Toiletry products

Abstract

The present invention relates to toiletry products and more particularly to shower products that are manufactured in shaped forms and/or comprise shaped gels. Certain embodiments relate to formulations for shower products comprising gelatin, water and surfactant wherein the shower product is in shaped gel form and/or comprises a shaped gel form. Other embodiments relate to shower products per se for example in shaped gel form and/or comprising shaped gel form. Further embodiments relate to a process for the manufacture of such formulations and shower products.

Claims

1. A formulation, comprising: water, gelatin at a quantity of 5 to 9% by weight, sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate at a quantity of 9 to 10% by weight, coco glucoside at a quantity of 8 to 12% by weight, lauryl betaine at a quantity of 4 to 6% by weight, PPG-2 hydroxyethyl cocamide at a quantity 3 to 6% by weight, glycerine at a quantity of 20.5 to 21.5% by weight, preservative comprising dehydroacetic acid and benzyl alcohol at a quantity of 0.9 to 1.1% by weight, fragrance at a quantity of 0.25 to 1.25% by weight, and colour.

2. The formulation of claim 1, comprising gelatin at a quantity of 7% by weight, sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate at a quantity of 9.6% by weight, coco glucoside at a quantity of 10% by weight, lauryl betaine at a quantity of 5% by weight, PPG-2 hydroxyethyl cocamide at a quantity 5% by weight, glycerine at a quantity of 21% by weight, preservative comprising dehydroacetic acid and benzyl alcohol at a quantity of 1% by weight, and fragrance at a quantity of 1% by weight.

3. A shower product comprising the formulation of claim 1, in a shaped gel form.

4. The product according to claim 3, further encased in an airtight package.

5. The product according to claim 3, further comprising a porous component comprising pores in which the shaped gel form is located.

6. A method for the preparation of the shower product of claim 3, comprising: i) mixing gelatin with water to form a gelatin mixture; ii) adding the sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate to the gelatin mixture and optionally heating to 70° C.; iii) adding the coco glucoside, lauryl betaine, PPG-2 hydroxyethyl cocamide, glycerine, preservative comprising dehydroacetic acid and benzyl alcohol, fragrance, and colour to the gelatin mixture; iv) adjusting the pH of the gelatin mixture to pH 5 to pH 7; v) forming the mixture into a shape; and/or vi) forming a gel by cooling the mixture.

7. The formulation of claim 1, wherein the gelatin has a bloom strength of 170 to 230.

8. The formulation if claim 7, wherein the water is present in a quantity of at least 15% by weight.

9. The product of claim 3, wherein the gelatin has a bloom strength of 170 to 230.

10. The product of claim 9, wherein the water is present in a quantity of at least 15% by weight.

11. The method of claim 6, wherein the gelatin has a bloom strength of 170 to 230.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the water is present in a quantity of at least 15% by weight.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

(1) Embodiments of the present invention will now be described herein, by way of example only.

Examples 1 and 2

(2) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Material Example 1 Example 2 Quantity INCI Quantity % Quantity % Phase A 1 DI Water Aqua 20.50% 20.50% 2 Gelatin Gelatin 7.00% 7.00% 200 bloom Phase B 3 Glycerin Glycerin 21.00% 21.00% 4 Lauryl Lauryl Betaine 5.00% 5.00% Betaine 5 Iselux Lauroyl Methyl 30.00% N/A LQ-CLR-SB Sodium Isethionate  5a Iselux SLC Sodium Lauroyl N/A 30.00% Methyl Isethionate (and) Sodium Lauroamphoacetate (and) 6 Plantacare Coco Glucoside 10.00% 10.00% 818 Phase C 7 Promidium PPG-2 5.00% 5.00% CO-LQ Hydroxyethyl Cocamide 8 Fragrance: Parfum 0.50% 0.50% Phase D 9 Geogard Dehydroacetic 1.00% 1.00% 221 acid and Benzyl Alcohol 10  Colour qs qs 11  Citric Acid Citric Acid qs pH 5.50 qs pH 5.50 A. Cold water (% by weight as shown in table 1) was placed in a mixing receptacle and gelatin powder (% by weight as shown in table 1; lime processed; Bloom strength 200 g) was added and left for 30 minutes to swell. B. Ingredients 3 to 6 were added to gelatin mixture and heated to 70° C. C. Ingredient 8 was mixed well into ingredient 7 and then added slowly to gelatin mixture between 45° C. and 50° C. D. Ingredients 9 and 10 were then added and the pH adjusted using ingredient 11 as required. E. The mixture was then placed in moulds and allowed to cool. After cooling, it was found that the mixture had set to form a shaped article which could be removed from the mould.

(3) In an alternative embodiment, the method comprises mixing gelatin powder (% by weight as shown in table 1; lime processed; Bloom strength 200 g) with any one or more of Ingredients 1 or 3 to 6. The mixture is optionally left for 30 minutes before the remaining ingredients are added and the mixture is then heated to 70° C. The mixture is then allowed to cool before being reheated to approx. 50° C. The mixture is stirred using a mechanical stirrer for approx. 10 minutes and then the pH was adjusted using Ingredient 11. The mixture is then placed in moulds and allowed to cool. After cooling, the mixture sets to form a shaped article which could be formed from the mould.

Example 3

(4) TABLE-US-00002 Material INCI Quantity % Phase A 1 Aloe vera Aloe vera 17.90% (aqueous solution) 2 Gelatin Gelatin 7.00% 200 bloom Phase B 3 Lauryl Betaine Lauryl Betaine 5.00% 4 Iselux LQ-CLR-SB Lauroyl Methyl Sodium 30.00% Isethionate 5 Plantacare 818 Coco Glucoside 10.00% 6 Glycol Distearate Glycol Distearate 2.00% Phase C 7 Glycerin Glycerin 21.00% 8 PQ-10 Polyquaternium-10 0.50% Phase D 9 Promidium CO-LQ PPG-2 Hydroxyethyl 5.00% Cocamide 10  Organic Avocado Persea gratissima 0.10% oil (Avocado) oil 11  Fragrance: Parfum 0.50% Phase E 12  Geogard 221 Dehydroacetic acid 1.00% and Benzyl Alcohol 13  Colour qs 14  Citric Acid Citric Acid qs pH 5.50 A. Aloe vera extract was added to gelatin which was allowed to swell for 30 minutes. B. Ingredients 3 to 6 were then added. C. Ingredient 8 was mixed with ingredient 7 and then added to the gelatin mixture which was heated to 70° C. D. Ingredients 10 and 11 were mixed with ingredient 9 and then added to the gelatin mixture at a temperature of 50° C. or less. E. Ingredient 12 was mixed with ingredient 13 and added to the gelatin mixture. The pH was adjusted with ingredient 14 as required. F. The mixture was then placed in moulds and allowed to cool. After cooling, it was found that the mixture had set to form a shaped article which could be removed from the mould.