 , which comprises poly - n - iso - propylacrylamide ( pnipam ) grafts , is prepared by a 2 - step process : 8 g of n - isopropylacrylamide and 80 ml of dimethyl sulphoxide are introduced into a 250 ml three - necked round - bottomed flask equipped with a condenser and a nitrogen inlet . this mixture is heated with stirring at 29 ° c . using a water bath and placed under a nitrogen . after 45 minutes , 0 . 161 g of aminoethanethiol hydrochloride predissolved in 4 ml of dimethyl sulphoxide is added to the reaction medium . 5 minutes later , 0 . 191 g of potassium persulphate dissolved in 8 ml of dimethyl sulphoxide is added to the reaction medium . this reaction medium is stirred under a nitrogen atmosphere for 3 hours at 29 ° c . the poly - n - isopropylacrylamide ( pnipam ) oligomers synthesized are isolated by precipitation from the reaction medium in a mixture of acetone ( 40 % by volume ) and hexane ( 60 %). 3 g of polyacrylic acid with a molar mass of 550 000 g / mol are dissolved in 100 ml of 1 - methyl - 2 - pyrrolidone in a 250 ml three - necked round - bottomed flask equipped with a condenser , with stirring at 60 ° c . for 12 hours . 3 . 757 g of pnipam oligomers predissolved in 25 ml of 1 - methyl - 2 - pyrrolidone are introduced dropwise into the reaction medium with stirring . 15 minutes later , 0 . 776 g of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide predissolved in 25 ml of 1 - methyl - 2 - pyrrolidone is introduced dropwise into the reaction medium with vigorous stirring . the reaction medium is maintained at 60 ° c . for 12 hours with stirring . the reaction medium is then cooled to 20 ° c . and then placed in a refrigerator at 4 ° c . for 24 hours . the dicyclohexylurea crystals formed are then removed by filtration . the polymer is then neutralized using 19 g of 35 % sodium hydroxide ( 4 - fold excess relative to the number of moles of acrylic acid ), leading to its precipitation . after standing for 12 hours , the reaction medium is filtered so as to recover the precipitated polymer . this polymer is dried under vacuum at 35 ° c . for 24 hours . 10 . 2 g of solid are recovered and are dissolved in 2 liters of deionized water . this solution is ultrafiltered using a millipore ultrafiltration system containing a membrane with the cutoff threshold set at 10 000 daltons . the solution thus purified is freeze - dried so as to collect the polymer in solid form . 4 . 8 g of polyacrylic acid ( 450 000 g / mol ) grafted with 0 . 9 % ( on a molar basis ) of poly - n - isopropylacrylamide are obtained . the proportion by mass of the units with an lcst in the final polymer is 49 %. the critical aggregation concentrations ( cac ) of the two polymers prepared above are determined by rheology , according to the method described above , using a haake rs 150 rheometer equipped with a cone / plate geometry ( 35 mm , 2 °) and a thermostatic bath , so as to maintain the temperature between 5 and 80 ° c . the measurements were carried out in the flow mode at a shear rate of 10 s − 1 , by varying the temperature from 15 to 50 ° c . at a rate of 0 . 5 ° c ./ minute . for polymer 1 in 0 . 2 m nacl ; the critical aggregation concentration ( cac ) is about 1 % by weight , whereas for polymer 2 in pure water , the critical aggregation concentration is about 0 . 3 % by weight . the stabilities at 15 and 50 ° c . of the foams obtained from these formulations and also their viscosity at these temperatures are studied . the foaming formulation 1 below is prepared by simple dissolution with stirring of the appropriate amount of polymer in powder form in a 0 . 2 m solution of nacl in water , at room temperature , to give the desired concentration by mass of the polymer , i . e . 3 % by weight . polymer 1 in water at 3 % ( by weight ), 0 . 2 m nacl . the foams were obtained from the aqueous polymer solution prepared above ( 5 g of solution in 10 ml pill bottles ) subjected to stirring using a diax 600 machine ( heidolph ) for 5 minutes at 8000 rpm and then for 1 minute at 13 500 rpm . the shaft used has an outside diameter of 10 mm ( reference 10f ). the change in the macroscopic appearance of the foams thus obtained was monitored over time at t = 0 , 1 hour and 2 hours 30 minutes ; the foaming power is proportionately greater the greater the foam height . at 15 ° c ., the foam initially occupies 100 % of the volume . after 1 hour , 50 % of the volume is in the form of foam . after 2 hours 30 minutes , there is no longer any foam . at 50 ° c ., the foam initially occupies 100 % of the volume . after 1 hour , 95 % of foam remains . after 2 hours 30 minutes , 90 % of the volume is still a foam . polymer 1 makes it possible , in aqueous solution at a low concentration ( cp = 3 %, nacl = 0 . 2 m ) to obtain a foaming system , from 15 to 50 ° c ., without surfactant . the stability of the foam obtained is greater at 50 than at 15 ° c ., this behaviour possibly being correlated to the heat - induced gelling properties of polymer 1 . the rheological measurements were performed using a haake rs150 rheometer equipped with a cone / plate geometry ( 35 mm , 2 °) and a thermostatic bath so as to maintain the temperature between 5 and 80 ° c . the measurements were carried out in the flow mode , at an imposed shear rate equal to 10 s − 1 , by varying the temperature from 15 to 50 ° c . at a rate of 0 . 5 ° c ./ min . the solution of polymer 1 at 3 % ( by weight ), 0 . 2 mol / l nacl , has the following characteristics : the gelling power of polymer 1 , above 25 ° c ., makes it possible to obtain a gelled foam that is easier to apply to the skin than a fluid formulation . this example relates to surfactant - free foaming formulations containing polymer 2 . the stabilities at 15 and 38 ° c . of the foams obtained from these formulations , and also their viscosity at these temperatures , are studied . foaming formulation 2 is prepared in the same way as in example 1 , but pure water is used and the polymer concentration is 1 % by weight . the foams were obtained from the aqueous polymer solution prepared above ( 5 g of solution in 10 ml pill bottles ) subjected to stirring using a diax 600 machine ( heidolph ) for 5 minutes at 8000 rpm and then for 1 minute at 13 500 rpm . the shaft used has an outside diameter of 10 mm ( reference 10f ). the change in the macroscopic appearance of the foams thus obtained was monitored over time at t = 30 hours and 27 days for t = 15 ° c . and at t = 51 hours and 27 days for t = 38 ° c . ; the foaming power is proportionately greater the greater the foam height . at 15 ° c ., the whole composition is in the form of foam . after 30 hours , 50 % is a foam and after 27 days , there is no longer any foam . at 38 ° c ., 100 % of the composition is a foam . after 51 hours , there is still 100 % foam . after 27 days , 50 % foam remains . polymer 2 makes it possible , in aqueous solution at a low concentration ( cp = 1 %), to obtain a foaming system , from 15 to 38 ° c ., without surfactant . the stability of the foam obtained is better at 38 than at 15 ° c ., this behaviour possibly being correlated with the heat - induced gelling properties of polymer 2 . the rheological measurements were performed using a haake rs150 rheometer equipped with a cone / plate geometry ( 35 mm , 2 °) and a thermostatic bath so as to maintain the temperature between 5 and 80 ° c . the measurements were carried out in the flow mode , at an imposed shear rate equal to 10 s − 1 , by varying the temperature from 20 to 40 ° c . at a rate of 0 . 5 ° c ./ min . the figure below ( fig1 ) shows the change in viscosity from 20 to 40 ° c . of an aqueous solution of polymer 2 at 1 % ( by weight ). the gelling power of polymer 2 , above 27 ° c ., makes it possible to obtain a gelled foam which is easier to apply to the skin than a fluid formulation . this example relates to foaming formulations containing 3 % of an alkyl polyglucoside surfactant and 1 % of polymer 2 . the stabilities at 15 and 38 ° c . of the foams obtained from these formulations , and also their viscosity at these temperatures , are studied . the surfactant used is a c 10 - 14 alkyl polyglucoside sold under the name oramix ns10 by seppic . preparation of the foaming formulation : the following foaming formulations are prepared in the same way as in example 1 . the foams were obtained from aqueous solutions of surfactant in the presence or absence of the polymers , prepared above ( 5 g of solution in 10 ml pill bottles ) subjected to stirring using a diax 600 machine ( heidolph ) for 5 minutes at 8000 rpm and then for 1 minute at 13 500 rpm . the shaft used has an outside diameter of 10 mm ( reference 10f ). the change in the macroscopic appearance of the foams thus obtained was monitored over time at t = 0 and t = 7 hours at 15 and 38 ° c . ; the foaming power is proportionately greater the greater the foam height . at 15 ° c ., 100 % of compositions 3a and 3b are in the form of foam . after 7 hours , 70 % foam remains in both cases . at 38 ° c ., 100 % of compositions 3a and 3b are in the form of foam . after 7 hours , 100 % foam remains for formulation 3a and only 50 % for formulation 3b . the introduction of polymer 2 at a low concentration ( cp = 1 %) into a foaming formulation containing 3 % of alkyl polyglucoside surfactant makes it possible to improve the stability of the foam beyond the gel point of polymer 2 ( 27 ° c . for a concentration in water equal to 1 %). the stability of the foam is greater at 38 than at 15 ° c ., this behaviour possibly being correlated with the heat - induced gelling properties of polymer 2 . the rheological measurements were performed using a haake rs150 rheometer equipped with a cone / plate geometry ( 35 mm , 2 °) and a thermostatic bath so as to maintain the temperature between 5 and 80 ° c . the measurements were carried out in the flow mode , at an imposed shear rate equal to 10 s − 1 , by varying the temperature from 20 to 40 ° c . at a rate of 0 . 5 ° c ./ min . the figure below ( fig2 ) shows the change in viscosity from 20 to 45 ° c . of an aqueous solution containing the surfactant ( 3 % by weight ) and polymer 2 ( 1 % by weight ). in this example , a fluid foaming cosmetic composition , which gels when applied , is prepared . this foaming composition is obtained by dissolving polymer 1 in powder form in demineralized water with stirring at room temperature for 3 hours ; 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