Abstract: A framed soap composition comprises (a) from 20 to 50% by weight of a fatty acid soap, (b) from 1 to 15% by weight of a nonionic surfactant, and (c) from 0.1 to 5% by weight of an inorganic salt. A framed soap composition incorporated with air bubbles is produced by melting a mixture containing these components while heating the mixture in the presence of water, subjecting the resultant molten material to aeration treatment to incorporate air bubbles, and pouring the resultant molten material incorporated with air bubbles, into a frame followed by cooling to harden the molten material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to bar compositions in which an emollient composition comprising thickened entrapped emollient is added to a base bar composition at or during time of extrusion to form macroscopic, concentrated domains of emollient droplets. Addition of entrapped droplets allows far greater deposition than if the non-trapped emollients had been mixed in directly to form chips which are then extruded to form final bar.

Abstract: The present invention provides high foaming aqueous liquid compositions with levels of oil/emollient equal to or in excess of level of surfactant. It is surprising that good levels of foam can be maintained at such high levels of emollient. In addition to surfactant and emollient, compositions also preferably comprise C.sub.12 -C.sub.24 fatty acid and/or cationic polymer.

Abstract: Adjuvant powder compositions contain a benefit agent or benefit agents and enhance the delivery of these benefit agent or agents when used as a separate adjuvant during preparation of bar compositions. Carriers used in the formation of the adjuvants must have a melting point high enough to survive a spray-drying process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to personal cleansing bar compositions comprising:A. from about 1 parts to about 70 parts by bar weight of a mild synthetic surfactant selected from the group consisting of sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium topped cocoyl isethionate, essentially saturated C.sub.15 -C.sub.22 alkyl sulfate, essentially saturated C.sub.15 -C.sub.22 alkyl sarcosinate, essentially saturated C.sub.15 -C.sub.22 alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonate, and mixtures thereof;B. from about 0.01 parts to about 1 parts by bar weight of a nonionic polymer;wherein the nonionic polymer is selected from the group consisting of: ##STR1## wherein x is 2; and n has an average value of from about 2,000 to about 115,000 and wherein the pH is from about 4 to about 9. These bar compositions provide enhanced clinical mildness to the skin while maintaining good lathering, increased lather lubricity and lather creaminess.

Abstract: A system for cleansing the skin comprises a hydrophobic diamond-mesh sponge and a liquid cleansing and moisturizing composition with excellent lather in the same washing and rinsing operation. The system provides improved lather and overall acceptability for mild liquid cleansing compositions which contain moisturizers and especially for those which would otherwise have marginal lather.

Abstract: Novel chip compositions comprise specifically defined carriers; benefit agent; and thickening agent (e.g., fumed silica). Use of chips comprising excess of these carriers over benefit agent and thickening agent has been found to allow significant deposition of benefit agent without compromising processing. In a second embodiment, the invention comprises bar compositions comprising mixtures of the chips of the invention and chips containing defined surfactant systems. A process for forming the chips of the invention and a method of enhancing deposition without compromising processing using the chips of the invention are also disclosed.

Abstract: Liquid personal cleansing compositions which comprise from about 1% to about 35% of encapsulated lipophilic skin moisturizing agents, from about 0.1% to about 5% of a stabilizer, from about 5% to about 30% of a lathering surfactant and water are disclosed. The encapsulated lipophilic skin moisturizing agent comprises a lipophilic skin moisturizing agent encapsulated within a complex coascervate comprising a polycation and a polyanion. The lipophilic skin moisturizing agent comprises droplets having a particle size distribution such that at least about 10% by weight of the droplets have a diameter of at least about 100 microns. The encapsulated lipophilic skin moisturizing agent is essentially free of cross-linking agent.

Abstract: In accordance with the invention there is a composition comprisinga. an antibacterial agent, andb. a solubilizing effective amount for the purposes of solubilizing b of a compound or the formula. ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl of four to twenty carbon atoms inclusive and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 are the same or different and are hydrogen or alkyl of one to twelve carbon atoms, inclusive.

Abstract: A transparent/translucent dishwashing composition in bar/paste form containing: (a) an alkyl polyglycoside of the formula IR.sub.1 (R.sub.2 O).sub.b (Z).sub.a (I)wherein R.sub.1 is a monovalent organic radical having from about 6 to about 30 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 is divalent alkylene radical having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms; Z is a saccharide residue having 5 or 6 carbon atoms; b is a number having a value from 0 to about 12; a is a number having a value from 1 to about 6; (b) a short-chain alcohol; (c) a fatty acid; (d) an amide; and (e) a polyol.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cast melt bar composition comprising surfactant, fatty acid, generally lower MW polyalkylene glycol and small amounts of water wherein the ratio of total polyol to water is at least 3:1. By using less water and greater variants of polyol, the bars allow larger amounts of generally insoluble materials to be used and also allow retention of bar integrity using limited amounts of soap (important for mildness).

Abstract: A cleaner impregnated towel comprises a flexible, porous substrate and, impregnated into the substrate, a cleaner formulation comprising d-limonene, dibasic acid ester, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, secondary alcohol ethoxylate, sodium lauryl sulfate, polysorbate 80, a salt of a coconut oil fatty acid ester of isethionic acid, glycerine, ethyl alcohol, an antimicrobial preservative, and optionally water.

Abstract: A mild antibacterial liquid personal cleanser compositions. (More specifically, a mild, lathering compositions, especially those that are useful for application to the body, face and hands.) comprising:(a) from about 0.1 parts to about 20 parts, preferably 1 part to 15 parts, especially 3 to 12 parts by weight of anionic surfactant,(b) from about 0.1 parts to about 20 parts, preferably 1 part to 15 parts, especially 3 to 12 parts by weight of amphoteric surfactant,(c) from about 0.5 parts to about 25 parts, preferably 0.5 parts to 15 parts, especially 3 parts to about 10 parts by weight of an oily skin moisturizer, preferably an adduct prepared from vegetable oils containing non-conjugated polyunsaturated fatty acid esters which are conjugated and elaidinized and then modified via Diels-Alder addition with a member of the group consisting of acrylic acid, fumaric acid and maleic anhydride,(d) from about 0.1 parts to about 2.

Abstract: Novel personal product and detergent compositions comprising new and known glycacarbamate, glycaurea compounds or mixtures thereof are disclosed. The personal product compositions exhibit mild cleansing, opacifying/pearlescent and suspending action. The liquid detergent compositions exhibit enhanced viscosity and improved detergency. The powdered detergent compositions exhibit improved flow characteristics and improved detergency. Also, disclosed are novel glycacarbamate and glycaurea compounds which have enhanced water solubility and do not become turbid or produce sedimentation in aqueous compositions as well as an improved method of manufacture.

Abstract: A method of enhancing deposition of benefit agent from bars which method comprises separately preparing an adjuvant composition comprising benefit agent and deposition polymer (e.g., cationic polymer); and base bar composition comprising a surfactant system, wherein the adjuvant composition is initially prepared by mixing components forming the adjuvant composition and water to form a uniform aqueous mixture containing benefit agents having particle size of 0.1 .mu.m to 100 .mu.m and drying said aqueous mixture to form a dried adjuvant composition. By combining adjuvant compositions separately from the base bar composition, it is possible to create a final bar having enhanced deposition of benefit agent without compromising processing or consumer attributes (e.g., foaming).

Abstract: A solid composition comprisinga. a cleansing effective amount of an anionic surfactant or mixture thereof,b. an alcohol ethoxycarboxylic acid of the formulaR--(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n --O CH.sub.2 COOHwherein R is an alkyl of an average of about 8 to 20 carbon atoms inclusive and n is a number of 1 to about 20,c. a carbanilide antibacterial agent in antibacterial effective quantities wherein component b is in sufficient quantities to solubilize the carbanilide antibacterial agent.

Abstract: A system for cleansing the skin comprises a hydrophobic diamond-mesh sponge and a liquid cleansing and moisturizing composition with excellent lather in the same washing and rinsing operation. The system provides improved lather and overall acceptability for mild liquid cleansing compositions which contain moisturizers and especially for those which would otherwise have marginal lather.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to synthetic bar compositions wherein relatively small amounts of specified hydrophobically modified polyalkylene glycol nonionic polymer has been found to enhance mildness of bar compositions without sacrificing processability and lather property.

Abstract: This invention relates to a monohydric alcohol free process for making transparent pour molded personal cleansing bars which exhibit good hardness characteristics. The process comprises: (I) making a molten mixture of from 18 parts to 35 parts soap, wherein said soap is at least 50% insoluble sodium soap; from 14 parts to 32 parts water; from 5 parts to 37 parts synthetic surfactant; and from 18 parts to 37 parts of a water soluble organic solvent, wherein the combined level of water and water soluble organic solvent within the molten mixture is at least 40 parts; and (II) transferring a unit amount of said molten mixture into a bar forming mold or tube and (III) allowing said molded unit to cool in acquiescent conditions into a mild, low smearing transparent personal cleansing bar.The preferred bars made by the process of the present invention are more weight stable than bars made with several parts of alcohol.

Abstract: An extruded toilet bar composition comprises mixtures of chips containing polyalkylene glycol, benefit agent and fumed silica, and chips containing a surfactant system.

Abstract: A process for making bars having enhanced deposition of benefit agent wherein the process comprises mixing adjuvant powder compositions which contain a benefit agent or agents and surfactant-containing "base" or regular chips; plodding and extruding to form final bar.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cleanser composition which is free from any thickener, contains surfactant(s) at such a concentration as not to irritate the skin or mucosa, can impart an appropriate consistency to the cleanser, exhibits excellent foaming, can be easily taken out from a container in use and gives a good feel in use.The cleanser composition comprises the following components (A), (B) and (C):(A) an alkali metal salt of a secondary amide-type N-acylamino acid represented by formula (1):R.sup.1 CONH(CH.sub.2).sub.n COOH (1)wherein R.sup.1 CO represents a linear acyl group having 10 to 16 carbon atoms; and n is a number of 1 or 2;(B) an alkali metal salt of a higher fatty acid; and(C) an amphoteric surfactant; and the mixing ratio by weight of (A+B)/C ranges from 2.5/1 to 1/2.

Abstract: A high foaming, light duty, liquid detergent with desirable cleansing properties and mildness to the human skin comprising: a water soluble nonionic surfactant at least one water soluble, foaming, anionic surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, an alkyl succinate and the balance being water.

Abstract: A non-soap cleansing bar is provided which exhibits excellent foaming or lathering characteristics, resistance to cracking on drying, and good textural or "feel" characteristics, which employs a surfactant, filler and waxy binder as essential components. Skin-treatment components, colorants, fragrances and the like may be added as optional components. The bar is produced by a tableting operation that involves melting the waxy binder to obtain excellent wear characteristics and feel.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to polyalkoxylated amines used as foam stabilizers and a method for cleaning in which foam produced by a detergent composition is maintained for an extended period of time. Detergent compositions including the new foam stabilizers are also disclosed as are methods for detergent foam stabilization. The new foam stabilizers build or enhance foaming and are particularly useful because of their surprisingly mild, non-skin-irritating characteristics. Mildness is a requirement of components to be included in or used in applications such as liquid dish detergents, hand cleaners and car washes.

Abstract: New toilet soaps contain: (a1) 4 to 7% by weight alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycosides and/or (a2) 2 to 7% by weight fatty acid N-allcylpolyhydroxyalkylamide; (b) 45 to 95% by weight soap and (c) 0 to 10% by weight anionic surfactants selected from the group of alkyl sulphates, isethionates, taurides, sarcosinates, mono- and dialkylsulfosuccinates, ether carboxylic acids, sulphotriglycerides and alkyloligoglucoside sulphates. These new soaps are characterized among others by an improved creaminess, a high foaming power, remarkable cosmetic compatibility with the skin and mechanical firmness.

Abstract: A bar soap comprising:A) from about 70 to about 85% by weight of at least one fatty acid salt,B) from about 0.5 to about 10% by weight of at least one fatty acid,C) from about 1 to about 10% by weight of at least one alkyl ether sulfate, andD) from about 0.1 to about 1% by weight of at least one of an alkyl oligoglycoside and an alkenyl oligoglycoside.

Abstract: This invention relates to a monohydric alcohol free process for making transparent pour molded personal cleansing bars which exhibit good hardness characteristics. The process comprises: (I) making a molten mixture of from 18 parts to 35 parts soap, wherein said soap is at least 50% insoluble sodium soap; from 14 parts to 32 parts water; from 5 parts to 37 parts synthetic surfactant; and from 18 parts to 37 parts of a water soluble organic solvent, wherein the combined level of water and water soluble organic solvent within the molten mixture is at least 40 parts; and (II) transferring a unit amount of said molten mixture into a bar forming mold or tube and (III) allowing said molded unit to cool in acquiescent conditions into a mild, low smearing transparent personal cleansing bar.The preferred bars made by the process of the present invention are more weight stable than bars made with several parts of alcohol.

Abstract: The subject invention relates to skin cleansing bar soap compositions comprising:(a) from about 40% to about 95% surfactant component comprising fatty acid soap and/or synthetic surfactant, such that the composition comprises:(1) from 0% to about 95% fatty acid soap;(2) from 0% to about 50% synthetic surfactant;(b) particles of absorbent gellant material, the amount of absorbent gellant material, dry weight basis, in the composition being from about 0.02% to about 5%, the absorbent gellant material having an extractable polymer content of less than about 25%;(c) from about 5% to about 35% water;(d) from 0% to about 25% moisturizer;(e) from 0% to about 15% other ingredients comprising one or more of polymeric skin feel and mildness aid, perfume, solvent, colorant, antibacterial agent, and preservative.

Abstract: A cleansing bar includes (a) from about 20% to about 35%, by weight of all ingredients in the cleansing bar, a synthetic detergent, sodium cocoyl isethionate, (b) from about 6% to about 11%, by weight of all ingredients in the cleansing bar, cetyl alcohol, wherein a mole to mole ratio of (a) to (b) is at least about 2.2:1, (c) at least about 30%, by weight of all ingredients in the cleansing bar, processed grain, (d) a buffer for adjusting the pH of the cleansing bar to be in a range from about 4.0 to about 5.5, and (e) from about 9% to about 20%, by weight of all ingredients in the cleansing bar, water. Also disclosed are methods of making such a cleansing bar.

Abstract: The present invention relates to bar compositions comprising a mixture of higher melting point and lower molecular weight (100 to about 1400) lower melting point polyalkylene glycol(s) in which use of the lower molecular weight polyalkylene glycol or glycols allows enhanced rates of extrusion from the plodder.

Abstract: There is disclosed a detergent composition containing, as an essential ingredient, at least one member selected from three types of .alpha.-sulfo-fatty acid derivatives as represented by following formulas (1), (2) and (3): ##STR1## where R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each an alkyl group or an alkenyl group, each having from 6 to 24 carbon atoms;R.sub.5 is an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms;M.sub.1, M.sub.2, M.sub.3 and M.sub.4 are each a hydrogen atom or a cation capable of forming a salt;AO is an oxyalkylene group or a polyvalent alcohol residue; andp, m and n are each a positive number.The detergent compositions are very low in irritability to the body and have a low critical micelle concentration and a low Krafft point. Further, they are highly soluble in water and they can be used in the form of powder or liquid.

Abstract: A concentrate that is particularly useful as a pearling agent or for preparing emulsions is provided. The concentrate includes from 60 to 90% by weight of a mixture of at least one alkylglycoside of the formula RO(G).sub.x and of at least one alkylglycoside of the formula R'O(G').sub.x '. R represents a saturated or unsaturated linear or branched aliphatic radical containing from 8 to 15 carbon atoms. R' represents a saturated or unsaturated linear or branched aliphatic radical containing from 16 to 22 carbon atoms. G and G', which are identical or different, represent a saccharide residue. The subscripts x and x', which are identical or different, represent a number between 1 and 10. The concentrate also includes from 10 to 40% by weight of at least one fatty alcohol of the formula R.sub.1 OH, R.sub.1 being a saturated or unsaturated linear or branched aliphatic radical containing from 8 to 22 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The invention describes detergent bar compositions comprising liquid silicone compounds or emulsions of said compounds which are used in relatively small levels as processing aids. These compounds allow pellets coming off a chill roll or refiner to be less tacky such that they do not readily clog machinery when the pellets are transferred to silos.

Abstract: A composition for a moisturizing soap/shampoo contains alpha olefin sulfonate, sodium sulfoccinate ester of alkanolamide, lauroamphocarboxyglycinate, coconut amide, glycol disterate, aloe vera, wheat germ oil and water. Optionally, the composition can contain JoJoba oil, colorants, fragrances and/or preservatives.

Abstract: The invention relates to mild toilet soap bars, comprising blends of soap with one or more coactives. There is a need for mild bars which do not have the processing problems associated with the use of superfatting agents and co-actives, which can be made without difficulty on conventional soap production lines without substantial modification of the lines and yet provide a product with reduced harshness while maintaining lathering and structural properties. Moreover, it is desirable that soap bars should not suffer from the defect of grittiness and also have a composition which contains relatively low levels of the significantly more expensive lauric fats. We have determined that in soap bars which comprise at least 25% wt. on total actives of lauric acid soaps; as the balance of the soaps, non-lauric soaps having an iodine value of less than 45; at least 5% wt.

Abstract: This invention relates to a system for cleansing the skin comprising a hydrophobic diamond-mesh sponge and a liquid cleansing and moisturizing composition with excellent lather in the same washing and rinsing operation. The system provides improved lather and overall acceptability for mild liquid cleansing compositions which contain moisturizers and especially for those which would otherwise have marginal lather.

Abstract: In accordance with the invention there is a composition comprisinga. an antibacterial agent, andb. a solubilizing effective amount for the purposes of solubilizing b of a compound or the formula. ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl of four to twenty carbon atoms inclusive and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 are the same or different and are hydrogen or alkyl of one to twelve carbon atoms, inclusive.

Abstract: A solid personal cleansing composition comprising:a. one or more cationic surfactants complexed with one or more anionic surfactants andb. one or more non complexed anionic surfactants.

Abstract: A surfactant composition containing a fatty acid polyoxyalkylene lower alkyl ether represented by formula (1):R(OR.sup.1).sub.n OR.sup.2 (1)wherein R represents an alkanoyl or alkenoyl group having from 10 to 18 carbon atoms;R.sup.1 represents an alkylene having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms;R.sup.2 represents a lower alkyl group; andn is from 5 to 100 on the average; and a fatty acid monoglyceride represented by formula (2):R.sup.3 OCH.sub.2 CH(OH)CH.sub.2 OH (2)wherein R.sup.3 represents an alkanoyl group having from 8 to 16 carbon atoms or an alkenoyl group having from 12 to 22 carbon atoms;are disclosed.The foaming properties of a fatty acid polyoxyalkylene lower alkyl ether of formula (1) are improved by adding a fatty acid monoglyceride represented by formula (2) to the fatty acid polyoxyalkylene lower alkyl ether of formula (1).

Abstract: There is provided a mild detergent toilet bar (syndet bar) composition containing from at least 25 percent up to about 65 percent by weight of synthetic surface active agents, which lathers, foams and wears well, exhibits minimal slushing and curd-forming properties in all types of water, possesses good plasticity and tactile properties while also being mild and non-injurious to the user's skin and readily processed with conventional soap-making equipment. The syndet bar compositions containa) from about 15 to 35 percent by weight of acyl esters of isethionic acid salts;b) at least one sulfosuccinate in an amount from about 10 to about 30 percent by weight wherein the weight ratio of said acyl isethionate esters to sulfosuccinate is 0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to synthetic bar compositions comprising minimum levels of polyalkylene glycol. Addition of organic amide to such compositions has been found to provide unexpected benefits, i.e., in preventing phase separation.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for the manufacture of soap forms which includes the step of treating a soap feedstock by passage through a twin screw, intermeshing, counter-rotating extruder and apparatus for the manufacture of soap forms according to the process, said apparatus containing a twin screw, intermeshing, counter-rotating extruder, wherein the extruder includes two oppositely-threaded, closely intermeshing screws, the screws being non-matching and such that the ratio of the length to the diameter is greater than 1:1, mounted for rotation within a barrel having a first end and a second end, said screws having a minimal screw-to-screw and screw to barrel clearance such that as the feedstock passes along at least a part of the barrel from said first end and towards said second end it is divided into a plurality of discrete, substantially C-shaped segments bounded by the screw and barrel surfaces and conveyed in a path whereby the bulk of the feedstock move substantially parallel to the rotational a