CA2642955A1 - Liquid treatment unitized dose composition - Google Patents
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Abstract
According to the present invention there is provided a pearlescent liquid treatment composition suitable for use as a laundry or hard surface cleaning composition comprising a rheology modifier providing a high shear viscosity at 20 sec -1 of from 1 to 1500 cps, and a low shear viscosity at 0.05 sec -1 at 21°C of greater than 5000 cps and an inorganic pearlescent agent, said pearlescent agent having D0.99 volume particle size of less than 50 µm, and the modifier is selected from hydrogenated castor oil, hydrogenated castro oil wax and mixtures thereof.
Description
LIQUID TREATMENT UNITIZED DOSE COMPOSITION
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to the field of unitary dose compositions. Said composition being an aqueous liquid composition comprising a pearlescent pigment enveloped within a water-soluble film.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the preparation of liquid treatment compositions, it is always an aim to improve technical capabilities thereof and aesthetics. The present invention specifically relates to the aim of improving on the traditional transparent or opaque aesthetics of liquid compositions enveloped within water-soluble films. It is also an aim of the present invention to convey the compositions technical capabilities through the aesthetics of the composition. The present invention relates to liquid compositions comprising optical modifiers that are capable of transmitting light such that the compositions appear pearlescent. Said liquid compositions are enveloped within water-soluble films to produce a unitised dose product.
Pearlescence can be achieved by incorporation and suspension of a pearlescent agent in the liquid composition. Pearlescent agents include inorganic natural substances, such as mica, bismuth oxychloride and titanium dioxide, and organic compounds such as , fish scales, metal salts of higher fatty acids, fatty glycol esters and fatty acid alkanolamides. The pearlescent agent can be acquired as a powder, suspension of the agent in a suitable suspending agent or where the agent is a crystal, it may be produced in situ.
However liquid laundry or hard surface cleaning compositions necessarily have relatively low viscosity, especially at high shear, such that they may be poured.
Typically a laundry composition has viscosity of less than 1500 centipoises at 20s' and 2I C. Such products generally also have low viscosity at low shear, resulting in any particulates having a tendency to separate from the liquid composition and either float or settle upon storage. In either scenario this gives an undesired, non-uniform product appearance wherein part of the product is pearly and part of it is clear and homogeneous.
Detergent compositions and pearlescent dispersions comprising pearlescent agent fatty acid glycol ester are disclosed in the following art; US 4,717,501 (to Kao);
US 5,017,305 (to Henkel); US 6,210,659 (to Henkel); US 6,835,700 (to Cognis).
Liquid detergent compositions containing pearlescent agent are disclosed in US
6,956,017 (to Procter & Gamble). Liquid detergents for washing delicate garments containing pearlescent agent are disclosed in EP 520551 B1 (to Unilever). None of these prior art documents discuss the compositions in the unitary form of a liquid composition comprised within a water-soluble package.
The Applicants have found that the issue of suspension can be solved by incorporation of the composition comprising pearlescent agent into a unit dose where lack of stability and suspension are not as noticeable . The Applicants have however found that the addition of pearlescent agent, to a liquid composition intended for packaging into a unit dose, did not result in as significant a change in aesthetic as was expected. Upon further investigation, the Applicants have found that pearlescence in a unit dose has different difficulties owing to the low level of water in the compositions required when enveloping in a water-soluble film.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention there is provided a pearlescent unitary dose composition comprising a water-soluble film encapsulating a liquid treatment composition suitable for use as a laundry or hard surface cleaning composition, said composition having turbidity of greater than 5 and less than 3000 NTU, comprising a pearlescent agent and from 2% to 15% by weight of the composition of water.
According to a further embodiment of the present invention there is provided a pearlescent unitary dose composition comprising a water-soluble film encapsulating a liquid treatment composition suitable for use as a laundry or hard surface cleaning composition, wherein said composition comprises a pearlescent agent and from 2% to 15% by weight of the composition of water and wherein the difference in refractive index (AN) of the medium in which the pearlescent agent is suspended and the pearlescent agent is greater 0_02.
S DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The liquid compositions of the present invention are suitable for use as 'laundry or hard surface cleaning treatment compositions. By the term laundry treatment composition it is meant to include all compositions used in the treatment of laundry including cleaning and softening or conditioning compositions. By the term hard surface treatment compositions it is meant to include all liquid compositions used in the treatment of hard surfaces, such as kitchen or bathroom surfaces, as well as dish and cook ware in the hand or automatic dishwashing operations. More preferably the compositions herein relate to laundry or dishwashing compositions.
The compositions of the present invention are liquid and are packaged as an encapsulated and/or unitized dose. Liquid compositions may be aqueous or non-aqueous. Compositions used in unitized dose products comprising a liquid composition enveloped within a water-soluble film are often described to be non-aqueous.
Compositions according to the present invention comprise from 2% to 15% water, more preferably from 2% to 10% water and most preferably from 4% to 9% water.
The compositions of the present invention preferably have viscosity from I to 1500 centipoises (1-1500 mPa*s), more preferably from 100 to 1000 centipoises (100-1000 mPa*s), and most preferably from 200 to 500 centipoises (200-500 mPa*s) at 20s' I and 21 C. Viscosity can be determined by conventional methods. Viscosity according to the present invention however is measured using an AR 550 rheometer from TA instruments using a plate steel spindle at 40 mm diameter and a gap size of 500 m. The high shear viscosity at 20s 1 and low shear viscosity at 0.05-1 can be obtained from a logarithmic shear rate sweep from 0.1"1 to 25'1 in 3 minutes time at 21C. The preferred rheology described therein may be achieved using internal existing structuring with detergent ingredients or by employing an external rheology modifier.
More preferably laundry detergent liquid compositions have a high shear rate viscosity of from about 100 centipoise to 1500 centipoise, more preferably from 100 to 1000 cps.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to the field of unitary dose compositions. Said composition being an aqueous liquid composition comprising a pearlescent pigment enveloped within a water-soluble film.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the preparation of liquid treatment compositions, it is always an aim to improve technical capabilities thereof and aesthetics. The present invention specifically relates to the aim of improving on the traditional transparent or opaque aesthetics of liquid compositions enveloped within water-soluble films. It is also an aim of the present invention to convey the compositions technical capabilities through the aesthetics of the composition. The present invention relates to liquid compositions comprising optical modifiers that are capable of transmitting light such that the compositions appear pearlescent. Said liquid compositions are enveloped within water-soluble films to produce a unitised dose product.
Pearlescence can be achieved by incorporation and suspension of a pearlescent agent in the liquid composition. Pearlescent agents include inorganic natural substances, such as mica, bismuth oxychloride and titanium dioxide, and organic compounds such as , fish scales, metal salts of higher fatty acids, fatty glycol esters and fatty acid alkanolamides. The pearlescent agent can be acquired as a powder, suspension of the agent in a suitable suspending agent or where the agent is a crystal, it may be produced in situ.
However liquid laundry or hard surface cleaning compositions necessarily have relatively low viscosity, especially at high shear, such that they may be poured.
Typically a laundry composition has viscosity of less than 1500 centipoises at 20s' and 2I C. Such products generally also have low viscosity at low shear, resulting in any particulates having a tendency to separate from the liquid composition and either float or settle upon storage. In either scenario this gives an undesired, non-uniform product appearance wherein part of the product is pearly and part of it is clear and homogeneous.
Detergent compositions and pearlescent dispersions comprising pearlescent agent fatty acid glycol ester are disclosed in the following art; US 4,717,501 (to Kao);
US 5,017,305 (to Henkel); US 6,210,659 (to Henkel); US 6,835,700 (to Cognis).
Liquid detergent compositions containing pearlescent agent are disclosed in US
6,956,017 (to Procter & Gamble). Liquid detergents for washing delicate garments containing pearlescent agent are disclosed in EP 520551 B1 (to Unilever). None of these prior art documents discuss the compositions in the unitary form of a liquid composition comprised within a water-soluble package.
The Applicants have found that the issue of suspension can be solved by incorporation of the composition comprising pearlescent agent into a unit dose where lack of stability and suspension are not as noticeable . The Applicants have however found that the addition of pearlescent agent, to a liquid composition intended for packaging into a unit dose, did not result in as significant a change in aesthetic as was expected. Upon further investigation, the Applicants have found that pearlescence in a unit dose has different difficulties owing to the low level of water in the compositions required when enveloping in a water-soluble film.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention there is provided a pearlescent unitary dose composition comprising a water-soluble film encapsulating a liquid treatment composition suitable for use as a laundry or hard surface cleaning composition, said composition having turbidity of greater than 5 and less than 3000 NTU, comprising a pearlescent agent and from 2% to 15% by weight of the composition of water.
According to a further embodiment of the present invention there is provided a pearlescent unitary dose composition comprising a water-soluble film encapsulating a liquid treatment composition suitable for use as a laundry or hard surface cleaning composition, wherein said composition comprises a pearlescent agent and from 2% to 15% by weight of the composition of water and wherein the difference in refractive index (AN) of the medium in which the pearlescent agent is suspended and the pearlescent agent is greater 0_02.
S DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The liquid compositions of the present invention are suitable for use as 'laundry or hard surface cleaning treatment compositions. By the term laundry treatment composition it is meant to include all compositions used in the treatment of laundry including cleaning and softening or conditioning compositions. By the term hard surface treatment compositions it is meant to include all liquid compositions used in the treatment of hard surfaces, such as kitchen or bathroom surfaces, as well as dish and cook ware in the hand or automatic dishwashing operations. More preferably the compositions herein relate to laundry or dishwashing compositions.
The compositions of the present invention are liquid and are packaged as an encapsulated and/or unitized dose. Liquid compositions may be aqueous or non-aqueous. Compositions used in unitized dose products comprising a liquid composition enveloped within a water-soluble film are often described to be non-aqueous.
Compositions according to the present invention comprise from 2% to 15% water, more preferably from 2% to 10% water and most preferably from 4% to 9% water.
The compositions of the present invention preferably have viscosity from I to 1500 centipoises (1-1500 mPa*s), more preferably from 100 to 1000 centipoises (100-1000 mPa*s), and most preferably from 200 to 500 centipoises (200-500 mPa*s) at 20s' I and 21 C. Viscosity can be determined by conventional methods. Viscosity according to the present invention however is measured using an AR 550 rheometer from TA instruments using a plate steel spindle at 40 mm diameter and a gap size of 500 m. The high shear viscosity at 20s 1 and low shear viscosity at 0.05-1 can be obtained from a logarithmic shear rate sweep from 0.1"1 to 25'1 in 3 minutes time at 21C. The preferred rheology described therein may be achieved using internal existing structuring with detergent ingredients or by employing an external rheology modifier.
More preferably laundry detergent liquid compositions have a high shear rate viscosity of from about 100 centipoise to 1500 centipoise, more preferably from 100 to 1000 cps.
Unit Dose laundry detergent liquid compositions have high shear rate viscosity of from 400 to 1000cps. Laundry softening compositions have high shear rate viscosity of from to 1000, more preferably from 10 to 800 cps, most preferably from 10 to 500 cps.
Hand dishwashing compositions have high shear rate viscosity of from 300 to 4000 cps, 5 more preferably 300 to 1000 cps.
The composition to which the pearlescent agent is added is preferably transparent or translucent, but may be opaque. The compositions (before adding the pearlescent agent) preferably have an absolute turbidity of 5 to 3000 NTU as measured with a turbidity meter of the nephelometric type_ Turbidity according to the present 10 invention is measures using an Analyte NEP160 with probe NEP260 from McVan Instruments, Australia. In one embodiment of the present invention it has been found that even compositions with turbidity above 2800 NTU can be made pearlescent with the appropriate amount of pearlescent material. The Applicants have found however, that as turbidity of a composition is increased, light transmittance through the composition decreases. This decrease in light transmittance results in fewer of the pearlescent particles transmitting light, which further results in a decrease in pearlescent effect. The Applicants have thus found that this effect can to a certain extent be ameliorated by the addition of higher levels of pearlescent agent. However a threshold is reached at turbidity of 3000NTU after which further addition of peartescent agent does not improve the level of pearlescent effect.
The liquid of the present invention preferably has a pH of from 3 to 10, more preferably from 5 to 9, even more preferably from 6 to 9, most preferably from 7.1 to 8.5 when measured by dissolving the liquid to a level of 1 fo in demineralized water.
Encapsulated composition or Unitized Dose The compositions of the present invention are encapsulated within a water soluble film. The water-soluble film may be made from polyvinyl alcohol or other 'suitable variations, carboxy methyl cellulose, cellulose derivatives, starch, modified starch, sugars, PEG, waxes, or combinations thereof.
- In another embodiment the water-soluble may include other adjuncts such as co-polymer of vinyl alcohol and a carboxylic acid. US patent 7,022,656 B2 (Monosol) describes such film compositions and their advantages. One benefit of these copolymers is the improvement of the shelf-life of the pouched detergents thanks to the better compatibility with the detergents. Another advantage of such films is their better cold water (less than 10 C) solubility. Where present the level of the co-5 polymer in the film material, is at least 60% by weight of the film. The polymer can have any weight average molecular weight, preferably from 1000 daltons to 1,000,000 daltons, more preferably from 10,000 daltons to 300,000 daltons, even more preferably from 15,000 daltons to 200,000 daltons, most preferably from 20,000 daltons to 150,000 daltons. Preferably, the co-polymer present in the film is from 60% to 98% hydrolysed, more preferably 80% to 95% hydrolysed, to improve the dissolution of the material. In a highly preferred execution, the co-polymer comprises from 0.1 mol% to 30 mol%, preferably from I mol% to 6 mol%, of said carboxylic acid.
The water-soluble film of the present invention may further comprise additional co-monomers. Suitable additional co-monomers include sulphonates and ethoxylates. An example of preferred sulphonic acid is 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-l-propane sulphonic acid (AMPS). A suitable water-soluble film for use in the context of the present invention is commercially available under tradename M8630TM
from Mono-Sol of Indiana, US. The water-soluble film herein may also comprise ingredients other than the polymer or polymer material. For example, it may be beneficial to add plasticisers, for example glycerol, ethylene glycol, diethylenegtycoi, propane diol, 2-methyl-1,3-propane diol, sorbitol and mixtures thereof, additional water, disintegrating aids, fillers, anti-foaming agents, emulsifying/dispersing agents, and/or antiblocking agents. It may be useful that the pouch or water-soluble film itself comprises a detergent additive to be delivered to the wash water, for example organic polymeric soil release agents, dispersants, dye transfer inhibitors.
Optionally the surface of the film of the pouch may be dusted with fine powder to reduce the coefficient of friction. Sodium aluminosilicate, silica, talc and amylose are examples of suitable fine powders.
Hand dishwashing compositions have high shear rate viscosity of from 300 to 4000 cps, 5 more preferably 300 to 1000 cps.
The composition to which the pearlescent agent is added is preferably transparent or translucent, but may be opaque. The compositions (before adding the pearlescent agent) preferably have an absolute turbidity of 5 to 3000 NTU as measured with a turbidity meter of the nephelometric type_ Turbidity according to the present 10 invention is measures using an Analyte NEP160 with probe NEP260 from McVan Instruments, Australia. In one embodiment of the present invention it has been found that even compositions with turbidity above 2800 NTU can be made pearlescent with the appropriate amount of pearlescent material. The Applicants have found however, that as turbidity of a composition is increased, light transmittance through the composition decreases. This decrease in light transmittance results in fewer of the pearlescent particles transmitting light, which further results in a decrease in pearlescent effect. The Applicants have thus found that this effect can to a certain extent be ameliorated by the addition of higher levels of pearlescent agent. However a threshold is reached at turbidity of 3000NTU after which further addition of peartescent agent does not improve the level of pearlescent effect.
The liquid of the present invention preferably has a pH of from 3 to 10, more preferably from 5 to 9, even more preferably from 6 to 9, most preferably from 7.1 to 8.5 when measured by dissolving the liquid to a level of 1 fo in demineralized water.
Encapsulated composition or Unitized Dose The compositions of the present invention are encapsulated within a water soluble film. The water-soluble film may be made from polyvinyl alcohol or other 'suitable variations, carboxy methyl cellulose, cellulose derivatives, starch, modified starch, sugars, PEG, waxes, or combinations thereof.
- In another embodiment the water-soluble may include other adjuncts such as co-polymer of vinyl alcohol and a carboxylic acid. US patent 7,022,656 B2 (Monosol) describes such film compositions and their advantages. One benefit of these copolymers is the improvement of the shelf-life of the pouched detergents thanks to the better compatibility with the detergents. Another advantage of such films is their better cold water (less than 10 C) solubility. Where present the level of the co-5 polymer in the film material, is at least 60% by weight of the film. The polymer can have any weight average molecular weight, preferably from 1000 daltons to 1,000,000 daltons, more preferably from 10,000 daltons to 300,000 daltons, even more preferably from 15,000 daltons to 200,000 daltons, most preferably from 20,000 daltons to 150,000 daltons. Preferably, the co-polymer present in the film is from 60% to 98% hydrolysed, more preferably 80% to 95% hydrolysed, to improve the dissolution of the material. In a highly preferred execution, the co-polymer comprises from 0.1 mol% to 30 mol%, preferably from I mol% to 6 mol%, of said carboxylic acid.
The water-soluble film of the present invention may further comprise additional co-monomers. Suitable additional co-monomers include sulphonates and ethoxylates. An example of preferred sulphonic acid is 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-l-propane sulphonic acid (AMPS). A suitable water-soluble film for use in the context of the present invention is commercially available under tradename M8630TM
from Mono-Sol of Indiana, US. The water-soluble film herein may also comprise ingredients other than the polymer or polymer material. For example, it may be beneficial to add plasticisers, for example glycerol, ethylene glycol, diethylenegtycoi, propane diol, 2-methyl-1,3-propane diol, sorbitol and mixtures thereof, additional water, disintegrating aids, fillers, anti-foaming agents, emulsifying/dispersing agents, and/or antiblocking agents. It may be useful that the pouch or water-soluble film itself comprises a detergent additive to be delivered to the wash water, for example organic polymeric soil release agents, dispersants, dye transfer inhibitors.
Optionally the surface of the film of the pouch may be dusted with fine powder to reduce the coefficient of friction. Sodium aluminosilicate, silica, talc and amylose are examples of suitable fine powders.
The encapsulated pouches of the present invention can be made using any convention known techniques. More preferably the pouches are made using horizontal form filling therm oform ing techniques.
Pearlescent Agent The pearlescent agents according to the present invention are crystalline or glassy solids, transparent or translucent compounds capable of reflecting and refracting light to produce a pearlescent effect. Typically, the peartescent agents are crystalline particles insoluble in the composition in which they are incorporated.
Preferably the peartescent agents have the shape of thin plates or spheres. Spheres, according to the present invention, is to be interpreted as generally spherical. Particle size is measured across the largest diameter of the sphere. Plate-like particles are such that two dimensions of the particle (length and width) are at least 5 times the third dimension (depth or thickness). Other crystal shapes like cubes or needles or other crystal shapes do not display pearlescent effect. Many peariescent agents like mica are natural minerals having monoclinic crystals. Shape appears to affect the stability of the agents. The spherical, even more preferably, the plate-like agents being the most successfully stabilised.
Pearlescent agents are known in the literature, but generally for use in shampoo, conditioner or personal cleansing applications. They are described as materials which impart, to a composition, the appearance of mother of pearl. The mechanism of pearlescence is described by R. L. Crombie in International Journal of Cosmetic Science Vol 19, page 205-214. Without,wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that pearlescence is produced by specular reflection of light as shown in the figure below.
Light reflected from pearl platelets or spheres as they lie essentially parallel to each other at different levels in the composition creates a sense of depth and luster_ Some light is reflected off the pearlescent agent, and the remainder will pass through the agent. Light passing through the pearlescent agent, may pass directly through or be refracted. Reflected, refracted light produces a different colour, brightness and luster.
Pearlescent Agent The pearlescent agents according to the present invention are crystalline or glassy solids, transparent or translucent compounds capable of reflecting and refracting light to produce a pearlescent effect. Typically, the peartescent agents are crystalline particles insoluble in the composition in which they are incorporated.
Preferably the peartescent agents have the shape of thin plates or spheres. Spheres, according to the present invention, is to be interpreted as generally spherical. Particle size is measured across the largest diameter of the sphere. Plate-like particles are such that two dimensions of the particle (length and width) are at least 5 times the third dimension (depth or thickness). Other crystal shapes like cubes or needles or other crystal shapes do not display pearlescent effect. Many peariescent agents like mica are natural minerals having monoclinic crystals. Shape appears to affect the stability of the agents. The spherical, even more preferably, the plate-like agents being the most successfully stabilised.
Pearlescent agents are known in the literature, but generally for use in shampoo, conditioner or personal cleansing applications. They are described as materials which impart, to a composition, the appearance of mother of pearl. The mechanism of pearlescence is described by R. L. Crombie in International Journal of Cosmetic Science Vol 19, page 205-214. Without,wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that pearlescence is produced by specular reflection of light as shown in the figure below.
Light reflected from pearl platelets or spheres as they lie essentially parallel to each other at different levels in the composition creates a sense of depth and luster_ Some light is reflected off the pearlescent agent, and the remainder will pass through the agent. Light passing through the pearlescent agent, may pass directly through or be refracted. Reflected, refracted light produces a different colour, brightness and luster.
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i The pearlescent agents preferably have D0.99 (sometimes referred to as D99) volume particle size of less than 50 m. More preferably the pearlescent agents have D0.99 of less than 40 m, most preferably less than 30 m. Most preferably the particles have volume particle size greater than 1 m. Most preferably the pearlescent agents have particle size distribution of from 0.1 m to 50 m, more preferably from 0.5 m to 25 m and most preferably from I m to 20 m. The D0.99 is a measure of particle size relating to particle size distribution and meaning in this instance that 99%
of the particles have volume particle size of less than 50 m. Volume particle size and particle size distribution are measured using the Hydro 2000G equipment available from Malvern Instruments Ltd. Particle size has a role in stabilization of the agents. The smaller the particle size and distribution, the more easily they are suspended. However as you decrease the particle size of the pearlescent agent, so you decrease the efficacy of the agent.
Without wishing to be bound by theory, the Applicant believes that the transmission of light at the interface of the pearlescent agent and the liquid medium in which it is suspended, is governed by the physical laws governed by the Fresnel equations. The proportion of light that will be reflected by the pearlescent agent increases as the difference in refractive index between the pearlescent agent and the liquid medium increases. The rest of the light will be refracted by virtue of the conservation of energy, and transmitted through the liquid medium until it meets another pearlescent agent surface. That being established, it is believed that the difference in refractive index must be sufficiently high so that sufficient light is reflected in proportion to the amount of light that is refracted in order for the composition containing the pearlescent agents to impart visual pearlescence.
i The pearlescent agents preferably have D0.99 (sometimes referred to as D99) volume particle size of less than 50 m. More preferably the pearlescent agents have D0.99 of less than 40 m, most preferably less than 30 m. Most preferably the particles have volume particle size greater than 1 m. Most preferably the pearlescent agents have particle size distribution of from 0.1 m to 50 m, more preferably from 0.5 m to 25 m and most preferably from I m to 20 m. The D0.99 is a measure of particle size relating to particle size distribution and meaning in this instance that 99%
of the particles have volume particle size of less than 50 m. Volume particle size and particle size distribution are measured using the Hydro 2000G equipment available from Malvern Instruments Ltd. Particle size has a role in stabilization of the agents. The smaller the particle size and distribution, the more easily they are suspended. However as you decrease the particle size of the pearlescent agent, so you decrease the efficacy of the agent.
Without wishing to be bound by theory, the Applicant believes that the transmission of light at the interface of the pearlescent agent and the liquid medium in which it is suspended, is governed by the physical laws governed by the Fresnel equations. The proportion of light that will be reflected by the pearlescent agent increases as the difference in refractive index between the pearlescent agent and the liquid medium increases. The rest of the light will be refracted by virtue of the conservation of energy, and transmitted through the liquid medium until it meets another pearlescent agent surface. That being established, it is believed that the difference in refractive index must be sufficiently high so that sufficient light is reflected in proportion to the amount of light that is refracted in order for the composition containing the pearlescent agents to impart visual pearlescence.
Liquid compositions containing less water and more organic solvents will typically have a refractive index that is higher in comparison to more aqueous compositions. The Applicants have therefore found that in such compositions having a high refractive index, pearlescent agents with an insufficiently high refractive index do not impart sufficient visual pearlescence even when introduced at. high level in the composition (typically more than 3%). It is therefore preferable to use a pearlescent pigment with a high refractive index in order to keep the level of pigment at a reasonably low level in the formulation. Hence the pearlescent agent is preferably chosen such that it has a refractive index of more than 1.41, more preferably more than 1.8, even more preferably more than 2Ø Preferably the difference in refractive index between the pearlescent agent and the composition or medium, to which pearlescent agent is then added, is at least 0.02. Preferably the difference in refractive index between the pearlescent agent and the composition is at least 0.2, more preferably at least 0.6. The Applicants have found that the higher the refractive index of the agent the more effective is the agent in producing pearlescent effect. This effect however is also dependent on the difference in refractive index of the agent and of the composition.
The greater the difference the greater is the perception of the effect.
The liquid compositions of the present invention preferably comprise from 0.01% to 2.0% by weight of the composition of a 100% active pearlescent agent.
More preferably the liquid composition comprises from 0.01 % to 0.5%, more preferably from 0.01 % 0.35%, even more preferably from 0.01 fo to 0.2% by weight of the composition of the 100% active peariescent agents. The Applicants have found that in spite of the above mentioned particle size and level in composition, it is possible to deliver good, and consumer preferred, pearlescence to the liquid composition.
The pearlescent agents may be organic or inorganic.
Organic Peartescent Agents:
Suitable pearlescent agents include monoester and/or diester of alkylene glycols having the formula:
The greater the difference the greater is the perception of the effect.
The liquid compositions of the present invention preferably comprise from 0.01% to 2.0% by weight of the composition of a 100% active pearlescent agent.
More preferably the liquid composition comprises from 0.01 % to 0.5%, more preferably from 0.01 % 0.35%, even more preferably from 0.01 fo to 0.2% by weight of the composition of the 100% active peariescent agents. The Applicants have found that in spite of the above mentioned particle size and level in composition, it is possible to deliver good, and consumer preferred, pearlescence to the liquid composition.
The pearlescent agents may be organic or inorganic.
Organic Peartescent Agents:
Suitable pearlescent agents include monoester and/or diester of alkylene glycols having the formula:
O
yyO-P
Rl~
wherein R, is linear or branched C12-C22 alkyl group;
R is linear or branched C2-C4 alkylene group;
P is selected from H, Cl-C4 alkyl or-COR2, R2 is C4-C22 alkyl, preferably Cl 2-alkyl; and n = 1-3.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the long chain fatty ester has the general structure described above, wherein R, is linear or branched Cl 6-C22 alkyl group, R is -CH2-CH2-, and P is selected from H, or -COR2, wherein R2 is C4-C22 alkyl, preferably C 12-C22 alkyl.
Typical examples are monoesters and/or diesters of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, triethylene glycol or tetraethylene glycol with fatty acids containing from about 6 to about 22, preferably from about 12 to about 18 carbon atoms, such as caproic acid, caprylic acid, 2-ethyhexanoic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, isotridecanoic acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, palmitoleic acid, stearic acid, isostearic acid, oleic acid, elaidic acid, petroselic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, arachic acid, gadoleic acid, behenic acid, erucic acid, and mixtures thereof.
In one embodiment, ethylene glycol monostearate (EGMS) and/or ethylene glycol distearate (EGDS) and/or polyethylene glycol monostearate (PGMS) and/or polyethyleneglycol distearate (PGDS) are the pearlescent agents used in the composition. There are several commercial sources fro these materials. For Example, PEG600oMS is available from Stepan, Empilan EGDS/A is available from Albright & Wilson.
In another embodiment, the pearlescent agent comprises a mixture of ethylene glycol diester/ethylene glycol monoester having the weight ratio of about 1:2 to about 2:1. In another embodiment, the pearlescent agent comprising a mixture of EGDS/EGMS having the weight ratio of bout 60:40 to about 50:50 is found to be particularly stable in water suspension.
Co-Crystallizing Agents:
Optionally, co-crystallizing agents are used to enhance the crystallization of the organic pearlescent agents such that pearlescent particles are produced in the resulting product. Suitable co-crystallizing agents include but are not limited to fatty acids and/or 5 fatty alcohols having a linear or branched, optionally hydroxyl substituted, alkyl group containing from about 12 to about 22, preferably from about 16 to about 22, and more preferably from about 18 to 20 carbon atoms, such as palmitic acid, linoleic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, ricinoleic acid, behenyl acid, cetearyl alcohol, hydroxystearyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, linolyl alcohol, linolenyl alcohol, and mixtures thereof.
yyO-P
Rl~
wherein R, is linear or branched C12-C22 alkyl group;
R is linear or branched C2-C4 alkylene group;
P is selected from H, Cl-C4 alkyl or-COR2, R2 is C4-C22 alkyl, preferably Cl 2-alkyl; and n = 1-3.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the long chain fatty ester has the general structure described above, wherein R, is linear or branched Cl 6-C22 alkyl group, R is -CH2-CH2-, and P is selected from H, or -COR2, wherein R2 is C4-C22 alkyl, preferably C 12-C22 alkyl.
Typical examples are monoesters and/or diesters of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, triethylene glycol or tetraethylene glycol with fatty acids containing from about 6 to about 22, preferably from about 12 to about 18 carbon atoms, such as caproic acid, caprylic acid, 2-ethyhexanoic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, isotridecanoic acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, palmitoleic acid, stearic acid, isostearic acid, oleic acid, elaidic acid, petroselic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, arachic acid, gadoleic acid, behenic acid, erucic acid, and mixtures thereof.
In one embodiment, ethylene glycol monostearate (EGMS) and/or ethylene glycol distearate (EGDS) and/or polyethylene glycol monostearate (PGMS) and/or polyethyleneglycol distearate (PGDS) are the pearlescent agents used in the composition. There are several commercial sources fro these materials. For Example, PEG600oMS is available from Stepan, Empilan EGDS/A is available from Albright & Wilson.
In another embodiment, the pearlescent agent comprises a mixture of ethylene glycol diester/ethylene glycol monoester having the weight ratio of about 1:2 to about 2:1. In another embodiment, the pearlescent agent comprising a mixture of EGDS/EGMS having the weight ratio of bout 60:40 to about 50:50 is found to be particularly stable in water suspension.
Co-Crystallizing Agents:
Optionally, co-crystallizing agents are used to enhance the crystallization of the organic pearlescent agents such that pearlescent particles are produced in the resulting product. Suitable co-crystallizing agents include but are not limited to fatty acids and/or 5 fatty alcohols having a linear or branched, optionally hydroxyl substituted, alkyl group containing from about 12 to about 22, preferably from about 16 to about 22, and more preferably from about 18 to 20 carbon atoms, such as palmitic acid, linoleic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, ricinoleic acid, behenyl acid, cetearyl alcohol, hydroxystearyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, linolyl alcohol, linolenyl alcohol, and mixtures thereof.
10 When the co-crystallizing agents are selected to have a higher melting point than the organic pearlescent agents, it is found that in a molten mixture of these co-crystallizing agents and the above organic pearlescent agents, the co-crystallizing agents typically solidify first to form evenly distributed particulates, which serve as nuclei for the subsequent crystallization of the pearlescent agents. With a proper selection of the ratio between the organic pearlescent agent and the co-crystallizing agent, the resulting crystals sizes can be controlled to enhance the pearlescent appearance of the resulting product. It is found that if too much co-crystallizing agent is used, the resulting product exhibits less of the attractive pearlescent appearance and more of an opaque appearance.
In one embodiment where the co-crystallizing agent is present, the composition comprises 1-5 wt% C12-C20 fatty acid, C12-C20 fatty alcohol, or mixtures thereof.
In another embodiment, the weight ratio between the organic pearlescent agent and the co-crystallizing agent ranges from about 3:1 to about 10:1, or from about 5:1 to about 20:1.
One of the widely 'employed methods to produce organic pearlescent agent containing compositions is a method using organic pearlescent materials that are solid at room temperature. These materials are heated to above their melting points and added to the preparation of composition; upon cooling, a pearlescent luster appears in the resulting composition. This method however can have disadvantages as the entire production batch must be heated to a temperature corresponding to the melting temperature of the pearleseent material, and uniform pearlescence in the product is tl achieved only by making a homogeneous molten mixture and applying well controlled cooling and stirring conditions.
An alternative, and preferred method of incorporating organic pearlescent agents into a composition is to use a pre-crystallized organic pearlescent dispersion. This method is known to those skilled in the art as "cold pearl". In this alternative method, the long chain fatty esters are melted, combined with a carrier mixture and recrystallized to an optimum particle size in a carrier. The carrier mixture typically comprises surfactant, preferably from 2-50% surfactant, and the balance of water and optional adjuncts. Pearlescent crystals of a defined size are obtainable by the proper choices of surfactant carrier mixture, mixing and cooling conditions. The process of making cold pearls are described on US patents US4,620,976, L7S4,654,163 (both assigned to Hoechest) and W02004/028676 (assigned to Huntsman International). A number of cold pearls are commercially available. These include trade names such as Stepan, Pearl-2 and Stepan Pearl 4 (produced by Stepan Company Northfield, IL), Mackpearl 202, Mackpearl 15-DS, Mackpearl DR-104, Mackpearl DR-106 (all produced by Mclntyre Group, Chicago, IL), Euperlan PK900 Benz-W and Euperlan PK 3000 AM
(produced by Cognis Corp). r A typical embodiment of the invention incorporating an organic pearlescent agent is a composition comprising from 0.1% to 5% by weight of composition of the organic pearlescent agent, from 0.5% to 10% by weight of the composition of a dispersing surfactant, and optionally, an effective amount of a co-crystallizing agent in a solvent system comprising water and optionally one or more organic solvents, in addition, from 5% to 40% by weight of the composition, of a detersive surfactant, and at least 0.01%, preferably at least 1% by weight of the composition, of one or more laundry adjunct materials such as perfume, fabric softener, enzyme, bleach, bleach activator, coupling agent, or combinations thereof.
The "effective amount" of co-crystallizing agent is the amount sufficient to produce the desired crystal size and size distribution of the pearlescent agents, under a given set processing parameters. In some embodiments, the amount of co-crystallizing agent ranges from 5 to 30 parts, per 100 weight parts organic pearlescent agent.
Suitable dispersing surfactants for cold pearls include alkyl sulfates, alkyl ether sulfates, and mixtures thereof, wherein the alkyl group is linear or branched alkyls. Typical examples include but are not limited to sodium lauryl sulfate and ammonium lauryl sulfate.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the composition comprises 20-65wt% water; 5-25 wt% sodium alkyl sulfate alkyl sulfate or alkyl ether sulfate dispersing surfactant; and 0.5-15 wt% ethylene glycol monostearate and ethylene glycol distearate in the weight ratio of 1:2 to 2:1.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the composition comprises 20-65 wt% water; 5-30 wt% sodium alkyl sulfate or alkyl ether sulfate dispersing surfactant; 5-30 wt% long chain fatty ester and 1-5 wt% C12-C22 fatty alcohol or fatty acid, wherein the weight ratio of long chain fatty ester to fatty alcohol and/or fatty acid ranges from about 5:1 to about 20:1, or from about 3:1 to about 10:1.
In another embodiment of the invention, the composition comprises' at least about 0.01 !0, preferably from about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of the composition of the pearlescent agents, an effective amount of the co-crystallizing agent and one or more of the following: a detersive surfactant; a fixing agent for anionic dyes; a solvent system comprising water and an organic solvent. This composition can further include other laundry and fabric care adjuncts.
Production Process for incorporating organic pearlescent agents:
The cold pearl is produced by heating the a carrier comprised of 2-50%
surfactant, balance water and other adjuncts to a temperature above the melting point of the organic pearlescent agent and co-crystallizing agent, typically from about 60-90 C, preferably about 75-80 C. The organic pearlescent agent and the co-crystallizing agent are added to the mixture and mixed for about 10 minutes to about 3 hours.
Optionally, the temperature is then raised to about 80-90 C. A high shear mill device may be used to produce the desired dispersion droplet size of the pearlescent agent.
The mixture is cooled down at a cooling rate of about 0.5-5 C/min.
Alternatively, cooling is carried out in a two-step process, which comprises an instantaneous cooling step by passing the mixture through a single pass heat exchanger and a slow cooling step wherein the mixture is cooled at a rate of about 0.5-5 C/min.
Crystallization of the pearlescent agent such as a long chain fatty ester starts when the temperature reaches about 50 C; the crystallization is evidenced by a substantial increase in the viscosity of the mixture: The mixture is cooled down to about 30 C and the stirring is stopped.
The resulting cold pearl precrystallised organic pearlescent dispersion can subsequently be incorporated into the liquid composition with stirring and without any externally applied heat. The resulting product has an attractive pearlescent appearance and is stable for months under typical storage conditions. In other words, the resulting product maintains its pearlescent appearance and the cold pearl does not exhibit separation or.stratification from the composition matrix for months.
Inorganic Pearlescent Agents :
Inorganic pearlescent agents include those selected from the group consisting of mica, metal oxide coated mica, silica coated mica, bismuth oxychloride coated mica, bismuth oxychloride, myristyl myristate, glass, metal oxide coated glass, guanine, glitter (polyester or metallic) and mixtures thereof.
Suitable micas includes muscovite or potassium aluminum hydroxide fluoride.
The platelets of mica are preferably coated with a thin layer of metal oxide.
Preferred metal oxides are selected from the group consisting of rutile, titanium dioxide, ferric oxide, tin oxide, alumina and mixtures thereof. The crystalline pearlescent layer is formed by calcining mica coated with a metal oxide at about 732 C. The heat creates an inert pigment that is insoluble in resins, has a stable color, and withstands the thermal stress of subsequent processing Color in these peariescent agents develops through interference between light rays reflecting at specular angles from the top and bottom surfaces of the metal-oxide layer. The agents lose color intensity as viewing angle shifts to non-specular angles and gives it the peariscent appearance.
More preferably inorganic pearlescent agents are selected from the group consisting of mica and bismuth oxychloride and mixtures thereof. Most preferably inorganic pearlescent agents are mica. Commercially available suitable inorganic peariescent agents are available from Merck under the tradenames Iriodin, Biron, Xirona, Timiron Colorona , Dichrona, Candurin and Ronastar. Other commercially available in.organic pearlescent agent are available from BASF (Engelhard, Mearl) under tradenames Biju, Bi-Lite, Chroma-Lite, Pearl-Glo, Mearlite and Eckart under the tradenames Prestige Soft Silver and Prestige Silk Silver Star.
Organic pearlescent agent such as ethylene glycol mono stearate and ethylene glycol distearate provide pearlescence, but only when the composition is in motion.
Hence only when the composition is poured will the composition exhibit pearlescence.
Inorganic pearlescent materials are preferred as the provide both dynamic and static pearlescence. By dynamic pearlescence it is meant that the composition exhibits a pearlescent effect when the composition is in motion. By static pearlescence it is meant that the composition exhibits pearlescence when the composition is static.
Inorganic pearlescent agents are available as a powder, or as a slurry of the powder in an appropriate suspending agent. Suitable suspending agents include ethylhexyl hydroxystearate, hydrogenated castor oil. The powder or slurry of the powder can be added to the composition without the need for any additional process steps.
Optional Composition Ingredients The liquid compositions of the present invention may comprise other ingredients selected from the list of optional ingredients set out below. Unless specified herein below, an "effective amount" of a particular laundry adjunct is preferably from 0.01%, more preferably from 0.1%, even more preferably from 1% to 20%, more preferably to 15%, even more preferably to 10%, still even more preferably to 7%, most preferably to 5% by weight of the detergent compositions.
Surfactants or Detersive Surfactants The compositions of the present invention may comprise from about 1% to 80% by weight of a surfactant. Preferably such compositions comprise from about 5% to 50%
by weight of surfactant. Surfactants of the present invention may be used in 2 ways.
Firstly they may be used as a dispersing agent for the cold pearl organic pearlescent agents as described above. Secondly they may be used as detersive surfactants for soil suspension purposes.
Detersive surfactants utilized can be of the anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic, ampholytic 5 or cationic type or can comprise compatible mixtures of these types. More preferably surfactants are selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, cationic surfactants and mixtures thereof. Preferably the compositions are substantially free of betaine surfactants. Detergent surfactants useful herein are described in U.S.
Patent 3,664,961, Norris, issued May 23, 1972, U.S. Patent 3,919,678, Laughlin et al., issued 10 December 30, 1975, U.S. Patent 4,222,905, Cockrell, issued September 16, 1980, and in U.S. Patent 4,239,659, Murphy, issued December 16, 1980. Anionic and nonionic surfactants are preferred.
Useful anionic surfactants can themselves be of several different types. For example, 15 'water-soluble salts of the higher fatty acids, i.e., "soaps", are useful anionic surfactants in the compositions herein. This includes alkali metal soaps such as the sodium, potassium, ammonium, and alkyl ammonium salts of higher fatty acids containing from about 8 to about 24 carbon atoms, and preferably from about 12 to about 18 carbon atoms. Soaps can be made by direct saponification of fats and oils or by the neutralization of free fatty acids. Particularly useful are the sodium and potassium salts of the mixtures of fatty acids derived from coconut oil and tallow, i.e., sodium or potassium tallow and coconut soap.
Additional non-soap anionic surfactants which are suitable for use herein include the water-soluble salts, preferably the alkali metal, and ammonium salts, of organic sulfuric reaction products having in their molecular structure an alkyl group containing from about 10 to about 20 carbon atoms and a sulfonic acid or sulfuric acid ester group.
(Included in the term "alkyl" is the alkyl portion of acyl groups.) Examples of this group of synthetic surfactants are a) the sodium, potassium and ammonium alkyl sulfates, especially those obtained by sulfating the higher alcohols (C$-C18 carbon atoms) such as those produced by reducing the glycerides of tallow or coconut oil; b) the sodium, potassium and ammonium alkyl polyethoxylate sulfates, particularly those in which the alkyl group contains from 10 to 22, preferably from 12 to 18 carbon atoms, and wherein the polyethoxylate chain contains from I to 15, preferably I to 6 ethoxylate moieties; and c) the sodium and potassium alkylbenzene sulfonates in which the alkyl group contains from about 9 to about 15 carbon atoms, in straight chain or branched chain configuration, e.g., those of the type described in U.S. Patents 2,220,099 and 2,477,383. Especially valuable are linear straight chain alkylbenzene sulfonates in which the average number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group is from about 11 to 13, abbreviated as C11-C13 LAS.
Preferred nonionic surfactants are those of the formula R1(OC2H4)nOH, wherein R' is a Cio-C16 alkyl group or a C$-CiZ alkyl phenyl group, and n is from 3 to about 80.
Particularly preferred are condensation products of C12-Cls alcohols with from about 5 to about 20 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol, e.g., C12-C13 alcohol condensed with about 6.5 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol.
Fabric Care Benefit Agent A preferred optional ingredient of the present composition is a fabric care benefit agent.
As used herein, "fabric care benefit agent" refers to any material that can provide fabric care benefits such as fabric softening, color protection, pill/fuzz reduction, anti-abrasion, anti-wrinkle, and the like to garments and fabrics, particularly on cotton and cotton-rich garments and fabrics, when an adequate amount of the material is present on the garment/fabric. Non-limiting examples of fabric care benefit agents include cationic surfactants, silicones, polyolefin waxes, latexes, oily sugar derivatives, cationic polysaccharides, polyurethanes and mixtures thereof.
Fabric care benefit agents , when present in the preferred compositions of the invention, are suitably at levels of up to about 30% by weight of the composition, more typically from about 1% to about 20%, preferably from about 2% to about 10% in certain embodiments.
For the purposes of the present invention, silicone derivatives are any silicone materials which can deliver fabric care benefits and can be incorporated in liquid treatment compositions as emulsions, latexes, dispersions, suspensions and the like with suitable surfactants before formulation of the laundry products. Suitable silicones include silicone fluids such as poly(di)alkyl siloxanes, especially polydimethyl siloxanes and cyclic silicones. The polydimethylsiloxane derivatives of the present invention include, but are not limited to organofunctional silicones. One embodiment of functional silicone are the ABn type silicones disclosed in US 6,903,061B2, US 6,833,344 and WO-02/018528. Commercially available examples of these silicones are Waro and Silsoft 843, both sold by GE Silicones, Wilton, CT.
Examples of functionalized silicones included in the present invention are silicone polyethers, alkyl silicones, phenyt silicones, aminosillicones, silicone resins, silicone mercaptans, cationic silicones and the like.
Functionalized silicones or copolymers with one or more different types of functional groups such as amino, alkoxy, alkyl, phenyl, polyether, acrylate, silicon hydride, mercaptoproyl, carboxylic acid, quaternized nitrogen. Non-limiting examples of commercially available siliconea include SM2125, Silwet 7622, commercially available from GE Silicones, and DC8822 and PP-5495, and DC-5562, all' of which are commercially available from Dow Corning. Other examples include KF-888, KF-889, both of which are available from Shin Etsu Silicones, Akron, OH; Ultrasil SW-12, Ultrasil DW-18, Ultrasil DW-AV, Ultrasilg Q-Plus, Ultrasil Ca-l, Ultrasil CA-2, Ultrasil SA-1 and Ultrasil PE-100 all available from Noveon Inc., Cleveland, OH.
Additional non-limiting examples include Pecosil CA-20, Pecosil SM-40, Pecosil(O
PAN-150 available from Phoenix Chemical Inc., of Somerville.
The oily sugar derivatives suitable for use in the present invention are taught in WO 98/16538. In context of the present invention, the initials CPE or RSE
stand for a cyclic polyol derivatives or a reduced saccharide derivative respectively which result from 35% to 100% of the hydroxyl group of the cyclic polyol or reduced saccharide being esterified and/or etherified and in which at least two or more ester or ether groups are independently attached to a C8 to C22 alkyl or alkenyl chain. Especially preferred are the CPEs and RSEs from monosaccharides and disaccharides. Examples of monosaccharides include xylose, arabinose, galactose, fructose, and glucose.
Example of reduced saccharide is sorbitan. Examples of disaccharides are sucrose, lactose, maltose and cellobiose. Sucrose is especially preferred.
Particularly preferred are sucrose esters with 4 or more ester groups. These are commercially available under the trade name Olean from Procter and Gamble Company, Cincinnati OH.
All dispersible polyolefins that provide fabric care benefits can be used as the water insoluble fabric care benefit agents according to the present invention.
The polyolefins can be in the form of waxes, emulsions, dispersions or suspensions.
Preferably, the polyolefin is a polyethylene, polypropylene, or a mixture thereof. The polyolefin may be at least partially modified to contain various functional groups, such as carboxyl, alkylamide, sulfonic acid or amide groups. More preferably, the poly(lefin employed in the present invention is at least partially carboxyl modified or, in other words, oxidized. In particular, oxidized or carboxyl modified polyethylene is preferred in the compositions of the present invention.
Polymer latex is typically made by an emulsion polymerization process which includes one or more monomers, one or more emulsifiers, an initiator, and other components familiar to those of ordinary skill in the art. All polymer latexes that provide fabric care benefits can be used as water insoluble fabric care benefit agents of the present invention. Non-limiting examples of suitable polymer latexes include those disclosed in WO 02/0 1 845 1 published in the name of Rhodia Chimie.
Additional non-limiting examples include the monomers used in producing polymer latexes such as:
1) 100% or pure butylacrylate 2) Butylacrylate and butadiene mixtures with at least 20% (weight monomer ratio) of butylacrylate 253) Butylacrylate and less than 20% (weight monomer ratio) of other monomers excluding butadiene 4) Alkylacrylate with an alkyl carbon chain at or greater than C6 5) Alkylacrylate with an alkyl carbon chain at or greater than C6 and less than 50% (weight monomer ratio) of other monomers 306) A third monomer (less than 20% weight monomer ratio) added into monomer systems from 1) to 5) Cationic surfactants are another class of care actives useful in this invention.
Examples of cationic surfactants having the formula R4\ x Rl N\ Xo have been disclosed in US2005/0164905, wherein Ri and R2 are individually selected from the group consisting of Ct -C4 alkyl, Ci -C4 hydroxy alkyl, benzyl, and --(CõH2,,O),,H where x has a value from 2 to 5; and n has a value of 1-4; X is an anion;
R3 and R4 are each a C8 -C22 alkyl or (2) R3 is a C8 -C22 alkyl and R4 is selected from the group consisting of C, -Clo alkyl, Cl -Clo hydroxy alkyl, benzyl, --(CnH2rO),,H where x has a value from 2 to 5; and n has a value of 1-4.
Another preferred fabric care benefit agent is a fatty acid.
When deposited on fabrics, fatty acids or soaps thereof will provide fabric care (softness, shape retention) to laundry fabrics. Useful fatty acids (or soaps = alkali metal soaps such as the sodium, potassium, ammonium, and alkyl ammonium salts of fatty acids) are the higher fatty acids containing from about 8 to about 24 carbon atoms, more preferably from about 12 to about 18 carbon atoms. Soaps can be made by direct saponification of fats and oils or by the neutralization of free fatty acids. Particularly useful are the sodium and potassium salts of the mixtures of fatty acids derived from coconut oil and tallow, i.e., sodium or potassium tallow and coconut soap. Fatty acids can be from natural or synthetic origin, both saturated and unsaturated with linear or branched chains.
Detersive enzymes Suitable detersive enzymes for use herein include protease, amylase, lipase, cellulase, carbohydrase including mannanase and endoglucanase, and mixtures thereof.
Enzymes can be used at their art-taught levels, for example at levels recommended by suppliers 5 such as Novo and Genencor. Typical levels in the compositions are from about 0.0001 10 to about 5%. When enzymes are present, they can be used at very low levels, e.g., from about 0.001 % or lower, in certain embodiments of the invention; or they can be used in heavier-duty laundry detergent formulations in accordance with the invention at higher levels, e.g., about 0.1% and higher. In accordance with a preference of some consumers 10 for "non-biological" detergents, the present invention includes both enzyme-containing and enzyme-free embodiments.
Deposition Aid As used herein, "deposition aid" refers to any cationic polymer or combination 15 of cationic polymers that significantly enhance the deposition of the fabric care benefit agent onto the fabric during laundering. An effective deposition aid preferably has a strong binding capability with the water insoluble fabric care benefit agents via physical forces such as van der Waals forces or non-covalent chemical bonds such as hydrogen bonding and/or ionic bonding. It preferably has a very strong affinity to 20 natural textile fibers, particularly cotton fibers.
Preferably, the deposition aid is a cationic or amphoteric polymer. The amphoteric polymers of the present invention will also have a net cationic charge, i.e.;
the total cationic charges on these polymers will exceed the total anionic charge. The cationic charge density of the polymer ranges from about 0.05 milliequi'valents/g to about 6 milliequivalents/g. The charge density is calculated by dividing the number of net charge per repeating unit by the molecular weight of the repeating unit.
In *one embodiment, the charge density varies from about 0.1 milliequivants/g to about milliequivalents/g. The positive charges could be on the backbone of the polymers or the side chains of polymers.
Nonlimiting examples of deposition aids are cationic polysaccharides, chitosan and its derivatives and cationic synthetic polymers. More particularly preferred deposition aids are selected from the group consisting of cationic hydroxy ethyl cellulose, cationic starch, cationic guar derivatives and mixtures thereof.
Commercially available cellulose ethers of the Structural Formula I type include the JR
30M, JR 400, JR 125, LR 400 and LK 400 polymers, all of which are marketed byAmerchol Corporation , Edgewater NJ and Celquat H200 and Celquat L-200 available from National Starch and Chemical Company or Bridgewater, NJ.
Cationic starches are commercially available from National Starch and Chemical Company tinder the Trade Name Cato. Examples of cationic guar gums are Jaguar C13 and Jaguar Excel available from Rhodia, Inc of Cranburry NJ.
Nonlimiting examples of preferred polymers according to the present invention include copolymers comprising a) a cationic monomer selected from a group consisting N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylate, N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate, N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl acrylamide, N,N-dialkylaminoalkylmethacrylamide, their quaternized deriavtives, vinylamine and its derivatives, allylamine and its derivatives, vinyl imidazole, quatemized vinyl imidazole and diallyl dialkyl arnmonium chloride.
b) And a second monomer selected from a group consisting of acrylamide (AM), N,N-dialkyl acrylamide, methacrylamide, N,N-dialkylmethacrylamide, Cl-C12 alkyl acrylate, C l-C 12 hydroxyalkyl acrylate, C l-C l2 hydroxyetheralkyl acrylate, Cl-C12 alkyl methacrylate, Cl-C12 hydroxyalkyl methacrylate, vinyl acetate, vinyl alcohol, vinyl formamide, vinyl acetamide, vinyl alkyl ether, vinyl butyrate and derivatives and mixures thereof The most preferred polymers are poly(acrylamide-co-diallyldimethylammonium chloride), poly(acrylamide-methacry lamidopropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride), poly(acrylamide-co-N,N-dimethyl aminoethyl methacrylate), poly(acrylamide-co-N,N-dimethyl aminoethyl methacrylate), poly(hydroxyethylacrylate-co-dimethyl aminoethyl methacrylate), poly(hydroxpropylacrylate-co-dimethyl aminoethyl methacrylate), poly(hydroxpropylacrylate-co-methacrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium chloride).
Rheology Modifier In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the composition comprises a rheology modifier. The rheology modifier is selected from the group consisting of non-polymeric crystalline, hydroxy-functional materials, polymeric rheology modifiers which impart shear thinning characteristics to the aqueous liquid matrix of the composition. Such rheology modifiers are preferably those which impart to the aqueous liquid composition a high shear viscosity at 20 sec"I at 21 C of from I to 1500 cps and a viscosity at low shear (0.05 sec" at 21 C) of greater than 5000 cps. Viscosity according to the present invention is measured using an AR 550 rheometer from TA
instruments using a plate steel spindle at 40 mm diameter and a gap size of 500 m. The high shear viscosity at 20s"1 and low shear viscosity at 0.5-1 can be obtained from a logarithmic shear rate sweep from 0.1-1 to 25-1 in 3 minutes time at 21C. Crystalline, hydroxy-functional materials are rheology modifiers which form thread-like structuring systems throughout the matrix of the composition upon in situ crystallization in the matrix.
Polymeric rheology modifiers are preferably selected from polyacrylates, polymeric gums, other non-gum polysaccharides, and combinations of these polymeric materials.
Generally the rheology modifier will comprise from 0.01% to 1 'o by weight, preferably from 0.05% to 0.75% by weight, more preferably from 0.1% to 0.5% by weight, of the compositions herein.
The rheology modifier of the compositions of the present invention is used to provide a matrix that is "shear-thinning". A shear-thinning fluid is one with a viscosity which decreases as shear is applied to the fluid. Thus, at rest, i.e., during storage or shipping of the liquid detergent product, the liquid matrix of the composition should have a relatively high viscosity. When shear is applied to the composition, however, such as in the act of pouring or squeezing the composition from its container, the viscosity of the matrix should be lowered to the extent that dispensing of the fluid product is easily and readily accomplished.
Materials which form shear-thinning fluids when combined with water or other aqueous liquids are generally known in the art. Such materials can be selected for use in the compositions herein provided they can be used to form an aqueous liquid matrix having the rheological characteristics set forth hereinbefore.
One type of structuring agent which is especially useful in the compositions of the present invention comprises non-polymeric (except for conventional alkoxylation) , crystalline hydroxy-functional materials which can form thread-like structuring systems throughout the liquid matrix when they are crystallized within the matrix in situ. Such materials can be generally characterized as crystalline, hydroxyl-containing fatty acids, fatty esters or fatty waxes.
Specific examples of preferred crystalline, hydroxyl-containing rheology modifiers include castor oil and its derivatives. Especially preferred are hydrogenated castor oil derivatives such as hydrogenated castor oil and hydrogenated castor wax.
Commercially available, castor oil-based, crystalline, hydroxyl-containing rheology modifiers include THIXCIN from Rheox, Inc. (now Elementis).
Alternative commercially available materials that are suitable for use as crystalline, hydroxyl-containing rheology modifiers are those of Formula III
hereinbefore. An example of a rheology modifier of this type is 1,4-di-O-benzyl-D-Threitol in the R,R, and S,S forms and any mixtures, optically active or not.
These preferred crystalline, hydroxyl-containing rheology modifiers, and their incorporation into aqueous shear-thinning matrices, are described in greater detail in U.S. Patent No. 6,080,708 and in PCT Publication No. WO 02/40627.
Suitable polymeric rheology modifiers include those of the polyacrylate, polysaccharide or polysaccharide derivative type. Polysaccharide derivatives typically used as rheology modifiers comprise polymeric gum materials. Such gums include pectine, alginate, arabinogalactan (gum Arabic), carrageenan, gellan gum, xanthan gum and guar gum.
A further alternative and suitable rheology modifier is a combination of a solvent and a polycarboxylate polymer. More specifically the solvent is preferably an alkylene glycol. More preferably the solvent is dipropy glycol. Preferably the polycarboxylate polymer is a polyacrylate, polymethacrylate or mixtures thereof. The solvent is preferably present at a level of from 0.5 to 15%, preferably from 2 to 9% of the composition. The polycarboxylate polymer is preferably present at a level of from 0.1 to 10%, more preferably 2 to 5% of the composition. The solvent component preferably comprises a mixture of dipropyleneglycol and 1,2-propanediol.
The ratio of dipropyleneglycol to 1,2-propanediol is preferably 3:1 to 1:3, more preferably preferably 1:1. The polyacrylate is preferably a copolymer of unsaturated mono- or di-carbonic acid and 1-30C alkyl ester of the (meth) acrylic acid. In an other preferred embodiment the rheology modifier is a polyacrylate of unsaturated mono- or di-carbonic acid and 1-30C alkyl ester of the (meth) acrylic acid. Such copolymers are available from Noveon inc under the tradename Carbopol Aqua 30.
Builder The compositions of the present invention may optionally comprise a builder.
Suitable builders are discussed below:
Suitable polycarboxylate builders include cyclic compounds, particularly alicyclic compounds, such as those described in U.S. Patents 3,923,679;
3,835,163;
4,158,635; 4,120,874 and 4,102,903.
Other useful detergency builders include the ether hydroxypolycarboxylates, copoly-mers of maleic anhydride with ethylene or vinyl methyl ether, 1, 3, 5-trihydroxy benzene-2, 4, 6-trisulphonic acid, and carboxymethyloxysuccinic acid, the various alkali metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts of polyacetic acids such as ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid and nitrilotriacetic acid, as well as polycarboxylates such as mellitic acid, succinic acid, oxydisuccinic acid, polymaleic acid, benzene 1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid, carboxymethyloxysuccinic acid, and soluble salts thereof.
Citrate builders, e.g., citric acid and soluble salts thereof (particularly sodium salt), are polycarboxylate builders of particular importance for heavy duty liquid detergent formulations due to their availability from renewable resources and their biodegradability. Oxydisuccinates are also especially useful in such compositions and combinations.
Also suitable in the liquid compositions of the present invention are the 3,3-dicarboxy-4-oxa-1,6-hexanedioates and the related compounds disclosed in U.S.
Patent 4,566,984, Bush, issued January 28, 1986. Useful succinic acid builders include the C5-C20 alkyl and alkenyl succinic acids and salts thereof. A
particularly preferred compound of this type is dodecenylsuccinic acid. Specific examples of succinate builders incliude: laurylsuccinate, myristylsuccinate, palmitylsuccinate, 2-dodecenylsuccinate (preferred), 2-pentadecenylsuccinate, and the like.
Laurylsuccinates are the preferred builders of this group, and are described in EP-A-0 200 263, published November 5, 1986.
5 Specific examples of nitrogen-containing, phosphor-free aminocarboxylates include ethylene diamine disuccinic acid and salts thereof (ethylene diamine disuccinates, EDDS), ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid and salts thereof (ethylene diamine tetraacetates, EDTA), and diethylene triamine penta acetic acid and salts thereof (diethylene triamine penta acetates, DTPA).
10 Other suitable polycarboxylates are disclosed in U.S. Patent 4,144,226, Crutchfield et al, issued March 13, 1979 and in U.S. Patent 3,308,067, Diehl, issued March 7, 1967. See also Diehl U.S. Patent 3,723,322. Such materials include the water-soluble salts of homo-and copolymers of aliphatic carboxylic acids such as maleic acid, itaconic acid, mesaconic acid, fumaric acid, aconitic acid, citraconic acid 15 and methylenemalonic acid.
Bleach system Bleach system suitable for use herein contains one or more bleaching agents.
Nonlimiting examples of suitable bleaching agents are selected from the group 20 consisting of catalytic metal complexes, activated peroxygen sources, bleach activators, bleach boosters, photobleaches, bleaching enzymes, free radical initiators, and hyohalite bleaches.
Suitable activated peroxygen sources include, but are not limited to, preformed peracids, a hydrogen peroxide source in combination with a bleach activator, or a 25 mixture thereof. Suitable preformed peracids include, but are not limited to, compounds selected from the group consisting of percarboxylic acids and salts, percarbonic acids and salts, perimidic acids and salts, peroxymonosulfuric acids and salts, and mixtures thereof. Suitable sources of hydrogen peroxide include, but are not limited to, compounds selected from the group consisting of perborate compounds, percarbonate compounds, perphosphate compounds and mixtures thereof. Suitable types and levels of activated peroxygen sources are found in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,576,282, 6,306,812 and 6,326,348.
Perfume Perfumes are preferably incorporated into the detergent compositions of the present invention. The perfume ingredients may be premixed to form a perfume accord prior to adding to the detergent compositions of the present invention. As used herein, the term "perfume" encompasses individual perfume ingredients as well as perfume accords. More preferably the compositions of the present invention comprise perfume microcapsules. Perfume microcapsules comprise perfume raw materials encapsulated within a capsule made of materials selected from the group consisting of urea and formaldehyde, melamine and formaldehyde, phenol and formaldehyde, gelatine, polyurethane, polyamides, cellulose ethers, cellulose esters, polymethacrylate and mixtures thereof. Encapsulation techniques can be found in "Microencapsulation":
methods and industrial applications edited by Benita and Simon (marcel Dekker Inc 1996).
The level of perfume accord in the detergent composition is typically from about 0.0001% to about 2% or higher, e.g., to about 10%; preferably from about 0.0002% to about 0.8%, more preferably from about 0.003% to about 0.6%, most preferably from about 0.005% to about 0.5% by weight of the detergent composition.
The level of perfume ingredients in the perfume accord is typically from about 0.0001% (more preferably 0.01%) to about 99%, preferably from about 0.01% to about 50%, more preferably from about 0.2% to about 30%, even more preferably from about 1% to about 20%, most preferably from about 2% to about 10% by weight of the perfume accord. Exemplary perfume ingredients and perfume accords are disclosed in U.S. Pat. 5,445,747; U.S. Pat. 5,500,138; U.S. Pat. 5,531,910; U.S. Pat.
6,491,840; and U.S. Pat. 6,903,061.
Solvent system The solvent system in the present compositions can be a solvent system containing water alone or mixtures of organic solvents with water. Preferred organic solvents include 1,2-propanediol, ethanol, glycerol, dipropylene glycol, methyl propane diol and mixtures thereof. Other lower alcohols, CI-C4 alkanolamines such as monoethanolamine and triethanolamine, can also be used. Solvent systems can be absent, for example from anhydrous solid embodiments of the invention, but more typically are present at levels in the range of from about 0.1 % to about 98%, preferably at least about 10%
to about 95%, more usually from about 25% to about 75%.
Fabric substantive and Hueing Dye Dyes are conventionally defined as being acid, basic, reactive, disperse, direct, vat, sulphur or solvent dyes, etc. For the purposes of the present invention, direct dyes, acid dyes and reactive dyes are preferred, direct dyes are most preferred. Direct dye is a group of water-soluble dye taken up directly by fibers from an aqueous solution containing an electrolyte, presumably due to selective adsorption. In the Color Index system, directive dye refers to various planar, highly conjugated molecular structures that contain one or more anionic sulfonate group. Acid dye is a group of water soluble anionic dyes that is applied from an acidic solution. Reactive dye is a group of dyes containing reactive groups capable of forming covalent linkages with certain portions of the molecules of natural or synthetic fibers. From the chemical structure point of view, suitable fabric substantive dyes useful herein may be an azo compound, stilbenes, oxazines and phthalocyanines.
Suitable fabric substantive dyes for use herein include those listed in the Color Index as Direct Violet dyes, Direct Blue dyes, Acid Violet dyes and Acid Blue dyes.
In one preferred embodiment, the fabric substantive dye is an azo direct violet 99, also known as DV99 dye having the following formula:
NaO3S SO3Na \ {~ H
N
H
N
N~ \
OCHsNaO3S I
Hueing dyes may be present in the compositions of the present invention. Such dyes have been found to exhibit good tinting efficiency during a laundry wash cycle without exhibiting excessive undesirable build up during laundering. The hueing dye is preferably included in the laundry detergent composition in an amount sufficient to provide a tinting effect to fabric washed in a solution containing the detergent. In one embodiment, the composition comprises, by weight, from about 0.0001% to about 0.05%, more specifical ly from about 0.001 % to about 0.01 %, of the hueing dye.
Exemplary dyes which exhibit the combination of hueing efficiency and wash removal value according to the invention include certain triarylmethane blue and violet basic dyes as set forth in Table 2, methine blue and violet basic dyes as set forth in Table 3, anthraquinone dyes as set forth in Table 4, anthraquinone dyes basic blue 35 and basic blue 80, azo dyes basic blue 16, basic blue 65, basic blue 66 basic blue 67, basic blue 71, basic blue 159, basic violet 19, basic violet 35, basic violet 38, basic violet 48, oxazine dyes basic blue 3, basic blue 75, basic blue 95, basic blue 122, basic blue 124, basic blue 141, Nile blue A and xanthene dye basic violet 10, and mixtures thereof.
Other adjuncts Examples of other suitable cleaning adjunct materials include, but are not limited to, alkoxylated benzoic acids or salts thereof such as trimethoxy benzoic acid or a salt thereof (TMBA); enzyme stabilizing systems; chelants including aminocarboxylates, aminophosphonates, nitrogen-free phosphonates, and phosphorous-and carboxylate-free chelants; inorganic builders including inorganic builders such as zeolites and water-soluble organic builders such as polyacrylates, acrylate /
maleate copolymers and the likescavenging agents including fixing agents for anionic dyes, complexing agents for anionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof; effervescent systems comprising hydrogen peroxide and catalase; optical brighteners or fluorescers;
soil release polymers; dispersants; suds suppressors; dyes; colorants; filler salts such as sodium sulfate; hydrotropes such as toluenesulfonates, cumenesulfonates and naphthalenesulfonates; photoactivators; hydrolysable surfactants;
preservatives; anti-oxidants; anti-shrinkage agents; anti-wrinkle agents; germicides; fungicides;
color speckles; colored beads, spheres or extrudates; sunscreens; fluorinated compounds;
clays; luminescent agents or chemiluminescent agents; anti-corrosion and/or appliance protectant agents; alkalinity sources or other pH adjusting agents;
solubilizing agents;
processing aids; pigments; free radical scavengers, and mixtures thereof.
Suitable materials include those described in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,705,464, 5,710,115, 5,698,504, 5,695,679, 5,686,014 and 5,646,101. Mixtures of adjuncts - Mixtures of the above components can be made in any proportion.
Composition Preparation The compositions herein can generally be prepared by mixing the ingredients together and adding the pearlescent agent. If however a rheology modifier is used, it is preferred to first form a pre-mix within which the rheology modifier is dispersed in a portion of the water eventually used to comprise the compositions. This pre-mix is formed in such a way that it comprises a structured liquid.
To this structured pre-mix can then be added, while the pre-mix is under agitation, the surfactant(s) and essential laundry adjunct materials, along with water and whatever optional detergent composition adjuncts are to be used. Any convenient order of addition of these materials, or for that matter, simultaneous addition of these composition components, to the pre-mix can be carried out. The resulting combination of structured premix with the balance of the composition components forms the aqueous liquid matrix to which the pearlescent agent will be added.
In a particularly preferred embodiment wherein a crystalline, hydroyxl-containing structurant is utilized, the following steps can be used to activate the structurant:
1) A premix is formed by combining the crystalline, hydroxyl-stabilizing agent, preferably in an amount of from about 0.1% to about 5% by weight of the premix, with water which comprises at least 20% by weight of the premix, and one or more of the surfactants to be used in the composition, and optionally, any salts which are to be included in the detergent composition.
2) The pre-mix formed in Step 1) is heated to above the melting point of the crystalline, hydroxyl-containing structurant.
3) The heated pre-mix formed in Step 2) is cooled, while agitating the mixture, to ambient temperature such that a thread-like structuring system is formed within this mixture.
4) The rest of the detergent composition components are separately mixed in any 5 order along with the balance of the water, to thereby form a separate mix.
5) The structured pre-mix from Step 3 and the separate mix from Step 4 are then combined under agitation to form the structured aqueous liquid matrix into which the visibly distinct beads will be incorporated. .
EXAMPLES
Unitized Dose - Water soluble pouch examples are :
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White base composition Ex.1 2 Flagship WB 2inl WB
Active material in Wt.%
Glycerol (min 99) 5.3 7.8 1,2-propanediol 10.0 14.6 Citric Acid 0.5 -Monoethanolamine 10.0 7.6 Caustic soda - 1.1 Dequest 2010 1.1 -Potassium sulfite 0.2 0.2 Nonionic Marlipal C24E07 20.1 18.6 HLAS 24.6 24.4 Optical brightener FWA49 0.2 -Optical brightener FWA36 - 0.3 C 12-15 Fatty acid 16.4 19.9 Polymer Lutensit Z96 2.9 -Polyethyieneimine ethoxylate PEI600 E20 1.1 -MgC12 0.2 -Enzymes ppm ppm Water (added) 1.6 2.2 Total water (less than) 7.4 5.6 Example3:Use of pigments vs. EGDS
3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Active material in Wt.%
White base from Ex. 1 ad 100 100 100 100 100 -White base from Ex. 2 ad - - - - - 100 100 Perfume 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 Dyes ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm Silicone softener (PDMS) - - - - - 2.15 2.15 Biron Silver CO - - - 0.1 - - -Biron Liquid Silver (1) - - - - 0.1 - -TegoPearl N100 - 3 - - - - 3 TegoPearl N300 - - 3 - - - -Hydrogenated castor oil 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.23 0.23 Total water (less than) <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 Refractive index 1.4690 1.4638 Pearlescence grade (0 to 10)** 0 1 1 9 9 0 1 Pearlescence Grading Method An expert panel of 10 judges were asked to compare the present example samples with a range of samples having a graded pearlescent effect. 0 grade pearlescence is a composition showing no visible signs of pearlescence. 0 grade pearlescence is that produced by example 7.1.
The highest pearl effect possible, grade 10, is that produced by example 7.7. The reported grading number is the average score of the 10 panelists.
Example 4:
Use of various inorganic pigments 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.6 Active material in Wt.%
White base from Ex. 1 - - - - -White base from Ex. 2 ad 100 100 100 100 100 Perfume 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 Dyes ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm Silicone softener (PDMS) 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 Iriodin 1 I 1 Rutile Fine Satin 0.2 - - - -Iriodin 119 Polar White - 0.2 - - -Timiron SupersilkMP-1005 - - 0.2 - -Timiron Super Silver - - - 0.2 -Dichrona RY - - - - 0.2 Hydrogenated castor oil 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 Total water (less than) <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 D 0.99 < 50 m YES YES YES NO NO
Residues as defined by filtration method PASS PASS PASS FAIL FAIL
Consumer Acceptable level of residues Example 5-Impact of opacifier on turbidity 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Active material in Wt.%
White base from Ex. I - - - - - -White base from Ex. 2 ad 100 100 100 100 100 100 Perfume 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 Dyes ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm Silicone softener (PDMS) - - - - - -Opacifier Acusol Op. 301 - 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 Hydrogenated castor oil 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 Total water (less than) <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 Turbidity (NTU) 289 750 1729 1898 2514 2701 - Example 6-Impact of turbidity on pearlescence 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Active material in Wt.%
White base from Ex. 1 - - - - - -White base from Ex. 2 ad 100 100 100 100 100 100 Perfume 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 Dyes ppm ppm ppm ppm pgm ppm Opacifier Acusol Op. 301 - 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 Bironc8 Liquid Silver (1) 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 Hydrogenated castor oil 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 Total water (less than) <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 Pearlescence (grading) 7.3 6.8 4.9 2.6 2.1 1.6 Examnle 7:
Biron level study in clear matrix 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Active material in Wt.% ~
White base from Ex. 2 ad 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Perfume 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 Dyes ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm Biron Liquid Silver (1) - 0.02 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 Hydrogenated castor oil 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 Total water (iess than) <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 Pearlescence (grading) 0.0 5.4 6.7 8.3 9.0 - 9.0 10.0 =
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Biron levelstudy in opaque matrix 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Active material in Wt.%
White base from Ex. 2 ad 100 100 100 100 100 Perfume 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 Dyes ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm Opacifier Acusol Op. 301 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Biron Liquid Silver (1) - 0.02 0.05 0.1 0.2 Hydrogenated castor oil 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 Total water (less than) <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 Pearlescence (grading) 0.0 1.0 3.3 5.5 7.2 =
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Biron levelstudy in 2in1 formulawith silicone emulsion 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Active material in Wt.%
White base from Ex. 2 ad 100 100 100 100 100 100 Perfume 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 Dyes ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm Silicone softener (PDMS) 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 BironO Liquid Silver (1) - 0.02 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.3 Hydrogenated castor oil 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 Total water (less than) <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 Pearlescence (grading) 0.2 1.8 , 4.7 7.2 8.3 9.7 Level study on Biron LS in different liquid Unit Dose matrices (average of expert panel grading) 10.00 ------------------^---------------------- -----------------~~~
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Ingredient Wt% Wt%
C 12 Linear Alkylbenzene Sutfonate Na salt 10 10 C 12-15 alkyl poly ethoxylate (2) sulfate Na salt 10 10 C 12-14 alkyl polyethoxylate (9) 10 10 C12-18 Fatty acid Na salt 5.5 5.5 Citric acid 3 3 Dequest 2010 1 1 1,2 propanediol 4 0 Di propylene Glycol 4 8 Polycarboxylate (Carbopol Aqua 30) 3 3 Monoethanolamine 3 3 Mica Pearlescent agent 0.2 -Biron Silver CO - 0.2 Adjuncts <10 <10 Water Up to 100 Up to 100 t Dequest 2010: Hydroxyethylidene 1,1 diphosphonic acid Na salt (ex Solutia) 2 Prestige Silk Silver Star from Eckart Pigments (Particle size range: 5-25 m, average Particle Size 10 m, D0.99 29.70pm) 3 Biron Silver CO from Merck, 70% dispersion of bismuth oxychloride in castor oil 4 Adjuncts include perfume, enzymes, fabric softeners, suds suppressors, brightener, enzyme stabilizers & other optional ingredients
In one embodiment where the co-crystallizing agent is present, the composition comprises 1-5 wt% C12-C20 fatty acid, C12-C20 fatty alcohol, or mixtures thereof.
In another embodiment, the weight ratio between the organic pearlescent agent and the co-crystallizing agent ranges from about 3:1 to about 10:1, or from about 5:1 to about 20:1.
One of the widely 'employed methods to produce organic pearlescent agent containing compositions is a method using organic pearlescent materials that are solid at room temperature. These materials are heated to above their melting points and added to the preparation of composition; upon cooling, a pearlescent luster appears in the resulting composition. This method however can have disadvantages as the entire production batch must be heated to a temperature corresponding to the melting temperature of the pearleseent material, and uniform pearlescence in the product is tl achieved only by making a homogeneous molten mixture and applying well controlled cooling and stirring conditions.
An alternative, and preferred method of incorporating organic pearlescent agents into a composition is to use a pre-crystallized organic pearlescent dispersion. This method is known to those skilled in the art as "cold pearl". In this alternative method, the long chain fatty esters are melted, combined with a carrier mixture and recrystallized to an optimum particle size in a carrier. The carrier mixture typically comprises surfactant, preferably from 2-50% surfactant, and the balance of water and optional adjuncts. Pearlescent crystals of a defined size are obtainable by the proper choices of surfactant carrier mixture, mixing and cooling conditions. The process of making cold pearls are described on US patents US4,620,976, L7S4,654,163 (both assigned to Hoechest) and W02004/028676 (assigned to Huntsman International). A number of cold pearls are commercially available. These include trade names such as Stepan, Pearl-2 and Stepan Pearl 4 (produced by Stepan Company Northfield, IL), Mackpearl 202, Mackpearl 15-DS, Mackpearl DR-104, Mackpearl DR-106 (all produced by Mclntyre Group, Chicago, IL), Euperlan PK900 Benz-W and Euperlan PK 3000 AM
(produced by Cognis Corp). r A typical embodiment of the invention incorporating an organic pearlescent agent is a composition comprising from 0.1% to 5% by weight of composition of the organic pearlescent agent, from 0.5% to 10% by weight of the composition of a dispersing surfactant, and optionally, an effective amount of a co-crystallizing agent in a solvent system comprising water and optionally one or more organic solvents, in addition, from 5% to 40% by weight of the composition, of a detersive surfactant, and at least 0.01%, preferably at least 1% by weight of the composition, of one or more laundry adjunct materials such as perfume, fabric softener, enzyme, bleach, bleach activator, coupling agent, or combinations thereof.
The "effective amount" of co-crystallizing agent is the amount sufficient to produce the desired crystal size and size distribution of the pearlescent agents, under a given set processing parameters. In some embodiments, the amount of co-crystallizing agent ranges from 5 to 30 parts, per 100 weight parts organic pearlescent agent.
Suitable dispersing surfactants for cold pearls include alkyl sulfates, alkyl ether sulfates, and mixtures thereof, wherein the alkyl group is linear or branched alkyls. Typical examples include but are not limited to sodium lauryl sulfate and ammonium lauryl sulfate.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the composition comprises 20-65wt% water; 5-25 wt% sodium alkyl sulfate alkyl sulfate or alkyl ether sulfate dispersing surfactant; and 0.5-15 wt% ethylene glycol monostearate and ethylene glycol distearate in the weight ratio of 1:2 to 2:1.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the composition comprises 20-65 wt% water; 5-30 wt% sodium alkyl sulfate or alkyl ether sulfate dispersing surfactant; 5-30 wt% long chain fatty ester and 1-5 wt% C12-C22 fatty alcohol or fatty acid, wherein the weight ratio of long chain fatty ester to fatty alcohol and/or fatty acid ranges from about 5:1 to about 20:1, or from about 3:1 to about 10:1.
In another embodiment of the invention, the composition comprises' at least about 0.01 !0, preferably from about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of the composition of the pearlescent agents, an effective amount of the co-crystallizing agent and one or more of the following: a detersive surfactant; a fixing agent for anionic dyes; a solvent system comprising water and an organic solvent. This composition can further include other laundry and fabric care adjuncts.
Production Process for incorporating organic pearlescent agents:
The cold pearl is produced by heating the a carrier comprised of 2-50%
surfactant, balance water and other adjuncts to a temperature above the melting point of the organic pearlescent agent and co-crystallizing agent, typically from about 60-90 C, preferably about 75-80 C. The organic pearlescent agent and the co-crystallizing agent are added to the mixture and mixed for about 10 minutes to about 3 hours.
Optionally, the temperature is then raised to about 80-90 C. A high shear mill device may be used to produce the desired dispersion droplet size of the pearlescent agent.
The mixture is cooled down at a cooling rate of about 0.5-5 C/min.
Alternatively, cooling is carried out in a two-step process, which comprises an instantaneous cooling step by passing the mixture through a single pass heat exchanger and a slow cooling step wherein the mixture is cooled at a rate of about 0.5-5 C/min.
Crystallization of the pearlescent agent such as a long chain fatty ester starts when the temperature reaches about 50 C; the crystallization is evidenced by a substantial increase in the viscosity of the mixture: The mixture is cooled down to about 30 C and the stirring is stopped.
The resulting cold pearl precrystallised organic pearlescent dispersion can subsequently be incorporated into the liquid composition with stirring and without any externally applied heat. The resulting product has an attractive pearlescent appearance and is stable for months under typical storage conditions. In other words, the resulting product maintains its pearlescent appearance and the cold pearl does not exhibit separation or.stratification from the composition matrix for months.
Inorganic Pearlescent Agents :
Inorganic pearlescent agents include those selected from the group consisting of mica, metal oxide coated mica, silica coated mica, bismuth oxychloride coated mica, bismuth oxychloride, myristyl myristate, glass, metal oxide coated glass, guanine, glitter (polyester or metallic) and mixtures thereof.
Suitable micas includes muscovite or potassium aluminum hydroxide fluoride.
The platelets of mica are preferably coated with a thin layer of metal oxide.
Preferred metal oxides are selected from the group consisting of rutile, titanium dioxide, ferric oxide, tin oxide, alumina and mixtures thereof. The crystalline pearlescent layer is formed by calcining mica coated with a metal oxide at about 732 C. The heat creates an inert pigment that is insoluble in resins, has a stable color, and withstands the thermal stress of subsequent processing Color in these peariescent agents develops through interference between light rays reflecting at specular angles from the top and bottom surfaces of the metal-oxide layer. The agents lose color intensity as viewing angle shifts to non-specular angles and gives it the peariscent appearance.
More preferably inorganic pearlescent agents are selected from the group consisting of mica and bismuth oxychloride and mixtures thereof. Most preferably inorganic pearlescent agents are mica. Commercially available suitable inorganic peariescent agents are available from Merck under the tradenames Iriodin, Biron, Xirona, Timiron Colorona , Dichrona, Candurin and Ronastar. Other commercially available in.organic pearlescent agent are available from BASF (Engelhard, Mearl) under tradenames Biju, Bi-Lite, Chroma-Lite, Pearl-Glo, Mearlite and Eckart under the tradenames Prestige Soft Silver and Prestige Silk Silver Star.
Organic pearlescent agent such as ethylene glycol mono stearate and ethylene glycol distearate provide pearlescence, but only when the composition is in motion.
Hence only when the composition is poured will the composition exhibit pearlescence.
Inorganic pearlescent materials are preferred as the provide both dynamic and static pearlescence. By dynamic pearlescence it is meant that the composition exhibits a pearlescent effect when the composition is in motion. By static pearlescence it is meant that the composition exhibits pearlescence when the composition is static.
Inorganic pearlescent agents are available as a powder, or as a slurry of the powder in an appropriate suspending agent. Suitable suspending agents include ethylhexyl hydroxystearate, hydrogenated castor oil. The powder or slurry of the powder can be added to the composition without the need for any additional process steps.
Optional Composition Ingredients The liquid compositions of the present invention may comprise other ingredients selected from the list of optional ingredients set out below. Unless specified herein below, an "effective amount" of a particular laundry adjunct is preferably from 0.01%, more preferably from 0.1%, even more preferably from 1% to 20%, more preferably to 15%, even more preferably to 10%, still even more preferably to 7%, most preferably to 5% by weight of the detergent compositions.
Surfactants or Detersive Surfactants The compositions of the present invention may comprise from about 1% to 80% by weight of a surfactant. Preferably such compositions comprise from about 5% to 50%
by weight of surfactant. Surfactants of the present invention may be used in 2 ways.
Firstly they may be used as a dispersing agent for the cold pearl organic pearlescent agents as described above. Secondly they may be used as detersive surfactants for soil suspension purposes.
Detersive surfactants utilized can be of the anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic, ampholytic 5 or cationic type or can comprise compatible mixtures of these types. More preferably surfactants are selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, cationic surfactants and mixtures thereof. Preferably the compositions are substantially free of betaine surfactants. Detergent surfactants useful herein are described in U.S.
Patent 3,664,961, Norris, issued May 23, 1972, U.S. Patent 3,919,678, Laughlin et al., issued 10 December 30, 1975, U.S. Patent 4,222,905, Cockrell, issued September 16, 1980, and in U.S. Patent 4,239,659, Murphy, issued December 16, 1980. Anionic and nonionic surfactants are preferred.
Useful anionic surfactants can themselves be of several different types. For example, 15 'water-soluble salts of the higher fatty acids, i.e., "soaps", are useful anionic surfactants in the compositions herein. This includes alkali metal soaps such as the sodium, potassium, ammonium, and alkyl ammonium salts of higher fatty acids containing from about 8 to about 24 carbon atoms, and preferably from about 12 to about 18 carbon atoms. Soaps can be made by direct saponification of fats and oils or by the neutralization of free fatty acids. Particularly useful are the sodium and potassium salts of the mixtures of fatty acids derived from coconut oil and tallow, i.e., sodium or potassium tallow and coconut soap.
Additional non-soap anionic surfactants which are suitable for use herein include the water-soluble salts, preferably the alkali metal, and ammonium salts, of organic sulfuric reaction products having in their molecular structure an alkyl group containing from about 10 to about 20 carbon atoms and a sulfonic acid or sulfuric acid ester group.
(Included in the term "alkyl" is the alkyl portion of acyl groups.) Examples of this group of synthetic surfactants are a) the sodium, potassium and ammonium alkyl sulfates, especially those obtained by sulfating the higher alcohols (C$-C18 carbon atoms) such as those produced by reducing the glycerides of tallow or coconut oil; b) the sodium, potassium and ammonium alkyl polyethoxylate sulfates, particularly those in which the alkyl group contains from 10 to 22, preferably from 12 to 18 carbon atoms, and wherein the polyethoxylate chain contains from I to 15, preferably I to 6 ethoxylate moieties; and c) the sodium and potassium alkylbenzene sulfonates in which the alkyl group contains from about 9 to about 15 carbon atoms, in straight chain or branched chain configuration, e.g., those of the type described in U.S. Patents 2,220,099 and 2,477,383. Especially valuable are linear straight chain alkylbenzene sulfonates in which the average number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group is from about 11 to 13, abbreviated as C11-C13 LAS.
Preferred nonionic surfactants are those of the formula R1(OC2H4)nOH, wherein R' is a Cio-C16 alkyl group or a C$-CiZ alkyl phenyl group, and n is from 3 to about 80.
Particularly preferred are condensation products of C12-Cls alcohols with from about 5 to about 20 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol, e.g., C12-C13 alcohol condensed with about 6.5 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol.
Fabric Care Benefit Agent A preferred optional ingredient of the present composition is a fabric care benefit agent.
As used herein, "fabric care benefit agent" refers to any material that can provide fabric care benefits such as fabric softening, color protection, pill/fuzz reduction, anti-abrasion, anti-wrinkle, and the like to garments and fabrics, particularly on cotton and cotton-rich garments and fabrics, when an adequate amount of the material is present on the garment/fabric. Non-limiting examples of fabric care benefit agents include cationic surfactants, silicones, polyolefin waxes, latexes, oily sugar derivatives, cationic polysaccharides, polyurethanes and mixtures thereof.
Fabric care benefit agents , when present in the preferred compositions of the invention, are suitably at levels of up to about 30% by weight of the composition, more typically from about 1% to about 20%, preferably from about 2% to about 10% in certain embodiments.
For the purposes of the present invention, silicone derivatives are any silicone materials which can deliver fabric care benefits and can be incorporated in liquid treatment compositions as emulsions, latexes, dispersions, suspensions and the like with suitable surfactants before formulation of the laundry products. Suitable silicones include silicone fluids such as poly(di)alkyl siloxanes, especially polydimethyl siloxanes and cyclic silicones. The polydimethylsiloxane derivatives of the present invention include, but are not limited to organofunctional silicones. One embodiment of functional silicone are the ABn type silicones disclosed in US 6,903,061B2, US 6,833,344 and WO-02/018528. Commercially available examples of these silicones are Waro and Silsoft 843, both sold by GE Silicones, Wilton, CT.
Examples of functionalized silicones included in the present invention are silicone polyethers, alkyl silicones, phenyt silicones, aminosillicones, silicone resins, silicone mercaptans, cationic silicones and the like.
Functionalized silicones or copolymers with one or more different types of functional groups such as amino, alkoxy, alkyl, phenyl, polyether, acrylate, silicon hydride, mercaptoproyl, carboxylic acid, quaternized nitrogen. Non-limiting examples of commercially available siliconea include SM2125, Silwet 7622, commercially available from GE Silicones, and DC8822 and PP-5495, and DC-5562, all' of which are commercially available from Dow Corning. Other examples include KF-888, KF-889, both of which are available from Shin Etsu Silicones, Akron, OH; Ultrasil SW-12, Ultrasil DW-18, Ultrasil DW-AV, Ultrasilg Q-Plus, Ultrasil Ca-l, Ultrasil CA-2, Ultrasil SA-1 and Ultrasil PE-100 all available from Noveon Inc., Cleveland, OH.
Additional non-limiting examples include Pecosil CA-20, Pecosil SM-40, Pecosil(O
PAN-150 available from Phoenix Chemical Inc., of Somerville.
The oily sugar derivatives suitable for use in the present invention are taught in WO 98/16538. In context of the present invention, the initials CPE or RSE
stand for a cyclic polyol derivatives or a reduced saccharide derivative respectively which result from 35% to 100% of the hydroxyl group of the cyclic polyol or reduced saccharide being esterified and/or etherified and in which at least two or more ester or ether groups are independently attached to a C8 to C22 alkyl or alkenyl chain. Especially preferred are the CPEs and RSEs from monosaccharides and disaccharides. Examples of monosaccharides include xylose, arabinose, galactose, fructose, and glucose.
Example of reduced saccharide is sorbitan. Examples of disaccharides are sucrose, lactose, maltose and cellobiose. Sucrose is especially preferred.
Particularly preferred are sucrose esters with 4 or more ester groups. These are commercially available under the trade name Olean from Procter and Gamble Company, Cincinnati OH.
All dispersible polyolefins that provide fabric care benefits can be used as the water insoluble fabric care benefit agents according to the present invention.
The polyolefins can be in the form of waxes, emulsions, dispersions or suspensions.
Preferably, the polyolefin is a polyethylene, polypropylene, or a mixture thereof. The polyolefin may be at least partially modified to contain various functional groups, such as carboxyl, alkylamide, sulfonic acid or amide groups. More preferably, the poly(lefin employed in the present invention is at least partially carboxyl modified or, in other words, oxidized. In particular, oxidized or carboxyl modified polyethylene is preferred in the compositions of the present invention.
Polymer latex is typically made by an emulsion polymerization process which includes one or more monomers, one or more emulsifiers, an initiator, and other components familiar to those of ordinary skill in the art. All polymer latexes that provide fabric care benefits can be used as water insoluble fabric care benefit agents of the present invention. Non-limiting examples of suitable polymer latexes include those disclosed in WO 02/0 1 845 1 published in the name of Rhodia Chimie.
Additional non-limiting examples include the monomers used in producing polymer latexes such as:
1) 100% or pure butylacrylate 2) Butylacrylate and butadiene mixtures with at least 20% (weight monomer ratio) of butylacrylate 253) Butylacrylate and less than 20% (weight monomer ratio) of other monomers excluding butadiene 4) Alkylacrylate with an alkyl carbon chain at or greater than C6 5) Alkylacrylate with an alkyl carbon chain at or greater than C6 and less than 50% (weight monomer ratio) of other monomers 306) A third monomer (less than 20% weight monomer ratio) added into monomer systems from 1) to 5) Cationic surfactants are another class of care actives useful in this invention.
Examples of cationic surfactants having the formula R4\ x Rl N\ Xo have been disclosed in US2005/0164905, wherein Ri and R2 are individually selected from the group consisting of Ct -C4 alkyl, Ci -C4 hydroxy alkyl, benzyl, and --(CõH2,,O),,H where x has a value from 2 to 5; and n has a value of 1-4; X is an anion;
R3 and R4 are each a C8 -C22 alkyl or (2) R3 is a C8 -C22 alkyl and R4 is selected from the group consisting of C, -Clo alkyl, Cl -Clo hydroxy alkyl, benzyl, --(CnH2rO),,H where x has a value from 2 to 5; and n has a value of 1-4.
Another preferred fabric care benefit agent is a fatty acid.
When deposited on fabrics, fatty acids or soaps thereof will provide fabric care (softness, shape retention) to laundry fabrics. Useful fatty acids (or soaps = alkali metal soaps such as the sodium, potassium, ammonium, and alkyl ammonium salts of fatty acids) are the higher fatty acids containing from about 8 to about 24 carbon atoms, more preferably from about 12 to about 18 carbon atoms. Soaps can be made by direct saponification of fats and oils or by the neutralization of free fatty acids. Particularly useful are the sodium and potassium salts of the mixtures of fatty acids derived from coconut oil and tallow, i.e., sodium or potassium tallow and coconut soap. Fatty acids can be from natural or synthetic origin, both saturated and unsaturated with linear or branched chains.
Detersive enzymes Suitable detersive enzymes for use herein include protease, amylase, lipase, cellulase, carbohydrase including mannanase and endoglucanase, and mixtures thereof.
Enzymes can be used at their art-taught levels, for example at levels recommended by suppliers 5 such as Novo and Genencor. Typical levels in the compositions are from about 0.0001 10 to about 5%. When enzymes are present, they can be used at very low levels, e.g., from about 0.001 % or lower, in certain embodiments of the invention; or they can be used in heavier-duty laundry detergent formulations in accordance with the invention at higher levels, e.g., about 0.1% and higher. In accordance with a preference of some consumers 10 for "non-biological" detergents, the present invention includes both enzyme-containing and enzyme-free embodiments.
Deposition Aid As used herein, "deposition aid" refers to any cationic polymer or combination 15 of cationic polymers that significantly enhance the deposition of the fabric care benefit agent onto the fabric during laundering. An effective deposition aid preferably has a strong binding capability with the water insoluble fabric care benefit agents via physical forces such as van der Waals forces or non-covalent chemical bonds such as hydrogen bonding and/or ionic bonding. It preferably has a very strong affinity to 20 natural textile fibers, particularly cotton fibers.
Preferably, the deposition aid is a cationic or amphoteric polymer. The amphoteric polymers of the present invention will also have a net cationic charge, i.e.;
the total cationic charges on these polymers will exceed the total anionic charge. The cationic charge density of the polymer ranges from about 0.05 milliequi'valents/g to about 6 milliequivalents/g. The charge density is calculated by dividing the number of net charge per repeating unit by the molecular weight of the repeating unit.
In *one embodiment, the charge density varies from about 0.1 milliequivants/g to about milliequivalents/g. The positive charges could be on the backbone of the polymers or the side chains of polymers.
Nonlimiting examples of deposition aids are cationic polysaccharides, chitosan and its derivatives and cationic synthetic polymers. More particularly preferred deposition aids are selected from the group consisting of cationic hydroxy ethyl cellulose, cationic starch, cationic guar derivatives and mixtures thereof.
Commercially available cellulose ethers of the Structural Formula I type include the JR
30M, JR 400, JR 125, LR 400 and LK 400 polymers, all of which are marketed byAmerchol Corporation , Edgewater NJ and Celquat H200 and Celquat L-200 available from National Starch and Chemical Company or Bridgewater, NJ.
Cationic starches are commercially available from National Starch and Chemical Company tinder the Trade Name Cato. Examples of cationic guar gums are Jaguar C13 and Jaguar Excel available from Rhodia, Inc of Cranburry NJ.
Nonlimiting examples of preferred polymers according to the present invention include copolymers comprising a) a cationic monomer selected from a group consisting N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylate, N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate, N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl acrylamide, N,N-dialkylaminoalkylmethacrylamide, their quaternized deriavtives, vinylamine and its derivatives, allylamine and its derivatives, vinyl imidazole, quatemized vinyl imidazole and diallyl dialkyl arnmonium chloride.
b) And a second monomer selected from a group consisting of acrylamide (AM), N,N-dialkyl acrylamide, methacrylamide, N,N-dialkylmethacrylamide, Cl-C12 alkyl acrylate, C l-C 12 hydroxyalkyl acrylate, C l-C l2 hydroxyetheralkyl acrylate, Cl-C12 alkyl methacrylate, Cl-C12 hydroxyalkyl methacrylate, vinyl acetate, vinyl alcohol, vinyl formamide, vinyl acetamide, vinyl alkyl ether, vinyl butyrate and derivatives and mixures thereof The most preferred polymers are poly(acrylamide-co-diallyldimethylammonium chloride), poly(acrylamide-methacry lamidopropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride), poly(acrylamide-co-N,N-dimethyl aminoethyl methacrylate), poly(acrylamide-co-N,N-dimethyl aminoethyl methacrylate), poly(hydroxyethylacrylate-co-dimethyl aminoethyl methacrylate), poly(hydroxpropylacrylate-co-dimethyl aminoethyl methacrylate), poly(hydroxpropylacrylate-co-methacrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium chloride).
Rheology Modifier In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the composition comprises a rheology modifier. The rheology modifier is selected from the group consisting of non-polymeric crystalline, hydroxy-functional materials, polymeric rheology modifiers which impart shear thinning characteristics to the aqueous liquid matrix of the composition. Such rheology modifiers are preferably those which impart to the aqueous liquid composition a high shear viscosity at 20 sec"I at 21 C of from I to 1500 cps and a viscosity at low shear (0.05 sec" at 21 C) of greater than 5000 cps. Viscosity according to the present invention is measured using an AR 550 rheometer from TA
instruments using a plate steel spindle at 40 mm diameter and a gap size of 500 m. The high shear viscosity at 20s"1 and low shear viscosity at 0.5-1 can be obtained from a logarithmic shear rate sweep from 0.1-1 to 25-1 in 3 minutes time at 21C. Crystalline, hydroxy-functional materials are rheology modifiers which form thread-like structuring systems throughout the matrix of the composition upon in situ crystallization in the matrix.
Polymeric rheology modifiers are preferably selected from polyacrylates, polymeric gums, other non-gum polysaccharides, and combinations of these polymeric materials.
Generally the rheology modifier will comprise from 0.01% to 1 'o by weight, preferably from 0.05% to 0.75% by weight, more preferably from 0.1% to 0.5% by weight, of the compositions herein.
The rheology modifier of the compositions of the present invention is used to provide a matrix that is "shear-thinning". A shear-thinning fluid is one with a viscosity which decreases as shear is applied to the fluid. Thus, at rest, i.e., during storage or shipping of the liquid detergent product, the liquid matrix of the composition should have a relatively high viscosity. When shear is applied to the composition, however, such as in the act of pouring or squeezing the composition from its container, the viscosity of the matrix should be lowered to the extent that dispensing of the fluid product is easily and readily accomplished.
Materials which form shear-thinning fluids when combined with water or other aqueous liquids are generally known in the art. Such materials can be selected for use in the compositions herein provided they can be used to form an aqueous liquid matrix having the rheological characteristics set forth hereinbefore.
One type of structuring agent which is especially useful in the compositions of the present invention comprises non-polymeric (except for conventional alkoxylation) , crystalline hydroxy-functional materials which can form thread-like structuring systems throughout the liquid matrix when they are crystallized within the matrix in situ. Such materials can be generally characterized as crystalline, hydroxyl-containing fatty acids, fatty esters or fatty waxes.
Specific examples of preferred crystalline, hydroxyl-containing rheology modifiers include castor oil and its derivatives. Especially preferred are hydrogenated castor oil derivatives such as hydrogenated castor oil and hydrogenated castor wax.
Commercially available, castor oil-based, crystalline, hydroxyl-containing rheology modifiers include THIXCIN from Rheox, Inc. (now Elementis).
Alternative commercially available materials that are suitable for use as crystalline, hydroxyl-containing rheology modifiers are those of Formula III
hereinbefore. An example of a rheology modifier of this type is 1,4-di-O-benzyl-D-Threitol in the R,R, and S,S forms and any mixtures, optically active or not.
These preferred crystalline, hydroxyl-containing rheology modifiers, and their incorporation into aqueous shear-thinning matrices, are described in greater detail in U.S. Patent No. 6,080,708 and in PCT Publication No. WO 02/40627.
Suitable polymeric rheology modifiers include those of the polyacrylate, polysaccharide or polysaccharide derivative type. Polysaccharide derivatives typically used as rheology modifiers comprise polymeric gum materials. Such gums include pectine, alginate, arabinogalactan (gum Arabic), carrageenan, gellan gum, xanthan gum and guar gum.
A further alternative and suitable rheology modifier is a combination of a solvent and a polycarboxylate polymer. More specifically the solvent is preferably an alkylene glycol. More preferably the solvent is dipropy glycol. Preferably the polycarboxylate polymer is a polyacrylate, polymethacrylate or mixtures thereof. The solvent is preferably present at a level of from 0.5 to 15%, preferably from 2 to 9% of the composition. The polycarboxylate polymer is preferably present at a level of from 0.1 to 10%, more preferably 2 to 5% of the composition. The solvent component preferably comprises a mixture of dipropyleneglycol and 1,2-propanediol.
The ratio of dipropyleneglycol to 1,2-propanediol is preferably 3:1 to 1:3, more preferably preferably 1:1. The polyacrylate is preferably a copolymer of unsaturated mono- or di-carbonic acid and 1-30C alkyl ester of the (meth) acrylic acid. In an other preferred embodiment the rheology modifier is a polyacrylate of unsaturated mono- or di-carbonic acid and 1-30C alkyl ester of the (meth) acrylic acid. Such copolymers are available from Noveon inc under the tradename Carbopol Aqua 30.
Builder The compositions of the present invention may optionally comprise a builder.
Suitable builders are discussed below:
Suitable polycarboxylate builders include cyclic compounds, particularly alicyclic compounds, such as those described in U.S. Patents 3,923,679;
3,835,163;
4,158,635; 4,120,874 and 4,102,903.
Other useful detergency builders include the ether hydroxypolycarboxylates, copoly-mers of maleic anhydride with ethylene or vinyl methyl ether, 1, 3, 5-trihydroxy benzene-2, 4, 6-trisulphonic acid, and carboxymethyloxysuccinic acid, the various alkali metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts of polyacetic acids such as ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid and nitrilotriacetic acid, as well as polycarboxylates such as mellitic acid, succinic acid, oxydisuccinic acid, polymaleic acid, benzene 1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid, carboxymethyloxysuccinic acid, and soluble salts thereof.
Citrate builders, e.g., citric acid and soluble salts thereof (particularly sodium salt), are polycarboxylate builders of particular importance for heavy duty liquid detergent formulations due to their availability from renewable resources and their biodegradability. Oxydisuccinates are also especially useful in such compositions and combinations.
Also suitable in the liquid compositions of the present invention are the 3,3-dicarboxy-4-oxa-1,6-hexanedioates and the related compounds disclosed in U.S.
Patent 4,566,984, Bush, issued January 28, 1986. Useful succinic acid builders include the C5-C20 alkyl and alkenyl succinic acids and salts thereof. A
particularly preferred compound of this type is dodecenylsuccinic acid. Specific examples of succinate builders incliude: laurylsuccinate, myristylsuccinate, palmitylsuccinate, 2-dodecenylsuccinate (preferred), 2-pentadecenylsuccinate, and the like.
Laurylsuccinates are the preferred builders of this group, and are described in EP-A-0 200 263, published November 5, 1986.
5 Specific examples of nitrogen-containing, phosphor-free aminocarboxylates include ethylene diamine disuccinic acid and salts thereof (ethylene diamine disuccinates, EDDS), ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid and salts thereof (ethylene diamine tetraacetates, EDTA), and diethylene triamine penta acetic acid and salts thereof (diethylene triamine penta acetates, DTPA).
10 Other suitable polycarboxylates are disclosed in U.S. Patent 4,144,226, Crutchfield et al, issued March 13, 1979 and in U.S. Patent 3,308,067, Diehl, issued March 7, 1967. See also Diehl U.S. Patent 3,723,322. Such materials include the water-soluble salts of homo-and copolymers of aliphatic carboxylic acids such as maleic acid, itaconic acid, mesaconic acid, fumaric acid, aconitic acid, citraconic acid 15 and methylenemalonic acid.
Bleach system Bleach system suitable for use herein contains one or more bleaching agents.
Nonlimiting examples of suitable bleaching agents are selected from the group 20 consisting of catalytic metal complexes, activated peroxygen sources, bleach activators, bleach boosters, photobleaches, bleaching enzymes, free radical initiators, and hyohalite bleaches.
Suitable activated peroxygen sources include, but are not limited to, preformed peracids, a hydrogen peroxide source in combination with a bleach activator, or a 25 mixture thereof. Suitable preformed peracids include, but are not limited to, compounds selected from the group consisting of percarboxylic acids and salts, percarbonic acids and salts, perimidic acids and salts, peroxymonosulfuric acids and salts, and mixtures thereof. Suitable sources of hydrogen peroxide include, but are not limited to, compounds selected from the group consisting of perborate compounds, percarbonate compounds, perphosphate compounds and mixtures thereof. Suitable types and levels of activated peroxygen sources are found in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,576,282, 6,306,812 and 6,326,348.
Perfume Perfumes are preferably incorporated into the detergent compositions of the present invention. The perfume ingredients may be premixed to form a perfume accord prior to adding to the detergent compositions of the present invention. As used herein, the term "perfume" encompasses individual perfume ingredients as well as perfume accords. More preferably the compositions of the present invention comprise perfume microcapsules. Perfume microcapsules comprise perfume raw materials encapsulated within a capsule made of materials selected from the group consisting of urea and formaldehyde, melamine and formaldehyde, phenol and formaldehyde, gelatine, polyurethane, polyamides, cellulose ethers, cellulose esters, polymethacrylate and mixtures thereof. Encapsulation techniques can be found in "Microencapsulation":
methods and industrial applications edited by Benita and Simon (marcel Dekker Inc 1996).
The level of perfume accord in the detergent composition is typically from about 0.0001% to about 2% or higher, e.g., to about 10%; preferably from about 0.0002% to about 0.8%, more preferably from about 0.003% to about 0.6%, most preferably from about 0.005% to about 0.5% by weight of the detergent composition.
The level of perfume ingredients in the perfume accord is typically from about 0.0001% (more preferably 0.01%) to about 99%, preferably from about 0.01% to about 50%, more preferably from about 0.2% to about 30%, even more preferably from about 1% to about 20%, most preferably from about 2% to about 10% by weight of the perfume accord. Exemplary perfume ingredients and perfume accords are disclosed in U.S. Pat. 5,445,747; U.S. Pat. 5,500,138; U.S. Pat. 5,531,910; U.S. Pat.
6,491,840; and U.S. Pat. 6,903,061.
Solvent system The solvent system in the present compositions can be a solvent system containing water alone or mixtures of organic solvents with water. Preferred organic solvents include 1,2-propanediol, ethanol, glycerol, dipropylene glycol, methyl propane diol and mixtures thereof. Other lower alcohols, CI-C4 alkanolamines such as monoethanolamine and triethanolamine, can also be used. Solvent systems can be absent, for example from anhydrous solid embodiments of the invention, but more typically are present at levels in the range of from about 0.1 % to about 98%, preferably at least about 10%
to about 95%, more usually from about 25% to about 75%.
Fabric substantive and Hueing Dye Dyes are conventionally defined as being acid, basic, reactive, disperse, direct, vat, sulphur or solvent dyes, etc. For the purposes of the present invention, direct dyes, acid dyes and reactive dyes are preferred, direct dyes are most preferred. Direct dye is a group of water-soluble dye taken up directly by fibers from an aqueous solution containing an electrolyte, presumably due to selective adsorption. In the Color Index system, directive dye refers to various planar, highly conjugated molecular structures that contain one or more anionic sulfonate group. Acid dye is a group of water soluble anionic dyes that is applied from an acidic solution. Reactive dye is a group of dyes containing reactive groups capable of forming covalent linkages with certain portions of the molecules of natural or synthetic fibers. From the chemical structure point of view, suitable fabric substantive dyes useful herein may be an azo compound, stilbenes, oxazines and phthalocyanines.
Suitable fabric substantive dyes for use herein include those listed in the Color Index as Direct Violet dyes, Direct Blue dyes, Acid Violet dyes and Acid Blue dyes.
In one preferred embodiment, the fabric substantive dye is an azo direct violet 99, also known as DV99 dye having the following formula:
NaO3S SO3Na \ {~ H
N
H
N
N~ \
OCHsNaO3S I
Hueing dyes may be present in the compositions of the present invention. Such dyes have been found to exhibit good tinting efficiency during a laundry wash cycle without exhibiting excessive undesirable build up during laundering. The hueing dye is preferably included in the laundry detergent composition in an amount sufficient to provide a tinting effect to fabric washed in a solution containing the detergent. In one embodiment, the composition comprises, by weight, from about 0.0001% to about 0.05%, more specifical ly from about 0.001 % to about 0.01 %, of the hueing dye.
Exemplary dyes which exhibit the combination of hueing efficiency and wash removal value according to the invention include certain triarylmethane blue and violet basic dyes as set forth in Table 2, methine blue and violet basic dyes as set forth in Table 3, anthraquinone dyes as set forth in Table 4, anthraquinone dyes basic blue 35 and basic blue 80, azo dyes basic blue 16, basic blue 65, basic blue 66 basic blue 67, basic blue 71, basic blue 159, basic violet 19, basic violet 35, basic violet 38, basic violet 48, oxazine dyes basic blue 3, basic blue 75, basic blue 95, basic blue 122, basic blue 124, basic blue 141, Nile blue A and xanthene dye basic violet 10, and mixtures thereof.
Other adjuncts Examples of other suitable cleaning adjunct materials include, but are not limited to, alkoxylated benzoic acids or salts thereof such as trimethoxy benzoic acid or a salt thereof (TMBA); enzyme stabilizing systems; chelants including aminocarboxylates, aminophosphonates, nitrogen-free phosphonates, and phosphorous-and carboxylate-free chelants; inorganic builders including inorganic builders such as zeolites and water-soluble organic builders such as polyacrylates, acrylate /
maleate copolymers and the likescavenging agents including fixing agents for anionic dyes, complexing agents for anionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof; effervescent systems comprising hydrogen peroxide and catalase; optical brighteners or fluorescers;
soil release polymers; dispersants; suds suppressors; dyes; colorants; filler salts such as sodium sulfate; hydrotropes such as toluenesulfonates, cumenesulfonates and naphthalenesulfonates; photoactivators; hydrolysable surfactants;
preservatives; anti-oxidants; anti-shrinkage agents; anti-wrinkle agents; germicides; fungicides;
color speckles; colored beads, spheres or extrudates; sunscreens; fluorinated compounds;
clays; luminescent agents or chemiluminescent agents; anti-corrosion and/or appliance protectant agents; alkalinity sources or other pH adjusting agents;
solubilizing agents;
processing aids; pigments; free radical scavengers, and mixtures thereof.
Suitable materials include those described in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,705,464, 5,710,115, 5,698,504, 5,695,679, 5,686,014 and 5,646,101. Mixtures of adjuncts - Mixtures of the above components can be made in any proportion.
Composition Preparation The compositions herein can generally be prepared by mixing the ingredients together and adding the pearlescent agent. If however a rheology modifier is used, it is preferred to first form a pre-mix within which the rheology modifier is dispersed in a portion of the water eventually used to comprise the compositions. This pre-mix is formed in such a way that it comprises a structured liquid.
To this structured pre-mix can then be added, while the pre-mix is under agitation, the surfactant(s) and essential laundry adjunct materials, along with water and whatever optional detergent composition adjuncts are to be used. Any convenient order of addition of these materials, or for that matter, simultaneous addition of these composition components, to the pre-mix can be carried out. The resulting combination of structured premix with the balance of the composition components forms the aqueous liquid matrix to which the pearlescent agent will be added.
In a particularly preferred embodiment wherein a crystalline, hydroyxl-containing structurant is utilized, the following steps can be used to activate the structurant:
1) A premix is formed by combining the crystalline, hydroxyl-stabilizing agent, preferably in an amount of from about 0.1% to about 5% by weight of the premix, with water which comprises at least 20% by weight of the premix, and one or more of the surfactants to be used in the composition, and optionally, any salts which are to be included in the detergent composition.
2) The pre-mix formed in Step 1) is heated to above the melting point of the crystalline, hydroxyl-containing structurant.
3) The heated pre-mix formed in Step 2) is cooled, while agitating the mixture, to ambient temperature such that a thread-like structuring system is formed within this mixture.
4) The rest of the detergent composition components are separately mixed in any 5 order along with the balance of the water, to thereby form a separate mix.
5) The structured pre-mix from Step 3 and the separate mix from Step 4 are then combined under agitation to form the structured aqueous liquid matrix into which the visibly distinct beads will be incorporated. .
EXAMPLES
Unitized Dose - Water soluble pouch examples are :
Ex.
White base composition Ex.1 2 Flagship WB 2inl WB
Active material in Wt.%
Glycerol (min 99) 5.3 7.8 1,2-propanediol 10.0 14.6 Citric Acid 0.5 -Monoethanolamine 10.0 7.6 Caustic soda - 1.1 Dequest 2010 1.1 -Potassium sulfite 0.2 0.2 Nonionic Marlipal C24E07 20.1 18.6 HLAS 24.6 24.4 Optical brightener FWA49 0.2 -Optical brightener FWA36 - 0.3 C 12-15 Fatty acid 16.4 19.9 Polymer Lutensit Z96 2.9 -Polyethyieneimine ethoxylate PEI600 E20 1.1 -MgC12 0.2 -Enzymes ppm ppm Water (added) 1.6 2.2 Total water (less than) 7.4 5.6 Example3:Use of pigments vs. EGDS
3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Active material in Wt.%
White base from Ex. 1 ad 100 100 100 100 100 -White base from Ex. 2 ad - - - - - 100 100 Perfume 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 Dyes ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm Silicone softener (PDMS) - - - - - 2.15 2.15 Biron Silver CO - - - 0.1 - - -Biron Liquid Silver (1) - - - - 0.1 - -TegoPearl N100 - 3 - - - - 3 TegoPearl N300 - - 3 - - - -Hydrogenated castor oil 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.23 0.23 Total water (less than) <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 Refractive index 1.4690 1.4638 Pearlescence grade (0 to 10)** 0 1 1 9 9 0 1 Pearlescence Grading Method An expert panel of 10 judges were asked to compare the present example samples with a range of samples having a graded pearlescent effect. 0 grade pearlescence is a composition showing no visible signs of pearlescence. 0 grade pearlescence is that produced by example 7.1.
The highest pearl effect possible, grade 10, is that produced by example 7.7. The reported grading number is the average score of the 10 panelists.
Example 4:
Use of various inorganic pigments 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.6 Active material in Wt.%
White base from Ex. 1 - - - - -White base from Ex. 2 ad 100 100 100 100 100 Perfume 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 Dyes ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm Silicone softener (PDMS) 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 Iriodin 1 I 1 Rutile Fine Satin 0.2 - - - -Iriodin 119 Polar White - 0.2 - - -Timiron SupersilkMP-1005 - - 0.2 - -Timiron Super Silver - - - 0.2 -Dichrona RY - - - - 0.2 Hydrogenated castor oil 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 Total water (less than) <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 D 0.99 < 50 m YES YES YES NO NO
Residues as defined by filtration method PASS PASS PASS FAIL FAIL
Consumer Acceptable level of residues Example 5-Impact of opacifier on turbidity 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Active material in Wt.%
White base from Ex. I - - - - - -White base from Ex. 2 ad 100 100 100 100 100 100 Perfume 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 Dyes ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm Silicone softener (PDMS) - - - - - -Opacifier Acusol Op. 301 - 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 Hydrogenated castor oil 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 Total water (less than) <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 Turbidity (NTU) 289 750 1729 1898 2514 2701 - Example 6-Impact of turbidity on pearlescence 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Active material in Wt.%
White base from Ex. 1 - - - - - -White base from Ex. 2 ad 100 100 100 100 100 100 Perfume 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 Dyes ppm ppm ppm ppm pgm ppm Opacifier Acusol Op. 301 - 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 Bironc8 Liquid Silver (1) 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 Hydrogenated castor oil 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 Total water (less than) <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 Pearlescence (grading) 7.3 6.8 4.9 2.6 2.1 1.6 Examnle 7:
Biron level study in clear matrix 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Active material in Wt.% ~
White base from Ex. 2 ad 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Perfume 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 Dyes ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm Biron Liquid Silver (1) - 0.02 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 Hydrogenated castor oil 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 Total water (iess than) <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 Pearlescence (grading) 0.0 5.4 6.7 8.3 9.0 - 9.0 10.0 =
Example 8:
Biron levelstudy in opaque matrix 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Active material in Wt.%
White base from Ex. 2 ad 100 100 100 100 100 Perfume 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 Dyes ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm Opacifier Acusol Op. 301 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Biron Liquid Silver (1) - 0.02 0.05 0.1 0.2 Hydrogenated castor oil 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 Total water (less than) <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 Pearlescence (grading) 0.0 1.0 3.3 5.5 7.2 =
Example 9:
Biron levelstudy in 2in1 formulawith silicone emulsion 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Active material in Wt.%
White base from Ex. 2 ad 100 100 100 100 100 100 Perfume 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 Dyes ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm Silicone softener (PDMS) 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 BironO Liquid Silver (1) - 0.02 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.3 Hydrogenated castor oil 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 Total water (less than) <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 Pearlescence (grading) 0.2 1.8 , 4.7 7.2 8.3 9.7 Level study on Biron LS in different liquid Unit Dose matrices (average of expert panel grading) 10.00 ------------------^---------------------- -----------------~~~
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Opaciflar level Example E Example F
Ingredient Wt% Wt%
C 12 Linear Alkylbenzene Sutfonate Na salt 10 10 C 12-15 alkyl poly ethoxylate (2) sulfate Na salt 10 10 C 12-14 alkyl polyethoxylate (9) 10 10 C12-18 Fatty acid Na salt 5.5 5.5 Citric acid 3 3 Dequest 2010 1 1 1,2 propanediol 4 0 Di propylene Glycol 4 8 Polycarboxylate (Carbopol Aqua 30) 3 3 Monoethanolamine 3 3 Mica Pearlescent agent 0.2 -Biron Silver CO - 0.2 Adjuncts <10 <10 Water Up to 100 Up to 100 t Dequest 2010: Hydroxyethylidene 1,1 diphosphonic acid Na salt (ex Solutia) 2 Prestige Silk Silver Star from Eckart Pigments (Particle size range: 5-25 m, average Particle Size 10 m, D0.99 29.70pm) 3 Biron Silver CO from Merck, 70% dispersion of bismuth oxychloride in castor oil 4 Adjuncts include perfume, enzymes, fabric softeners, suds suppressors, brightener, enzyme stabilizers & other optional ingredients
Claims (27)
1. A pearlescent unitary dose composition comprising a water-soluble film encapsulating a liquid treatment composition suitable for use as a laundry or hard surface cleaning composition having turbidity of greater than 5 and less than 3000 NTU, said composition comprising a pearlescent agent and from 2% to 15% by weight of the composition of water.
2. A pearlescent unitary dose composition comprising a water-soluble film encapsulating a liquid treatment composition suitable for use as a laundry or hard surface cleaning composition, wherein said composition comprises a pearlescent agent and from 2% to 15% by weight of the composition of water and wherein the difference in refractive index (.DELTA.N) of the medium in which the pearlescent agent is suspended and the pearlescent agent is greater than 0.02.
3. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to any preceding claim wherein the water-soluble film is polyvinyl alcohol.
4. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to any preceding claim wherein the volume particle size of the pearlescent agent has D0.99 is less than 50µm.
5. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to any preceding claim wherein the pearlescent agent has platelet or spherical geometry.
6. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to any preceding claim wherein the pearlescent agent is present at a level of from 0.01 % to 2.0%, more preferably from 0.01 % to 0.5%, more preferably from 0.01 % to 0.2% by weight of the composition.
7. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to any preceding claim wherein the composition has viscosity of from 1 to 1500 mPa*s at 20-1 at 21°C.
8. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to any preceding claim wherein the pearlescent agent is selected from the group consisting of organic or inorganic pearlescent agents.
9. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to any preceding claim wherein the pearlescent agent is an organic pearlescent agent selected from the group having the formula:
wherein R1 is linear or branched C12-C22 alkyl chain;
R is linear or branched C2-C4 alkylene group;
P is selected from H, C1-C4 alkyl or-COR2, R2 is C4-C22 alkyl; and n = 1--.
wherein R1 is linear or branched C12-C22 alkyl chain;
R is linear or branched C2-C4 alkylene group;
P is selected from H, C1-C4 alkyl or-COR2, R2 is C4-C22 alkyl; and n = 1--.
10. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to any of claims 1 to 8 wherein the pearlescent agent is an inorganic pearlescent agents selected from the group consisting of mica, metal oxide coated mica bismuth oxychloride coated mica, bismuth oxychloride, glass, metal oxide coated glass and mixtures thereof.
11. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to claim 10 wherein the inorganic pearlescent agent is selected from mica, titanium oxide coated mica, iron oxide coated mica, bismuth oxychloride and mixtures thereof.
12. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to any preceding claim additionally comprising surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, cationic, zwiterionic, amphoteric surfactants and mixtures thereof.
13. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to claim 12 wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, cationic surfactants and mixtures thereof and is substantially free of betaine surfactants.
14. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to either of claims 12 and 13 wherein the surfactant is a linear or branched C12-C20 alkyl sulfate, alkyl alkoxy, preferably ethoxy or propoxy, sulfate or mixtures thereof.
15. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to any preceding claim additionally comprising a viscosity modifier selected from polyacrylate polymers, polymeric gums, non-gum polysaccharides, crystalline hydroxy containing fatty acids, fatty esters, fatty waxes and mixtures thereof.
16. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to any preceding claim additionally comprising a laundry care benefit agent selected from the group consisting of cationic surfactants, silicones, polyolefin waxes, latexes, oily sugar derivatives, cationic polysaccharides, polyurethanes and mixtures thereof.
17. A pearlescent unitary dose composition suitable for laundry or hard surface cleaning comprising a water-soluble film encapsulating a liquid treatment composition comprising:
(a) from about 0.5% to about 20% by weight of the composition of a pre-crystallised organic pearlescent dispersion premix, which comprises (i) a pearlescent agent having the formula:
wherein R1 is linear or branched C12-C22 alkyl chain;
R is linear or branched C2-C4 alkylene group;
P is selected from H, C1-C4 alkyl or-COR2, R2 is C4-C22 alkyl; and n = 1-3;
(ii) a surfactant selected from the group consisting of linear or branched C12-C14 alkyl sulfate, alkyl ether sulfate, and mixtures thereof;
(iii) water and adjuncts selected from the group consisting of buffers, pH
modifiers, viscosity modifiers, ionic strength modifiers, fatty alcohols, amphoteric surfactants, and mixtures thereof;
(b) carrier; and (c) optionally, a laundry adjunct;
wherein the detergent composition has a viscosity of from about 1 to about 1000 mPa*s at 20-1 and 21°C.
(a) from about 0.5% to about 20% by weight of the composition of a pre-crystallised organic pearlescent dispersion premix, which comprises (i) a pearlescent agent having the formula:
wherein R1 is linear or branched C12-C22 alkyl chain;
R is linear or branched C2-C4 alkylene group;
P is selected from H, C1-C4 alkyl or-COR2, R2 is C4-C22 alkyl; and n = 1-3;
(ii) a surfactant selected from the group consisting of linear or branched C12-C14 alkyl sulfate, alkyl ether sulfate, and mixtures thereof;
(iii) water and adjuncts selected from the group consisting of buffers, pH
modifiers, viscosity modifiers, ionic strength modifiers, fatty alcohols, amphoteric surfactants, and mixtures thereof;
(b) carrier; and (c) optionally, a laundry adjunct;
wherein the detergent composition has a viscosity of from about 1 to about 1000 mPa*s at 20-1 and 21°C.
18. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to claim 17 wherein the pearlescent agent comprises mono- and di- fatty acid ethylene glycol ester having a weight ratio ranging from about 1:2 to about 2:1.
19. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to claim 17 wherein the pearlescent agent has one or more C12-C22 fatty acyl moieties.
20. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to claims 18-20 wherein the pearlescent agent has one or more C16-C22 fatty acyl moieties.
21. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to claims 18-21 wherein the pearlescent agents are ethylene glycol mono- and di- stearates.
22. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to claims 18-22 further comprising a co-crystallizing agent selected from the group consisting of (i) fatty acid having a Cl6-C22 alkyl, alkenyl, alkylaryl or alkoxy moiety;
(ii) fatty alcohol having a C16-C22 alkyl, alkenyl, alkylaryl or alkoxy moiety; and iii) mixtures thereof.
(ii) fatty alcohol having a C16-C22 alkyl, alkenyl, alkylaryl or alkoxy moiety; and iii) mixtures thereof.
23. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to claims 18-23 wherein a weight ratio of the pearlescent agent to the co-crystallizing agent ranges from about 3:1 to about 10:1.
24. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to claims 18-24 wherein the co-crystallizing agent comprises from about 1% to about 5% by weight of the composition.
25. A pearlescent unitary dose composition according to claims 18-25 wherein the pearlescent effect is provided by crystals of the fatty acid ethylene glycol esters and the co-crystallizing agent, the crystals being dispersed in the carrier comprising the surfactant.
26. A method for producing a pearlescent detergent composition according to any of claims 18 to 26 comprising the steps of:
a) forming a pearlescent dispersion by mixing a pearlescent agent, a surfactant, water and optionally, a co-crystallizing agent at about 60°C to about 90°C and followed by cooling the resulting mixture to room temperature at a cooling rate of about 0.5-5°C/min;mixing the pearlescent dispersion from a) with one or more laundry adjuncts.
a) forming a pearlescent dispersion by mixing a pearlescent agent, a surfactant, water and optionally, a co-crystallizing agent at about 60°C to about 90°C and followed by cooling the resulting mixture to room temperature at a cooling rate of about 0.5-5°C/min;mixing the pearlescent dispersion from a) with one or more laundry adjuncts.
27. A method for treating a substrate in need of treatment comprising contacting the substrate with a pearlescent liquid treatment composition according to any of claims 1 to 25 such that the substrate is treated.
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