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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2011
Trevor Frederick Cox, Wirral, GB;
Robert John Crawford, Wirral, GB;
Lee Garry Gregory, Huddersfield, GB;
Sarah Louise Hosking, Wirral, GB;
Panos Kotsakis, Manchester, GB;
Trevor Frederick Cox, Wirral, GB;
Robert John Crawford, Wirral, GB;
Lee Garry Gregory, Huddersfield, GB;
Sarah Louise Hosking, Wirral, GB;
Panos Kotsakis, Manchester, GB;
Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Abstract
A mild to the skin, foaming detergent composition comprising: a) 1 to 20 wt % sophorolipid biosurfactant, b) 1 to 20 wt % of anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of glycinate, sulphosuccinate, and mixtures thereof, c) 0 to 10 wt % foam boosting surfactant, d) 0 to 2 wt % additional electrolyte, e) 0 to 10 wt % additional additives, f) 40 to 98 wt % water. The anionic surfactant is preferably disodium laureth-3-sulphosuccinate. The electrolyte may be sodium chloride, the foam boosting surfactant may be olivamidopropyl betaine and the additional additives may be silicones, polymers, structurants, thickeners or pH adjusters. A preferred additive is a dispersed modified cellulose biopolymer as structurant. The composition is suitable for personal wash, shower gel and shampoo formulations.