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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1997
James Anderson Beck, Midland, MI (US);
Vicky Sue Cobb, Elsie, MI (US);
Cassie Emelia Cuthbert, Midland, MI (US);
Eric Jude Joffre, Midland, MI (US);
Virginia Kay O'Neil, Midland, MI (US);
Burt Michael Wrolson, Midland, MI (US);
Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
The viscosity of a solvent is modified by thickening the solvent with a silicone latex. A silicone latex having a plurality of crosslinked polysiloxane particles is first prepared by mixing the siloxane polymer, a surfactant, and water; emulsifying the mixture to a gel phase; diluting the emulsion with water; adding a cure package (i.e., a catalyst, a crosslinker, or both, or a self catalytic crosslinker); and then without removing the water from the latex and after the particles of siloxane polymer in the latex have been cured, mixing the latex and solvent to thicken the solvent, forming viscous liquids, gels, and pastes. Water in the latex thickened solvent composition can be stabilized by adding a silicone polyether during mixing of the latex and the solvent. These stabilized latex thickened solvent compositions have beneficial properties such as clarity, shelf stability, and ease of preparation; and therefore have wide areas of application, especially as additives in antiperspirants, deodorants, and other personal care applications.