Cleaning compositions for solid surfaces – auxiliary compositions – With oxygen – halogen – sulfur – or nitrogen containing or...
Reexamination Certificate
2001-09-05
2003-09-23
Hardee, John (Department: 1751)
Cleaning compositions for solid surfaces, auxiliary compositions
With oxygen, halogen, sulfur, or nitrogen containing or...
C510S438000, C510S475000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06624125
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to care agents, which comprise matrix particles having a perfume component and a washing-active surfactant component, wherein the matrix particles preferably consist of a gelatinous polysaccharide. The care agents can be used, for example, in body-cleansing compositions and household cleaners.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The encapsulation of products in various technical fields (e.g. medicaments, dyes, foods etc.) is known in order to protect products from undesired influences prior to use, and to use them in a targeted manner.
In the field of care agents, it is known to encapsulate surfactant components and optionally also perfume components as coacervates. Coacervates contain a shell (e.g. made of gelatin, cellulose, gum arabic, polyvinyl alcohol and others, or combinations thereof) and a filling material.
Release of the filling material from the coacervate is only possible by targeted mechanical or physical destruction of the shell. Easy release of the filling material associated with the use is desirable.
As a result of the precipitation processes, loading of the coacervate capsules with relatively large solid or water-soluble constituents is not possible. However, for many application forms, e.g. the uptake of colored particles, this is desired.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention was to protect care agents, in particular, for body-cleansing and technical use, from undesired impairment prior to use, to be largely unlimited in the choice of ingredients, and to permit easy release of the ingredients upon use.
We have found care agents, which comprise matrix particles having a perfume component and a washing-active surfactant component.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The care agent according to the present invention requires the action of only a small force to release the perfume component and optionally, further ingredients. A further unexpected advantage of the matrix particles according to the present invention is that, in contrast to coacervates, they can also be loaded with solid or water-soluble constituents. In the case of coacervates, this is not possible because of the filling process.
Matrix particles for the care agents according to the present invention are known per se (WO 98/15192, Gellan Gum, A Multi-functional Polysaccharide for Gelling and Texturising, Monsanto company brochure from 1992, Technical Bulletin “The Preparation of Kelcogel® Gellan Gum Products” company brochure from The Nutra Sweet Kelco Company RC-137).
The matrix particles for the care agents according to the present invention are multifunctional polysaccharides based on starch, guar, carob seed grain, tragacanth units, xanthan gum, gum arabic, carboxymethylcellulose, alginates, methylcellulose and karaya gum. Particular preference is given to polysaccharides made from glucose, glucuronic acid and rhamnose. Preference is given here to a building block ratio of 2:1:1.
More preferred matrix particles for the care agents according to the present invention contain gellan gum. Gellan gum is a water-soluble polysaccharide obtained by aerobic fermentation from
Pseudomonas eludea.
The microorganisms are supplied by a nutrient medium with a carbon source, phosphates, organic and inorganic nitrogen compounds and trace elements. Prerequisites for growth conditions are sterile working procedures, the introduction of oxygen, agitation, and temperature and pH control. The fermentation mixture is then pasteurized in order to kill the living cells. Gellan gum is obtained from the fermentation mixture.
During the addition reaction of salts onto the carboxyl groups, aggregation of the matrix particles takes place, X-ray diffraction analysis showing that the matrix particles have the structure of a laevorotating parallel double helix, which is folded three times.
Matrix particles having a perfume component can be prepared, for example, by dissolving a multifunctional polysaccharide in water at a suitable hydration temperature, adding the perfume component and preparing an emulsion, the emulsion being added dropwise to an aqueous solution of salts.
Polysaccharide and perfume component are generally used in the ratio 1 to 30, preferably 1 to 20.
Salts are preferably calcium chloride, potassium chloride, magnesium chloride and sodium chloride.
The aqueous solution generally comprises 0.001 to 2 parts by weight, preferably 0.01 to 0.5 parts by weight, of salts.
The size of the matrix particles can be controlled by the size of the dropping capillary.
The care agents according to the present invention generally comprise 0.1 to 20 parts by weight, preferably 5 to 15 parts by weight, more preferably 8 to 12 parts by weight, of matrix particles.
The perfume component can contain one or more, preferably 20 to 60, fragrances.
The perfume component is essentially insoluble in water.
Examples of fragrances for the care agents according to the present invention are given, for example, in S. Arctander, Perfume and Flavor Materials, Vol. I and II, Montclair, N. J., 1969, published privately, or K. Bauer, D. Garbe and H. Surburg, Common Fragrance and Flavor Materials, 3
rd
. Ed., Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 1997.
Individual examples which may be mentioned are:
Extracts from natural raw materials such as essential oils, concretes, absolutes, resins, resinoids, balsams, tinctures, such as, for example, ambergris tincture; amyris oil; angelica seed oil; angelica root oil; aniseed oil; valerian oil; basil oil; wood moss absolute; bay oil; mugwort oil; benzoin resin; bergamot oil; beeswax absolute; birch tar oil; bitter almond oil; savory oil; bucco leaf oil; cabreuva oil; cade oil; calmus oil; camphor oil; cananga oil; cardamom oil; cascarilla oil; cassia oil; cassia absolute; castoreum absolute; cedar leaf oil; cedarwood oil; cistus oil; citronella oil; lemon oil; copaiva balsam; copaiva balsam oil; coriander oil; costus root oil; cumin oil; cypress oil; Davana oil; dill herb oil; dill seed oil; eau de brouts absolute; oakmoss absolute; elemi oil; estragon oil; eucalyptus citriodora oil; eucalyptus oil; fennel oil; spruce needle oil; galbanum oil; galbanum resin; geranium oil; grapefruit oil; guaiac wood oil; gurjun balsam; gurjun balsam oil; helichrysum absolute; helichrysum oil; ginger oil; iris root absolute; iris root oil; jasmine absolute; calamus oil; camomile blue oil; camomile Roman oil; carrot seed oil; cascarilla oil; pine needle oil; spearmint oil; caraway oil; labdanum oil; labdanum absolute; labdanum resin; lavandin absolute; lavandin oil; lavender absolute; lavender oil; lemongrass oil; lovage oil; distilled lime oil; pressed lime oil; linaloe oil; litsea cubeba oil; bayleaf oil; mace oil; marjoram oil; mandarin oil; massoi bark oil; mimosa absolute; musk seed oil; musk tincture; clary sage oil; nutmeg oil; myrrh absolute; myrrh oil; myrtle oil; clove leaf oil; clove flower oil; neroli oil; olibanum absolute; olibanum oil; opopanax oil; orange flower absolute; orange oil; origanum oil; palmarosa oil; patchouli oil; perilla oil; peruvian balsam oil; parsley leaf oil; parsley seed oil; petitgrain oil; peppermint oil; pepper oil; pimento oil; pine oil; pennyroyal oil; rose absolute; rosewood oil; rose oil; rosemary oil; dalmation sage oil; Spanish sage oil; sandalwood oil; celery seed oil; spike lavender oil; Japanese anise oil; styrax oil; tagetes oil; fir needle oil; tea-tree oil; turpentine oil; thyme oil; Tolu balsam; tonka absolute; tuberose absolute; vanilla extract; violet leaf absolute; verbena oil; vetiver oil; juniper oil; wine lees oil; absinthe oil; wintergreen oil; ylang oil; hyssop oil; civet absolute; cinnamon leaf oil; cinnamon bark oil; and fractions thereof, or ingredients isolated therefrom;
individual fragrances from the group of hydrocarbons, such as, for example, 3-carene; &agr;-pinene; &bgr;-pinene; &agr;-terpinene; &ggr;-terpinene; p-cymene; bisabolene; camphene; caryophyllene; cedrene; farnesene; limonene; longifolene; myrcene; ocimene; valencene; (E,Z)-1,3,5-undecatriene;
of aliphatic alcohols, such as, for example, hexanol;
Bertram Ralf
Meyknecht Jürgen
Sonnenberg Steffen
Trage Norbert
Haarmann & Reimer GbmH
Hardee John
Pendorf & Cutliff
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