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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 1995
Filed:
May. 27, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Angel A Guerrero, Huntington, CT (US);
Thomas C Klepacky, Shelton, CT (US);
Assignee:
Elizabeth Arden Company, Division of Conopco, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 7802 ; 424 59 ; 424401 ; 424 7818 ; 424 7833 ; 514844 ; 514846 ; 514847 ; 514848 ;
Abstract
Thickened cosmetic compositions are provided based upon a thickening system that includes sclerotium gum and a hydrophobically-modified acrylate or methacrylate copolymer. The relative weight ratio of sclerotium gum to the polymer may range from about 1:1 to about 1:30. Compositions according to the present invention may also contain water-soluble vitamins. Interactive viscosity enhancement is particularly evident when free carboxylic groups present on the hydrophobically-modified acrylate or methacrylate copolymer are neutralized with a base thereby forming anionic carboxylate groups.