AU2002330172A1

AU2002330172A1 - Underarm products with water lock component

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Publication number: AU2002330172A1
Application number: AU2002330172A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Suman Kumar Chopra; Lin Fei; Eric Guenin; Jairajh Mattai
Original assignee: Colgate Palmolive Co
Current assignee: Colgate Palmolive Co
Priority date: 2001-10-05
Filing date: 2002-09-30
Publication date: 2003-04-22

Description

Underarm Products With Water Lock Component

Field of the Invention

This invention relates- to suspension products that are useful to reduce underarm wetness. Optionally -they can include antiperspirant and/or deodorant agents, but are particularly advantageous in providing deodorants that have reduced wetness without the use of ah antiperspirant active. Reference is made to a case filed on the same day as this case and referenced as Attorney Docket Number IR 6642-00.

Background of the Invention

A variety of technologies have attempted to use superabsorbent polymers of various types in a wide variety of applications. These technologies include the_, * construction of diaper products for children and adults, and the use of superabsorbent polymers to clean up liquid spills. The problems associated with the use of such polymers in personal care applications include a wet and sticky feel and skin irritation, Additionally, it has been difficult to find a way of applying such products in the underarm area in a way that results in an aesthetically acceptable product form. It has now been found that selected water lock superabsorbent polymers in certain formulations both with and without antiperspirant or deodorant agents may be used to create superior anti-wetness products.

It is also desirable to have the ability to reduce wetness using a deodorant product. While some deodorants contain lesser amounts of antiperspirant actives, there is a segment of the population that prefers to use deodorants that do not contain antiperspirant actives. It would be advantageous to provide a product that reduces wetness without the use of antiperspirant actives.

Brief Summary of the Invention The invention comprises an underarm product suitable for use to reduce wetness under the arm. It may be viewed as providing some deodorancy effect. Optionally, a portion of an antiperspirant active may be included to provide an antiperspirant deodorant. This underarm product is a suspension product which may be a stick or soft solid and which comprises a water lock superabsorbent polymer selected from the group consisting of starch graft homopofymers and copolymers of poly(2-propenamide-co-2-propenioic acid) sodium salt. While these homopolymers and copolymers may be used in a variety of particle sizes, it is generally believed that and copolymers may be used in a variety of particle sizes, it is generally believed that the smaller sizes are preferred (for example, having 95% of the particles able to go through a 200 mesh screen (comparable to a size of less than 75 microns)). The formulations of the invention may be made as antiperspirants and/or deodorants. In the case of antiperspirants, the products give an extra measure of protection against wetness. In the case of deodorants, the products may be made with low levels of antiperspirant active or with other agents which provide a deodorizing effect but which are not antiperspirant salts.

Detailed Description of the Invention Products formulated according to the invention comprise suspension products which are sticks or soft solids comprising:

(a) 0.01-20 weight % (particularly 0.1-10 % and more particularly 0.5-5%) of a water lock superabsorbent polymer selected from the group consisting of starch graft homopolymers and copolymers of poly(2-ρropenamide-co-2-propenioic acid) sodium salt;

(b) 10-88 weight % of a volatile silicone having a flash point of 100 degrees C or less (particularly a D4-D6 cyclomethicone; and especially a D5 or D6 cyclomethicone or a combination of D5 andDθ cyclomethicones);

(c) a gelling agent selected from the group consisting of 5-30 weight % stearyl alcohol; 0.1-10 weight % (on an actives basis) silicone elastomer; 0.1-20 weight % waxes (for example, Japan wax, hydrogenated castor oil); 1-3 weight % siliconized polyamides (especially of the type described below in Formula EIA); 1-20 weight % low molecular weight polyethylene having a molecular weight in the range of 400-1000 (for 'example 400 such as Performalene-400 from New Phase Technology, Piscataway, New Jersey) and combinations of the foregoing;

(d) 0-5 weight % of a surfactant with a hydrophilic/lipophilic balance ("HLB value") in the range of 3-13 (for example, from 0.05-50 weight % (particularly 1-30%) of a silicone copolyol which is 10% in cyclomethicone, or its equivalent may be used for a soft solid); (e) 0-10 weight % (particularly 5-10 %) of an antiperspirant active or an effective amount of a deodorizing agent which is not an antiperspirant active;

(f) 0-20 weight % (particularly 5-10%) of a nonvolatile silicone having a flash point greater than 100 degrees C; and (g) 0-20 weight % (particularly 2-12 %) of an emollient (for example, a member selected from the group consisting of C12-15 all yl benzoate, PEG-8 distearate, PPG-3- myristyl ether, and polyisobutene 250).

While no water is recited as being added, up to 2 weight % water may be present because of the types of raw materials used.

With regard to the amount of volatile silicone used in the invention, 10-88 weight % is used for stick products and soft solids.

Optionally, one or more other ingredients can be used such as fragrance, coloring agents, antibacterial agents, masking agents, or fillers (for example, talc). The antiperspirant actives that can be utilized according to the present invention include conventional aluminum and aluminum/zirconium salts, as well as aluminum zirconium salts complexed with a neutral amino acid such as glycine ("gly"), as known in the art. See each of European Patent Application Number 512,770'A1 and PCT case WO 92/19221, the contents of each of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety, for disclosure of antiperspirant active materials. The antiperspirant active materials disclosed therein, including the acidic antiperspirant materials, can be incorporated in the compositions of the present invention. Suitable . materials include (but are not limited to) aluminum chlorohydroxide, aluminum chloride, aluminum sesquichlorohydroxide, zirconyl hydroxychloride, and aluminum chlorohydrol-propylene glycol complex. These include, by way of example (and not of a limiting nature), aluminum chlorohydrate, aluminum chloride, aluminum sesquichlorohydrate, zirconyl hydroxychloride, aluminum-zirconium glycine complex (for example, aluminum zirconium trichlorohydrex gly, aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrex gly, aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly and aluminum zirconium octochlorohydrex gly), and mixtures of any of the foregoing. The aluminum- containing materials can be commonly referred to as antiperspirant active aluminum salts. Generally, the foregoing metal antiperspirant active materials are antiperspirant active metal salts. In the embodiments which are antiperspirant compositions according to the present invention, such compositions need not include aluminum- containing metal salts, and can include other antiperspirant active materials, including other antiperspirant active metal salts. Generally, Category I active antiperspirant ingredients listed in the Food and Drug Administration's Monograph on antiperspirant drugs for over-the-counter human use can be used. In addition, any new drug, not listed in the Monograph, such as tin or titanium analogues of the aluminum slats listed above, aluminum nitratohydrate and its combination with zirconyl hydroxychlorides and nitrates, or aluminum-stannous chlorohydrates, can be incorporated as an antiperspirant active ingredient in antiperspirant compositions according to the present invention. Preferred antiperspirant actives that can be incorporated in the compositions of the present invention include the enhanced efficacy aluminum salts and the enhanced efficacy zirconium/aluminum salt-glycine materials, having enhanced efficacy due to improved molecular distribution, known in the art and discussed, for example, in PCT No. WO92/19221 , the contents of which are incorporated by reference in their entirety herein.

Antiperspirant actives can be incorporated into compositions according to the present invention in amounts in the range of 0 - 10% (on an anhydrous solids basis), preferably 5 - 10%, by weight, of the total weight of the composition. The amount used will depend on the formulation of the composition. For example, at amounts in the lower end of the broader range (for example, 0.1 - 5%), the antiperspirant active material will not substantially reduce the flow of perspiration, but will reduce malodor, for example, by acting as a deodorant material, for example, by acting as an antimicrobial or complexing with the malodorous components of human perspiration. Deodorant active materials can include lesser amounts of antiperspirant actives, such as in the range of 0.1-5%, as well as fragrances, and effective amounts of antimicrobial agents, for example, bacteriostatic quaternary ammonium compounds (such as cetyl trimethyl-ammonium bromide, and cetyl pyridinium chloride), 2, 4, 4'-trichloro-2'- hydroxydiphenylether (Triclosan), N-(4-chlorophenyl)-N' -(3 ,4-dichlorophenyl)urea (Triclocarban), silver halides, octoxyglycerin (SENSIVA™ SC 50) and various zinc salts (for example, zinc ricinoleate) may also be included in formulations of the present invention. The bacteriostat can, illustratively, be included in the composition in an amount of 0.01-5.0% by weight, of the total weight of the composition. Triclosan or Triclocarban can, illustratively, be included in an amount of from 0.05% to about 5.0% by weight, of the total weight of the composition. Gelling agents include elastomers such as

(a) a dimethicone/vinyldimethicone crosspolymer composition made by reacting (in the presence of a platinum catalyst) a polymethylhydrogensiloxane with an alpha, omega-divinylpolydirnethyl siloxane for which the dimethicone/vinyldimethicone crosspolymer composition (1) is used at a concentration of 4-10% in cyclomethicone (particularly 4-7%, and, more particularly, 4-6.5%) (for example, where the cyclomethicone is a D4 or D5 cyclomethicone), (2) has a refractive index in the range of 1.392-1.402 at 25 degrees C, and (3) has a viscosity in the range of 0.013- 1 X 10⁴ Pascal seconds; for example, one particular elastomer of interest is KSG-15 silicone elastomer from Shin-Etsu Silicones of America (Akron, Ohio).

(b) a cyclomethicone (and) dimethicone crosspolymer made with an =Si-H containing polysiloxane and an alpha, omega-diene of formula CH₂=CH(CH₂)_XCH=CH₂ , where x=l-20, to form a gel by crosslinking and addition of =Si-H across double bonds in the alpha, omega diene, which crosspolymer has a viscosity in the range of 50,000-3,000,000 centipoise (particularly 100,000-1,000,000; more particularly 250,000-450,000 centipoise; and most particularly 350,000 centipoise), preferably with a nonvolatiles content of 8-18% (particularly 10-14% and most particularly 12-13%) in cyclomethicone (for example a D4 or D5 cyclomethicone), (an example of such a crosspolymer composition being DC-9040 from Dow Corning Corporation (Midland, MI) with other types of such crosspolymers (also called elastomers) being described in U.S. Patent 5,654,362, incorporated by reference herein as to the description of such polymers and methods of making such polymers);

Particular examples of suitable elastomers are SEE 167, a cetearyl dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer from GE Silicones (Waterford, N.Y.);

SFE168, a cyclomethicone (and) dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer from GE Silicones; vinyl dimethicone crosspolymers such as those available from Shin Etsu Silicones of America (Akron, Ohio) under trade names KSG-15 (cyclomethicone (and) dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer), KSG-16 (dimethicone (and) dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer), KSG-17 (cyclomethicone (and) dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer), KSG-18 (phenyl trimethicone (and) dimethicone/phenyl vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer); and KSG-20 (dimethicone copolyol crosspolymer; dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer from Dow Corning Corporation (Midland, MI) under trade name Dow Corning 9506 Cosmetic Powder, DC-9040 elastomer in cyclomethicone from Dow Coming; and a mixture of cyclomethicone and stearyl-vinyl/hydromethylsiloxane copolymer available from Grant Industries, Inc. (Elmwood Park, NJ) under the trade name Gransil SR-CYC.

The gelling agent may include both high and low melting point waxes. An example of such a combination of waxes includes 5-23 percent stearyl alcohol and 2-8 percent Japan wax.

For gelling agents which are polyamides, one should include at least one siliconized polyamide of Formula IDA:

-[C(0)-X-[SiO]_DPSi-X-C(0)NH-Y-NH]_n-

Formula HIA where:

(1) DP is a number in the range of 10-40 (particularly 15-30); (2) n is a number selected from the group consisting of 1-500;

(3) X is a linear or branched chain alkylene having 1-30 carbons;

(4) Y is selected from the group consisting of linear and branched chain alkylenes having 1-40 carbons, wherein:

(A) the alkylene group may optionally and additionally contain in the alkylene portion at least one of the members of a group consisting of (i) 1-3 amide linkages; (ii)

C5 or C6 cycloalkane (as a cycloalkylene linkage); and (iii) phenylene optionally substituted by 1-3 members selected independently from the group consisting of C1-C3 alkyls; and

(B) the alkylene group itself may optionally be substituted by at least one member selected from the group consisting of (i) hydroxy; (ii) C3-C8 cycloalkane; (iii) 1-3 members selected independently from the group consisting of C1-C3 alkyls; phenyl optionally substituted by 1-3 members selected independently from the group consisting of C1-C3 alkyls; (iv) CI - C3 alkyl hydroxy; and (v) CI - C6 al yl amine; or Y = Z² where

Z² = R²⁰-T-R²¹- R²² wherein each of R²⁰, R²¹ and R²² are independently selected from the group consisting of linear and branched C1-C10 alkylenes; and T is selected from the group consisting of (i) a trivalent atom selected from N, P and Al; and (ii) -CR, where R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, a siloxane chain, and phenyl, wherein the phenyl may optionally be substituted by 1-3 members from the group consisting of methyl and ethyl, especially methyl and ethyl and most especially methyl; and

(5) each of R^! - R⁴ is independently selected from the group consisting of methyl, e'thyl, propyl, isopropyl, a siloxane chain, and phenyl, wherein the phenyl may optionally be substituted by 1-3 members from the group consisting of methyl and ethyl (with more particular values for R¹ - R⁴ being selected from methyl and ethyl and especially methyl); wherein the poly amide of Formula IDA. has: (i) a silicone portion in the acid side of the polya ide;

(ii) a degree of polymerization in the range of 10-40 (particularly 15-30); (iii) an average molecular weight of at least 50,000 daltons (particularly in the range of 80,000-150,000 daltons and, more particularly in the range of 90,000-120,000 daltons) with at least 95% of the polyamide having a molecular weight greater than 10,000 daltons; and

(iv) a polydispersity of less than 20 (particularly less than 4).

Volatile silicones and silicone surfactants are also used in the invention. By volatile silicone material is meant a material that has a flash point of 100 degrees C or less at atmospheric pressure. Such volatile silicones include conventional cyclic and linear volatile , silicones such as cyclomethicone (especially cyclopentasiloxane, also called "D5"), "hexamethyldisiloxane", and low viscosity dimethicone (for example, Dow Co ing® 200 fluid having a viscosity of 0.5-5 centistokes). Illustratively, and not by way of limitation, the volatile silicones are one or more members selected from the group consisting of cyclic polydimethylsiloxanes such as those represented by Formula IJJ.-S:

CH₃

Formula m-S where n is an integer with a value of 3-7, particularly 5-6. For example, DC-245 fluid (or the DC-345 version) from Dow Coming Corporation (Midland, Michigan) is a type of cyclomethicone which can be used. These include a tetramer (or octylmethylcyclotetrasiloxane) and a pentamer (or decamethylcyclopentasiloxane). The volatile linear silicones can also be included in this group of volatile silicones and are one or more members selected from the group consisting of linear polydimethylsiloxanes such as those represented by Formula IV-S:

CH₃

I CH₃ - [-Si-O]_t - CH₃

I

CH₃

Formula JN-S

and t is selected to obtain a viscosity of 0.5-5 centisto es.

Examples of such volatile silicones include one or more members selected from the group consisting of D4, D5, andD6 cyclomethicones; and linear dimethicones having a viscosity in the range of 0.5-10 centistokes. Preferably the oil phase is a mixture of one or more of D4, D5 and D6 cyclomethicones. Suitable silicone surfactants include silicone polyglucosides (for example, octyl dimethicone ethoxy glucoside) and silicone copolyols ^" having an FfLB value (hydrophilic lipophilic balance) in the range of 3-13. A silicone copolyol (especially dimethicone copolyol) may be used in an amount of 0.05-5.0 weight % (actives basis), particularly 0.1-3.0% and, more particularly, 0.1-2.0 %. In general, silicone copolyols useful in the present invention include copolyols of the following Formulae I-S and IJ-S. Formula I materials may be represented by: (R¹⁰)₃-SiO-[(R¹¹)₂-SiO]_x - [Si(R¹²)(R^b-O-(C₂H₄O)_p-(C₃H₆O)_s-R^c)O]_y-Si-(R¹³)₃

Formula I-S wherein each of R¹⁰ , R^u , R¹² and R¹³ may be the same or different and each is selected from the group consisting of C1-C6 alkyl; R^b is the radical -C_mH_2m-; R^c is a terminating radical which can be hydrogen, an alkyl group of one to six carbon atoms, an ester group such as acyl, or an aryl group such as phenyl; m has a value of two to eight; p and s have values such that the oxyalkylene segment -(C₂H O)_p-(C₃H₆θ)_s- has a molecular weight in the range of 200 to 5,000; the segment preferably having fifty to one hundred mole percent of oxyethylene units -(C₂H₄θ)_p- and one to fifty mole percent of oxypropylene units -(C₃H₆O)_s-; x has a value of 8 to 400; and y has a value of 2 to 40. Preferably each of R¹⁰ , R¹¹ , R¹² and R¹³ is a methyl group; R^c is H; m is preferably three or four whereby the group R^b is most preferably the radical ^'-(CH₂)₃-; and the values of p and s are such as to provide a molecular weight of the oxyalkylene segment -(C₂F₄θ)_p-(C₃H₆θ)_s- of between about 1,000 to 3,000. Most preferably p and s should each have a value of about 18 to 28.

A second siloxane polyether (copolyol) has the Formula II-S:

(R¹⁰)₃-SiO-[(R^π)₂-SiO]_x - [Si(R¹²)(R -O-(C₂H₄O)p-R^c)O]_y -Si-(R¹³)₃ Formula IJ-S wherein p has a value of 6 to 16; x has a value of 6 tolOO; and y has a value of 1 to 20 and the other moieties have the same definition as defined in Formula I-S.

It should be understood that in both Formulas I and π shown above, that the siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymers of the present invention may, in alternate embodiments, take the form of endblocked polyethers in which the linking group R^b, the oxyalkylene segments, and the terminating radical R^c occupy positions bonded to the ends of the siloxane chain, rather than being bonded to a silicon atom in the siloxane chain. Thus, one or more of the R¹⁰ , R¹¹ , R¹² and R¹³ substituents which are attached to the two terminal silicon atoms at the end of the siloxane chain can be substituted with the segment -R -O-(C₂H₄O)_p-(C₃H₆O)_s-R^c or with the segment -R^b-O- (C₂H O)p-R^c. In some instances, it may be desirable to provide the segment -R^b-O- (C₂H₄O)_p-(C₃H₆θ)_s-R^c or the segment -R^b-O-(C₂FJ θ)_p-R^c at locations which are in the siloxane chain as well as at locations at one or both of the siloxane chain ends.

Particular examples of suitable dimethicone copolyols are available either commercially or experimentally from a variety of suppliers including Dow Coming Corporation, Midland, MI; General Electric Company, Waterford, NY; Witco Corp., Greenwich, CT; and Goldschmidt Chemical Corporation, Hopewell, NA. Examples of specific products include DOW CORNING® 5225C from Dow Coming which is a 10% dimethicone copolyol in cyclomethicone; DOW CORNING® 2-5185C which is a 45-49% dimethicone copolyol in cyclomethicone; SILWET L-7622 from Witco; ABIL EM97 from Goldschmidt which is a 85% dimethicone copolyol in D5 cyclomethicone; and various dimethicone copolyols available either commercially or in the literature.

It should also be noted that various concentrations of the dimethicone copolyols in cyclomethicone can be used. While a concentration of 10% in cyclomethicone is frequently seen commercially, other concentrations can be made by stripping off the cyclomethicone or adding additional cyclomethicone. The higher concentration materials such as DOW CORNING® 2-5185 material is of particular interest.

In one particular embodiment 0.5-50 weight % (particularly 10-30 %) of a 10% silicone copolyol such as dimethicone copolyol in cyclomethicone mixture may be used, wherein the amount of mixture added is selected so that the level of silicone copolyol in the cosmetic composition is in the range of 0.05-5.0% (particularly 0.1-

3.0%).

Non-volatile silicones may also be used in the formulations of this invention. Such nonvolatile silicones have a flash point greater than 100 degrees C and a viscosity in the range of 6-1000 centistokes. Suitable non volatile silicones include linear organo-substituted polysiloxanes which are polymers of silicon/oxygen with a general structure:

(1) (R¹⁰)₃SiO(Si (R^u)₂O)_xSi(R¹²)₃ where R¹⁰, R^π and R¹² can be the same or different and are each independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl and C1-C60 alkyl; or (2) HO(R¹⁴)₂SiO(Si (R⁾⁵)₂O)_xSi(R¹⁶)₂OH, where R¹⁴, R¹⁵ and R¹⁶ can be the same or different and are each independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl and C1-C60 alkyl. Specific examples include dimethicone, dimethiconol behenate, C_30-45 alkyl methicone, stearoxytrimethylsilane, phenyl trimethicone and stearyl dimethicone.

Emollients are a known class of materials in this art, imparting a soothing effect to the skin. These are ingredients that help to maintain the soft, smooth, and pliable appearance of the skin. Emollients are also known to reduce whitening on the skin and/or improve aesthetics. Examples of chemical classes from which suitable emollients can be found include:

(a) fats and oils which are the glyceryl esters of fatty acids, or triglycerides, normally found in animal and plant tissues, including those which have been hydrogenated to reduce or eliminate unsaturation. Also included are synthetically prepared esters of glycerin and fatty acids. Isolated and purified fatty acids can be esterified with glycerin to yield mono-, di-, and triglycerides. These are relatively pure fats which differ only slightly from the fats and oils found in nature. The general structure may be represented by Formula HI:

CHz-COOR¹

CH-COOR² CH₂-COOR³

Formula HI wherein each of R¹, R², and R³ may be the same or different and have a carbon chain length (saturated or unsaturated) of 7 to 25. Specific examples include peanut oil, sesame oil, avocado oil, coconut, cocoa butter, almond oil, safflower oil, co oil, cotton seed oil, castor oil, hydrogenated castor oil, olive oil, jojoba oil, cod liver oil, palm oil, soybean oil, wheat germ oil, linseed oil, and sunflower seed oil;

(b) hydrocarbons which are a group of compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen. These are derived from petrochemicals. Their structures can vary widely and include aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic compounds which have 7-40 carbons. Specific examples include paraffin, petrolatum, hydrogenated polyisobutene, and mineral oil;

(c) esters which chemically are the covalent compounds formed between acids and alcohols. Esters can be formed from almost all acids (carboxylic and inorganic) and any alcohol. Esters here are derived from carboxylic acids and an alcohol. The general structure would be R⁴CO-OR⁵. The total number of carbons for R⁴ and R⁵ together can vary from 7 to 40 and can be saturated or unsaturated, straight chained or branched or can include an aromatic structure. Specific examples include isopropyl myristate, isopropyl palmitate, isopropyl stearate, isopropyl isostearate, butyl stearate, octyl stearate, hexyl laurate, cetyl stearate, diisopropyl adipate, isodecyl oleate, diisopropyl sebacate, isostearyl lactate, C_12-ιs alkyl benzoates, myreth-3 myristate, dioctyl malate, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, neopentyl glycol dioctanoate, dipropylene glycol dibenzoate, C₁₂-ιs alcohols lactate, isohexyl decanoate, isohexyl caprate, diethylene glycol dioctanoate, octyl isononanoate, isodecyl octanoate, diethylene glycol diisononanoate, isononyl isononanoate, isostearyl isostearate, behenyl behenate, C ₁₂-₁₅ alkyl fumarate, laureth-2 benzoate, propylene glycol isoceteth-3 acetate, propylene glycol ceteth-3 acetate, octyldodecyl myristate, cetyl ricinoleate, myristyl myristate (with a particular ester of interest being C12-15 alkyl benzoate);

(d) saturated and unsaturated fatty acids which are the carboxylic acids obtained by hydrolysis of animal or vegetable fats and oils. These have general structure R⁶COOH with the R⁶ group having a carbon chain length of 7-25 and R⁶ can be straight chain or branched. Specific examples include lauric, myristic, palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic and behenic acid;

(e) saturated and unsaturated fatty alcohols (including guerbet alcohols) with general structure R⁷COH where R⁷ can be straight chain or branched and have a carbon chain length of 7 to 30. Specific examples include lauryl, myristyl, cetyl, isocetyl, stearyl, isostearyl, oleyl, ricinoleyl and erucyl alcohol;

(f) lanolin and its derivatives which are a complex esterified mixture of high molecular weight esters of (hydroxylated) fatty acids with aliphatic and alicyclic alcohols and sterols. General structures would include R^sCH₂-(OCH₂CH₂)_nOH where R⁸ represents the fatty groups derived from lanolin and n=5 to 75 or R⁹CO-(OCH₂CH₂)_nOH where R⁹CO- represents the fatty acids derived from lanolin and n=5 to 100. Specific examples include lanolin, lanolin oil, lanolin wax, lanolin alcohols, lanolin fatty acids, isopropyl lanolate, ethoxylated lanolin and acetylated lanolin alcohols; (g) alkoxylated alcohols wherein the alcohol portion is selected from aliphatic alcohols having 2-18 and more particularly 4-18 carbons, and the alkylene portion is selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, and propylene oxide having a number of alkylene oxide units from 2-53 and, more particularly, from 2-15. Examples include cetyl glyceryl ether, isostearyl glyceryl ether, isostearyl glyceryl pentaerythrityl ether, laureth-5 butyl ether, oleyl glyceryl ether, PEG-4 ditallow ether, polyglyceryl-3 cetyl ether, polyglyceryl-4 lauryl ether, PPG-9 diglyceryl ether, and propylene glycol myristyl ether. More specific examples include PPG-14 butyl ether, PPG-53 butyl ether, laureth-5 butyl ether, and PEG-4 ditallow ether; (h) ethers selected from the group consisting of dicapryl ether, dicetyl ether, dimethyl ether, distearyl ether, ethyl ether, isopropyl hydroxycetyl ether, methyl hexyl ether, and polyvinyl methyl ether;

(i) adipic acid blends selected from the group consisting of trimethyl pentanediol/adipic acid copolymer (LEXOREZ TL8 from Inolex, Philadelphia, PA), trimethyl pentanediol/adipic acid/isononanoic acid copolymer (LEXOREZ TC8), and adipic acid/diethylene glycol/glycerin crosspolymer (LEXOREZ 100); and

(j) mixtures and blends of two or more of the foregoing.

One particular group of emollients includes C12-15 alkyl benzoate (FTNSOLV TN from Finetex Inc., Elmwood Park, NJ), medium volatility dimethicone (especially 10-350 centistoke material and more especially 10-200 centistoke material), isopropyl myristate; and neopentyl glycol diheptanoate.

Particular examples of suitable emollients include members of the group consisting of Octyloxyglycerin (SENSIVA SC50 from Schϋlke Mayr, Nordstedt, Germany) (which can be used as an emollient as well as an antibacterial); ethoxylated alcohols such as steareth-2, nonoxynol-2, PPG-4-Ceteth-l; ethoxylated carboxylic acids such as PEG-4 dilaurate, PEG-2 oleate; glyceryl esters such as PEG-2 castor oil, polyglyceryl-3 oleate, glyceryl stearate; sorbitan derivatives such as sorbitan oleate; PPG-3 myristyl ether (such as WITCONOL APM from Goldschmidt); a dimethiconol (such as Dow Coming® DC 1501 dimethiconol); neopentyl glycol diheptanoate; PEG-8 laurate, isocetyl stearate; isostearyl isostearate; isostearyl palmitate; isostearyl alcohol; PPG-5-cetefh-20; PPG-10-cetyl ether; triethyl hexanoin; ethyl hexyl isostearate, glyceryl oleate, and isopropyl isostearate. The emollient or emollient mixture or blend thereof incorporated in compositions according to the present invention can, illustratively, be included in amounts of 1-15%, and particularly 3 - 12 % by weight of the total weight of the composition. The compositions of this invention include sticks and soft solids. The compositions of the invention may range in clarity from opaque to white.

For stick products, the following general amounts of ingredients may be used: Formulation A (a) 8-25 weight % (particularly 8-20%) superabsorbent polymer as described above; (b) 10-25 weight % of a gellant (for example, selected from the group consisting of silicone elastomer of the type described above (for example, KSG-15 from Shin-Etsu or DC 9040 from Dow Coming), stearyl alcohol, waxes (both low and/or high melting point waxes), hydrogenated castor oil, and low molecular weight polyethylene (such as a molecular weight of about 400 for example, Performalene-400); (c) 40-70 weight % of a volatile silicone selected from the group consisting of a cyclomethicone (for example, one or more of D4, D5 or D6);

(d) 0-15 weight % of a non-volatile silicone which is a dimethicone having a viscosity in the range of 6-1000 centistokes;

(e) 2-10 weight % of an emollient selected from the group consisting of polyisobutene, and C12-15 alkyl benzoates (such as FINSOLN TΝ);

(f) 0-5 weight % (especially 1-3%) fragrance;

(g) 0-10 weight % (particularly 1-5%) surfactants (for example, PEG-8 distearate or PPG-3 myristyl ether); and

(g) less than 2 weight % water. For soft solid products, the following general amounts of ingredients may be used:

Formulation B

(a) 70-99.94 weight % silicone elastomer of the type described above (for example,

KSG-15 or DC 9040); (b) 0.01-30 weight % superabsorbent of the type described above;

(c) 0-5 weight % fragrance;

(d) less than 2 weight % water. EXAMPLES The following Examples are offered as illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limitations thereon. In the Examples and elsewhere in the description of the invention, chemical symbols and terminology have their usual and customary meanings. In the Examples as elsewhere in this application values for n, m, etc. in formulas, molecular weights and degree of ethoxylation or propoxylation are averages. Temperatures are in degrees C unless otherwise indicated. The amounts of the components are in weight percents based on the standard described; if no other standard is described then the total weight of the composition is to be inferred. Various names of chemical components include those listed in the CTFA International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary (Cosmetics, Toiletry and Fragrance Association, Inc., 7^th ed. 1997).

Examples land 3 - Stick Product A stick product of about 400 grams can be made using the ingredients listed in Table A. The dimethicone (DC 200, 10 censtistokes from Dow Coming Corporation, Midland, MI) and C12-15 alkyl benzoate (FLNSOLV TN, from Finetex Elmwood Park, NJ) are added to a suitable size first beaker and heated with stirring to 55-60 degrees C. The Japan wax substitute 525 is added and mixed until melted. The temperature is increased to 82-85 degrees C and the low molecular weight polyethylene (Performalene-400 from New Phase Technologies, Piscataway, NJ) is added and mixed until melted. The mixture is then cooled to a temperature of about 80 degrees C. In a separate second beaker the silicone elastomer (KSG-15 from Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Akron OH) is added followed by the addition of the cyclomethicone (Cyclomethicone 245 from Dow Coming Corporation, Midland, MI). The mixture is stirred for about 5 minutes and then heated to a temperature of about 70 degrees C. The silicone elastomer/cyclomethicone mixture from the second beaker is then added to the first beaker with continuous stirring while maintaining the temperature at 78-80 degrees C. The superabsorbent material (Water Lock Superabsorbent Polymer, C200 from Grain Processing Corporation, Muscatine, Iowa) and the antiperspirant active (active as described in Example 3) are then added at this temperature and stirred for 10 minutes. The fragrance is added at the same 78-80 degrees C temperature and stirred for 1 minute. The product is poured into suitable containers (size is approximately 3 cm (width at widest part of oval) X 6 cm (length of base) X 10 cm (height) with an ovoid shape) at 78-80 degrees C and cooled for 15 minutes in a refrigerator at about 4 degrees C and then at room temperature. Example 2 - Stick Product A stick product of about 400 grams may be made using the ingredients listed in Table A. The cyclomethicone and dimethicone are added to a suitable size beaker and heated to a temperature of about 70 degrees C. Stearyl alcohol is added with stirring at 70 degrees C until it is melted. The temperature of the mixture is then increased to about 80 degrees C. Hydrogenated castor oil is added with mixing at 80 degrees C until it is completely dissolved. PEG-8 distearate is added with mixing while maintaining the temperature at 80 degrees C until it is dissolved. The mixture is cooled to about 75 degrees C, the superabsorbent material is added with stirring, and the temperature is maintained at 70-75 degrees C for 15 minutes. The mixture is cooled to about 62 degrees C and then poured into appropriate containers as described in Example 1.

TABLE A

Example 4 - Soft Solid Product - A soft solid product of about 400 grams may be made using the following ingredients. A silicone elastomer (97% of Dow 9040 from Dow Coming), superabsorbent polymer (2% of the same one used in Example 1) and fragrance (1%) are combined with mixing in a Hobart mixer at room temperature for about 15-20 minutes.

Claims

ClaimsWhat is claimed is:

1. A suspension cosmetic product for reducing wetness under the arm which cosmetic product is a stick or a soft solid comprising:

(a) 0.01-20 weight % of a water lock superabsorbent polymer selected from the group consisting of starch graft homopolymers and copolymers of poly(2-propenamide- co-2-propenioic acid) sodium salt; (b) 10-88 weight % of a volatile silicone having a flash point not exceeding 100 degrees C;

(c) a gelling agent selected from the group consisting of 5-30 weight % stearyl alcohol; 0.1-10 weight % (on an actives basis) silicone elastomer; 0.1-20 weight %. waxes; 1-3 weight % siliconized polyamides; 1-20 weight % low molecular weight polyethylene having a molecular weight in the range of 400-1000; and combinations of the foregoing;

(d) 0-5 weight % of a surfactant with a hydrophilic/lipophilic balance in the range of 3-13;

(e) 0-10 weight % of an antiperspirant active or an effective amount of a deodorizing agent which is not an antiperspirant active;

(f) 0-20 weight % of a nonvolatile silicone having a flash point greater than 100 degrees C; and

(g) 0-20 weight % of an emollient wherein the product is not made with any separately added water.

2. A cosmetic product according to Claim 1 which is a stick product comprising 10-60 weight % of a volatile silicone.

3. A cosmetic product according to Claim 1 which is a soft solid product comprising 10-40 weight % of a volatile silicone.

4. A cosmetic product according to Claim 1 comprising 0.1-10 weight % of the water lock polymer.

5. A cosmetic product according to Claim 1 comprising 0.5-5 weight % of the water lock polymer.

6. A cosmetic product according to Claim 1 comprising 0 % antiperspirant active.

7. A cosmetic product according to Claim 1 comprising 5-10 weight % antiperspirant active.

8. A cosmetic product according to Claim 1 comprising an effective amount of a deodorizing agent which is not an antiperspirant active.

9. A cosmetic product according to Claim 1 comprising one or both of D5 and D6 cyclomethicones as the volatile silicone.

10. A cosmetic product according to Claim 1 comprising 5-10 weight % of a nonvolatile silicone.

11. A cosmetic product according to Claim 1 comprising stearyl alcohol as the gelling agent.

12. A cosmetic product according to Claim 1 comprising a silicone elastomer as the gelling agent.

13. A cosmetic product according to Claim 1 comprising a low molecular weight polyethylene having a molecular weight in the range of 400-1000 as the gelling agent.

14. A cosmetic product according to Claim 1 comprising as the gelling agent a siliconized polyamide of Formula IDA:

-[C(O)-X- X-C(0)NH-Y-NH]_n-

Formula JJIA where:

(1) DP is a number in the range of 10-40;

(2) n is a number selected from the group consisting of 1-500;

(3) X is a linear or branched chain alkylene having 1-30 carbons; (4) Y is selected from the group consisting of linear and branched chain alkylenes having 1-40 carbons, wherein:

(A) the alkylene group may optionally and additionally contain in the alkylene portion at least one of the members of a group consisting of (i) 1-3 amide linkages; (ii) C5 or C6 cycloalkane (as a cycloalkylene linkage); and (iii) phenylene optionally substituted by 1-3 members selected independently from the group consisting of C1-C3 alkyls; and

(B) the alkylene group itself may optionally be substituted by at least one member selected from the group consisting of (i) hydroxy; (ii) C3-C8 cycloalkane; (iii) 1-3 members selected independently from the group consisting of C1-C3 alkyls; phenyl optionally substituted by 1-3 members selected independently from the group consisting of C1-C3 alkyls; (iv) CI - C3 alkyl hydroxy; and (v) CI - C6 alkyl amine; or Y = Z² where

Z² = R²⁰-T-R²¹- R²² wherein each of R²⁰, R²¹ and R²² are independently selected from the group consisting of linear and branched C1-C10 alkylenes; and T is selected from the group consisting of (i) a trivalent atom selected from N, P and Al; and (ii) -CR, where R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, a siloxane chain, and phenyl, wherein the phenyl may optionally be substituted by 1-3 members from the group consisting of methyl and ethyl; and

(5) each of R¹ - R⁴ is independently selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, a siloxane chain, and phenyl, wherein the phenyl may optionally be substituted by 1-3 members from the group consisting of methyl and ethyl; wherein the polyamide of Formula IHA has:

(i) a silicone portion in the acid side of the polyamide; (ii) a degree of polymerization in the range of 10-40; (iii) an average molecular weight of at least 50,000 daltons with at least 95% of the polyamide having a molecular weight greater than 10,000 daltons; and (iv) a polydispersity of less than 20.

15. A cosmetic product according to Claim 1 comprising:

(a) 0.01-20 weight % of a water lock superabsorbent polymer selected from the group consisting of starch graft homopolymers and copolymers of poly(2-propenamide- co-2-propenioic acid) sodium salt; (b) 10-88 weight % of a volatile silicone selected from the group consisting of one or more of D4, D5 or D6;

(c) a gelling agent selected from the group consisting of 5-30 weight % stearyl alcohol; 0.1-10 weight % (on an actives basis) silicone elastomer; 0.1-20 weight % waxes (for example, Japan wax, hydrogenated castor oil); 1-3 weight % siliconized polyamides; 0.1-2.5 weight % dibenzylidene sorbitol; 1-20 weight % low molecular weight polyethylene having a molecular weight in the range of 400-1000; and combinations of the foregoing;

(d) 0-5 weight % of a surfactant with a hydrophilic/lipophilic balance in the range of 3-13 which is a silicone copolyol in cyclomethicone; ^~ (e) 0-10 weight % of an antiperspirant active or an effective amount of a deodorizing agent which is not an antiperspirant active;

(f) 0-20 weight % of a nonvolatile silicone; and

(g) 0-20 weight % of an emollient; wherein the siliconized polyamide is a siliconized polyamide of Formula IJIA:

-[C(0)-X-[SiO]_DPSi-X-C(0)NH-Y-NH]_n-

R³ R⁴

Formula πiA where:

(1) DP is a number in the range of 10-40;

(2) n is a number selected from the group consisting of 1-500; (3) X is a linear or branched chain alkylene having 1-30 carbons;

(B) the alkylene group itself may optionally be substituted by at least one member selected from the group consisting of (i) hydroxy; (ii) C3-C8 cycloalkane; (iii) 1-3 members selected independently from the group consisting of C1-C3 alkyls; phenyl optionally substituted by 1-3 members selected independently from the group consisting of C1-C3 alkyls; (iv) CI - C3 alkyl hydroxy; and (v) CI - C6 alkyl amine; or Y = Z² where Z² = R²⁰-T-R²¹-

_R22

wherein each of R²⁰, R²¹ and R²² are independently selected from the group consisting of linear and branched C1-C10 alkylenes; and T is selected from the group consisting of (i) a trivalent atom selected from N, P and Al; and (ii) -CR, where R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, a siloxane chain, and phenyl, wherein the phenyl may optionally be substituted by 1-3 members from the group consisting of methyl and ethyl; and (5) each of R¹ - R⁴ is independently selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, a siloxane chain, and phenyl, wherein the phenyl may optionally be substituted by 1-3 members from the group consisting of methyl and ethyl; wherein the polyamide of Formula UIA has:

(i) a silicone portion in the acid side of the polyamide; (ii) a degree of polymerization in the range of 10-40;

(iii) an average molecular weight of at least 50,000 daltons with at least 95% of the polyamide having a molecular weight greater than 10,000 daltons; and (iv) a polydispersity of less than 20.

16. A cosmetic product according to either Claim 1 or Claim 15 comprising an emollient selected from the group consisting of C12-15 alkyl benzoate, PEG-8 distearate, PPG-3-myristyl ether, and polyisobutene 250.

17. A cosmetic product made by combining the ingredients listed in Claim 1.

18. A cosmetic product made by combining the ingredients listed in Claim 15.