Title of Invention

FOAMABLE ALCOHOL COMPOSITION WITH SILICONE-BASED SURFACTANTS

Abstract This invention relates to a ôhigh lower alcohol contentö(>40% v/v of a C1-4 alcohol) liquid composition able to be dispensed as a stable foam with the use of non-propellant foam dispensing devices from non-pressurized containers .The liquid compositions comprise an alcohol, C1-4 (>40% v/v), a silicone-based surfactant of at least 0.001% by weight to prepare a foamable composition, 0-10% w/w of additional minor components added to obtain the desired performance (a foamable composition), and the balance being purified water. The compositions may include emulsifier-emollients and mosturizers, secondary surfactants, foam stabilizers, fragrances, antimicrobial agents, other type of medicinal ingredients, and the like ingredients or additives or combinations thereof commonly added to alcohol gels or foams, aerosol compositions or to toiletries, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and the like.
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THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
[See section 10, Rule 13]
HIGH ALCOHOL CONTENT FOAMING COMPOSITIONS WITH SILICONE-BASED SURFACTANTS;
DEB WORLDWIDE HEALTHCARE INC., A CORPORATION ORGANISED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF CANADA, WHOSE ADDRESS IS 76, ADAMS BLVD., BRANTFORD, ONTARIO N3S 7V2, CANADA
THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATION PARTICULARLY DESCRIBES THE INVENTION AND THE MANNER IN WHICH IT IS TO BE PERFORMED.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED U.S. APPLICATIONS
This patent application relates to, and claims the priority benefit from, United States Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/658,580 filed on March 7, 2005, in English, entitled HIGH ALCOHOL CONTENT FOAMING COMPOSITIONS WITH SILICONE-BASED SURFACTANTS.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to compositions with high contents of lower alcohol (C1-4) that could be dispensed as a foam both under low pressure from unpressurized containers and from pressurized containers achieved with an aerosol packaging system. The compositions to be dispensed as foams contain a silicone-based surfactant and when mixed with air provide a stable alcohol foam which can be used for personal cleaning or for disinfecting purposes.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Ethanol and/or Isopropyl alcohol and/or n-propyl alcohol compositions with at least 60% percent v/v (approximately 52% by weight) are well known to be antibacterial, therefore widely accepted for disinfecting purposes. Nonetheless due to the inherent characteristics of alcohol, it is perceived that the higher the content the better the product and a solution with higher than 60% by volume alcohol content is more desirable.
Alcohol disinfectant solutions are generally thickened in order to eliminate the waste and facilitate spreading the composition throughout the
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desired area. It is also known that other than gelling agents one can use paraffin or waxes to achieve thickening of a solution with high alcohol concentration. Such a composition with lanolin added to reduce the melting point closer to body temperature is described in United States Patent No. 2,054,989. One of the disadvantages of gels and the above-mentioned type of thick alcohol-containing compositions is that if they do not leave a tacky feeling on the hands after one use (although some do), the effect builds up after repetitive use during the day, making it necessary to eventually wash off the thickeners before continuing the usage of an alcohol antiseptic solution. The present invention if formulated for the above-mentioned type of product does not leave such a feel, and does not need to be washed off after repeated use.
Generally speaking a high alcohol content disinfectant solution disinfects but does not clean. In order to make them disinfect and clean, so much soap would need to be added to the solution that the skin would feel soapy and disagreeable resulting in a formulation that would have little commercial appeal. Nonetheless, a non-irritant skin disinfecting formulation with a high content of a lower alcohol for use as a skin-washing agent has been successfully achieved by combining emulsifiers, surfactants and skin emollients as described in United States Patent No. 5,629,006.
Surfactants other than for cleaning purposes are also used for spreading an aqueous composition containing one or more active substances rapidly and evenly over a surface due to their wetting properties. The use of good wetting agents definitely improves the efficient use of active substances in different compositions as described in United States Patent No. 5,928,993.
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Although a high alcohol content disinfectant solution has good disinfectant characteristics, it has a sharp smell and is generally perceived to cause drying of the skin, characteristics which can also be diminished to a desirable level in the present invention.
A foam product with greater than 40% v/v alcohol, which is easy and safe to use, is desirable over conventional liquid, gel or ointment type composition products. The concentration of alcohol already poses a hazard in itself, and there are many applications in which the perceived risk may be diminished if it could be dispensed as a foam. A foam intended to be useful as a skin disinfecting agent must have a uniform consistency, spreadability, cleansing ability, and have a pleasant feel, i.e. have rapid breaking power when pressure is applied; all of which present a challenge for a high lower alcohol content composition.
The description of an aqueous foaming skin disinfecting composition using 15% w/w alcohol as a co-solvent, which requires no pressurized container or added propellant to produce the foam, is described in United States Patent No. 3,962,150.
The foam-forming agents utilized heretofore, have been incapable of forming stable foams when the liquid phase has high alcohol content without using other ingredients. Furthermore, lower alcohols have been considered to be defoamers rather than foam-promoting chemicals. According to Klausner, in United States Patent No. 3,131,153, if more than 64% alcohol is used non-homogeneous compositions are obtained. The compositions in the patent required propellant to foam and the foams produced were of limited stability.
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Various examples of compositions with a high content of a lower alcohol that are dispensed as a foam have been described, although for the purpose of the present invention the concentrations of alcohol and the levels of other ingredients are not suitable. More importantly, the use of propellants and aerosol containers to generate the foam is not desirable. For example, the compositions described in United States Patent No. 5,906,808 disclose a product that uses an emulsifying wax NF, and a combination of stearyl and cetyl alcohol, or other wax combinations, which improve the foaming performance of the composition, in combination with cetyl lactate, to produce a 0.8% chlorhexidine gluconate alcohol product.
United States Patent No. 5,167,950 issued to Lins discloses a foam product which requires a propellant and where no surfactant is added as a cleaning agent. The composition disclosed in this patent is based upon using an emulsifier system (fatty alcohol ROH 16-22 carbons) in combination with the use of a thickening agent (carbomer, klucel, etc.) to produce an antimicrobial aerosol mousse having a high alcohol content. The mousse includes alcohol, water, a polymeric gelling agent and a surfactant system comprising a C16-C22 alcohol, aerosol propellant and a non-ionic polyethoxylated surfactant.
Despite the work done to date it has been shown that there is little specific knowledge on how foams react and are formed, and surprisingly formulations that might seem not foamable result in the best foam producing ones while other formulations which seemed to have been producing foam even while being prepared did not perform well at all in some non-aerosol
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foam dispensers. The behaviour of aqueous foams is not the same as that of an alcohol foam.
Silicone-based surfactants have been used in applications requiring lowering of the surface tension and increased wetting properties, especially in applications that require materials to be compatible with solvent systems other than water and non-reactive to other components in the compositions. Silicone surfactants are desirable since they can achieve relatively low surface tension levels with relatively low concentrations in the compositions of interest Commercial examples of the exploitation of the advantage of the low surface tension levels achieved using Silicone based surfactants are crop protection products, printing inks, paints, floor coatings, etc. The characteristics mentioned above make silicone surfactants a candidate for the intention of this patent.
It would be very advantageous to have alcohol based disinfecting formulations containing silicone-based surfactants which may be dispensed as a foam under low pressure conditions and/and or through an aerosol packaging system. Further, it would be very advantageous and desirable to find a foaming agent that could be used in concentrations that would allow it to be used in products that can remain in the area on which they have been applied and do not need to be rinsed or wiped off due to small amounts of residue remaining after evaporation. Thus it would also be very advantageous to provide foams that do not leave an unpleasant sticky after-feel as most commercial alcohol gel products are known to, or which clog up the dispensing equipment used to dispense the foams. Silicone-based surfactants are more than desirable for the purpose aforementioned since they are
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currently used as desirable cosmetic ingredients in creams, lotions, and other cosmetics due to their soft after-feel and properties.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides high alcohol content compositions, which contain a surfactant/cleaning agent as well as a disinfectant/cleaning/solvent/carrier that causes very little drying to the skin or the hands of the user and is able to be dispensed as a foam from both pressurized and non-pressurized systems dispensing systems.
The present invention provides high alcohol content compositions that are able to be dispensed as a foam which are readily spread over the desired surface for the particular application. The present compositions can be formulated as an antimicrobial alcohol foam. The foamable compositions when dispensed from a suitable dispenser are stable and do not require the use of propellants and pressurized containers although if used would also foam.
Accordingly, the present invention provides a foamable alcohol composition, comprising"
a) a C1-4 alcohol, or mixtures thereof, present in an amount greater than 40% v/v of the total composition;
b) a foaming agent comprising an effective physiologically acceptable silicone-based surfactant comprising a lipophilic chain containing a silicone backbone, for wetting and foaming present in an amount of at least 0.01% weight percent of the total composition, said foaming agent being selected so
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that upon being dispensed from a dispenser the foamable alcohol composition is mixed with air to form a foam; and
c) water present in an amount to balance the total composition to 100% weight percent.
In one aspect of the invention the effective silicone-based surfactant is present in an amount from about 0.001% to about 10.0% weight percent of the total composition which is physiologically acceptable so it can be used in personal care type products.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention the silicone-based surfactant may be a Bis-PEG-[10-20] dimethicone, a 3-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-heptamethyltrisiloxane, an ethoxylated silicone-based surfactant, a Bis-PEG/PPG 18/6 Dimethicone, a Polyether-modified polysiloxane or a Polysiloxane betaine, or mixtures thereof.
The present invention also provides a foamable alcohol disinfecting composition, comprising;
a) an alcohol C1.4, or mixtures thereof, present in an amount between about 60% to about 80% v/v of the total composition;
b) an effective physiologically acceptable silicone-based surfactant comprising a lipophilic chain containing a silicone backbone, for wetting and foaming present in an amount from about 0.01% to about 10.0% weight percent of the total composition;
c) a foam stabilizing agent present in an amount from about 0.01 to about 12.0 % weight percent;
d) any one of moisturizers, emollients and combinations thereof present in an amount from about 0.05 to about 5.0 % weight percent; and
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e) water in an amount to balance the total composition to 100% weight percent.
The present invention also provides a composition concentrate, comprising:
a) an effective physiologically acceptable silicone-based surfactant comprising a lipophilic chain containing a silicone backbone, for wetting and foaming present in an amount of from about 0.01 to about 15.0 % weight percent of the total composition;
b) a foam stabilizing agent including at least from about 0.01 to about 10.0%;
c) one of moisturizers, emollients and combinations thereof present in a range from about 0.05% to about 5.0%; and
d) water.
The present invention also provides a foamable alcohol composition, comprising:
a) a C1.4 alcohol, or mixtures thereof, present in an amount greater than 40% v/v of the total composition;
b) an effective physiologically acceptable silicone-based surfactant, which includes a lipophilic chain containing a silicone backbone, for wetting and foaming present in an amount of at least 0.01% weight percent of the total composition, said silicone-based surfactant being selected from the group consisting of Bis-PEG-12 dimethicone, Bis-PEG-17 Dimethicone, Bis-PEG-20 Dimethicone and combinations thereof; and
c) water present in an amount to balance the total composition to 100% weight percent.
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e) water in an amount to balance the total composition to 100% weight percent.
The present invention also provides a composition concentrate, comprising:
a) an effective physiologically acceptable silicone-based surfactant comprising a lipophilic chain containing a silicone backbone, for wetting and foaming present in an amount of from about 0.01 to about 15.0 % weight percent of the total composition;
b) a foam stabilizing agent including at least from about 0.01 to about 10.0%;
c) one of moisturizers, emollients and combinations thereof present in a range from about 0.05% to about 5.0%; and
d) water.
The present invention also provides a foamable alcohol composition, comprising:
a) a C1.4 alcohol, or mixtures thereof, present in an amount greater than 40% v/v of the total composition;
b) an effective physiologically acceptable silicone-based surfactant, which includes a lipophilic chain containing a, silicone backbone, for wetting and foaming present in an amount of at least 0.01% weight percent of the total composition, said silicone-based surfactant being selected from the group consisting of Bis-PEG-12 dimethicone, Bis-PEG-17 Dimethicone, Bis-PEG-20 Dimethicone and combinations thereof; and
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c) water present in an amount to balance the total composition to 100% weight percent.
The present invention also provides a foamable alcohol composition, comprising;
a) a C1-4 alcohol, or mixtures thereof, present in an amount greater than 40% v/v of the total composition;
b) an effective physiologically acceptable silicone-based surfactant, which includes a lipophilic chain containing a silicone backbone, for wetting and foaming present in an amount of at least 0.01% weight percent of the total composition, wherein the silicone-based surfactant is a 3-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-heptamethyltrisiloxane, ethoxylated, acetate; and
c) water present in an amount to balance the total composition to 100% weight percent.
The present invention also provides a foamable alcohol composition, comprising;
a) a C1-4 alcohol, or mixtures thereof, present in an amount greater than 40% v/v of the total composition;
b) an effective physiologically acceptable silicone-based surfactant, which includes a lipophilic chain containing a silicone backbone, for wetting and foaming present in an amount of at least 0.01% weight percent of the total composition, wherein the silicone-based surfactant is a polysiloxane betaine; and
c) water present in an amount to balance the total composition to 100% weight percent.
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The present invention also provides a method of producing and dispensing a foam using a foamable alcohol composition, the method comprising the steps of:
a) dispensing a foamable alcohol composition from a container having a dispenser pump configured to mix air with the foamable alcohol composition during dispensing to form a foam, the foamable alcohol composition comprising
i) a C1.4 alcohol, or mixtures thereof, present in an amount
greater than 40% v/v of the total composition;
ii) an effective physiologically acceptable silicone-based
surfactant, comprising a lipophilic chain containing a silicone backbone
for wetting and foaming present in an amount of at least 0.01% weight
percent of the total composition; and
iii) water present in an amount to balance the total composition to 100% weight percent.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Definitions
The term "emollient" as used herein refers broadly to materials which are capable of maintaining or improving the moisture level, compliance, or appearance of the skin when used repeatedly.
The term "emulsifier" as used herein refers to surfactants or other materials added in small quantities to a mixture of two miscible liquids for the
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purpose of aiding in the formation and stabilization of an emulsion.
The phrase "emulsifying ingredients" as used herein is synonymous with emulsifier defined above.
The term "emulsion" as used herein refers to a colloidal dispersion of one liquid in another.
The term "surfactant" as used herein is the widely employed contraction for "surface active agents" which is the descriptive generic term for materials that preferentially adsorb at interfaces as a result of the presence of both, lipophylic and lipophobic structural units, the adsorption generally resulting in the alteration of the surface or interfacial properties of the system.
The term "silicone-based surfactant" as used herein refers to a surface active agent in which the lipophylic chain contains a silicone chain, also described as any organosilicon oxide polymer in which the structural unit is usually comprising: -R2Si-0)n-where R is a monovalent organic radical, and which enables the composition in which it is contained to clean, wet and foam.
The phrase "foam stabilizer" as used herein refers to an additive that increases the amount or persistence of foam produced by a surfactant system.
The term "disinfect" as used herein means to destroy or reduce harmful microorganisms.
The phrase "physiologically acceptable" as used herein means a material that does not usually produce irritation or toxicity when applied to the skin and is acceptable by users to apply to human skin
"Foam" as used herein means a liquid and a gas mixed to form a mass of small bubbles that has a structure that lasts for a variable length of time.
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A bubble is a cell of gas surrounded by a film of liquid.
The term "aerosol" as used herein means a package and delivery system, and the product delivered, in which a pressurized gas is used to force the product out for dispensing. The gas may or may not be dispensed with the product.
An "aerosol foam" is a foam dispensed out of an aerosol package and delivery system as defined above.
The phrase "low pressure" in the context of producing a foam as used herein means a pressure of around an atmosphere or less such as when dispensing the foam from an unpressurized conainer. Typically when foams are dispensed from aerosol containers the foam is considered to be being dispensed under high "pressure" conditions.
The present invention provides foamable alcohol compositions which include silicone-based surfactants with high contents of lower alcohol (C1.4) able to be dispensed as a foam under low pressure conditions from unpressurized containers and through an aerosol packaging system. The present foamable compositions when mixed with air deliver a stable foam to provide an alcoholic liquid solution which can be used for personal cleaning or for disinfecting purposes and which breaks on pressure application such as when a user rubs their hands or when applied over a surface. All percentages provided herein are based on the total weight unless otherwise indicated.
The alcohol used in the present invention is a lower hydrocarbon chain alcohol such as a C1-4 alcohol including methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol. The preferred alcohol is chosen from ethanol, 2-propanol, or n-propanol, most preferably ethanol, well accepted by Health Care personnel as
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an adequate disinfectant at the right percentages. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that if the alcohol used in the formulation is ethanol or a combination of ethanol with one or more of the other C1-4 alcohols the ethanol preferably will be properly denatured to meet the local regulations of the targeted markets, but for the purposes of this patent it will be referred just as ethanol without it being specific as to whether it has been denatured. The compositions may use a single alcohol or as mentioned a blend of two or more alcohols may comprise the alcohol content of the composition.
In one embodiment the alcohol may be present in a range from about 40 % to about 90 % v/v.
A significant and very surprising achievement of the present invention is that compositions suitable for disinfecting have been made containing greater than 40% v/v alcohol and a silicone-based surfactant able to be dispensed as a cosmetically appealing foam from both, low pressure conditions and through an aerosol packaging system.
The use of a silicone-based surfactant is the key ingredient as the primary foaming agent in the compositions designed to foam. Silicone surfactants have various interesting properties such as leaving little residue, being able to function in harsh chemical and thermal environments; they have an unparalleled wetting power, characteristics that are in general better than those of traditional surfactants, they show better surface-active properties in organic solvents, and that have made them widely used for applications in coatings, oilfield, material finishes, cleaning, paints, pesticides application, etc.
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Traditional surfactants have carbon chains as the hydrophobic portion of the molecule. The hydrophile that is added to the carbon chain will determine the solubility and the general class of surface active agents as anionic, cationic, non-ionic or amphoteric. The silicone-based surfactants suitable for the compositions disclosed herein may include, but are not limited to, phosphate esters, sulphates, carboxylates, Imidazole quats, Amino Quats, Alkyl Quats, Amino propionates, ethoxylates, glycerol esters, amine oxides, acetylenic alcohol derivatives, phosphates, carbohydrate derivatives, sulfonates, betaines, Isethionates, esters, polyamides, and hydrocarbon surfactants that have a silicone chain -(R2-Si-0)n- and are compatible with the other components being used for a particular formulation.
From the different silicone surfactants commercially available, samples from different manufacturers and different chemical surfactant groups were evaluated. Particularly, the Silicone Polyethers, also known as dimethicone copolyols showed the best performance. Amongst them, samples of multi-pendant and linear-difunctional showed activity but the later was found to give superior foam properties. This is interesting as well as unexpected since in most water based applications if one of the multi-pendant or linear-difunctional silicone surfactatns produces foam in water based mixtures, the other does not perform as well. However this is in agreement with the observations that foaming alcohol compositions behave quite differently from foaming water-based compositions.
While trying different surfactants, mixtures of two or more were evaluated to find out whether there was any synergy identifiable to optimize usage and foam performance. While some synergies were identified, it was
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also found that particularly difunctional silicone surfactants Bis-PEG [10-20] Dimethicones were the best when used alone. The notation Bis-PEG-[10-20] means all the Bis-PEG compounds having from 10 to 20 repeating oxyethylene groups. This applies to all other constituents as well. Specifically Bis-PEG 12 dimethicone and/or Bis-PEG-20 dimethicone and/or Bis-PEG-17 dimethicone are preferred along with 3-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-heptamethyltrisiloxane, ethoxylated, acetate, a polyether-modified polysiloxane and a polysiloxane betaine, showed promising results but not as good as the dimethicone ones.
In preferred embodiments of the compositions, the effective silicone-based surface active agent may be a physiologically acceptable Bis-PEG-[10-20] dimethicone , a 3-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-heptamethyltrisiloxane, ethoxylated, acetate, a Polyether-modified polysiloxane or a Polysiloxane betaine, or mixtures thereof from about 0.01% to about 10.0% weight percent of the total composition.
It was surprisingly found that despite the characteristics of silicone-based surfactants, there is little or no information on their use to produce a foamable product with high alcohol content under either, low pressure conditions or through an aerosol packaging system.
Furthermore, in order to obtain a high alcohol content product able to produce a foam even if no pressurized containers or propellants are used, surface tension values as low as possible are required so that the pressure required to produce such foam by hand pumps and mechanical means would be sufficient.
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During the development of the present invention, it was unexpectedly found that a relatively stable quick breaking foam could be obtained when using just ethanol and the silicone-based surfactant with as high as 80%v/w while using traditional surfactants at higher percentage yielded results that could not be even slightly similar and no foam at all could be obtained. In order to achieve a commercially suitable formulation (one that lasts long enough for the purpose of use in disinfecting applications)., reducing the amount of silicone-based surfactant used while using the assistance of other ingredients such as secondary surfactants, emulsifiers, foam stabilizers, fragrances, and the like ingredients employed in cosmetics, aerosols, toiletries, personal care, etc. is one of the approaches that were followed. One of the commercial products obtained uses emulsifiers and polyethoxylated fatty acid surfactants disclosed in United States Patent Nos. 5,167,950 and 6,090,395 while other examples use a combination of different foam stabilizers to achieve a similar result.
Examples of secondary surfactants that may be used in the present compositions include other silicone surfactants, fluorinated surfactants, alkylglucosides, a poly(ethoxylated and/or propoxylated)alcohol, a poly(ethoxylated and/or propoxylated)ester, a derivative of a poly(ethoxylated and/or propoxylated)alcohol, a derivative of a poly(ethoxylated and/or propoxylated)ester, an alkyl alcohol, an alkenyl alcohol, an ester of a polyhydric alcohol, an ether of a polyhydric alcohol, an ester of a polyalkoxylated derivative of a polyhydric alcohol, an ether of a polyalkoxylated derivative of a polyhydric alcohol, a sorbitan fatty acid ester, a polyalkoxylated derivative of a sorbitan fatty acid ester, a betaine, a
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sulfobetaines, Imidazoline derivatives, aminoacid derivatives, lecithins, phosphatides, some amine oxides and sulfoxides and mixtures thereof, present in an amount between about 0.10 % to about 5% weight percent.
A preferred betaine is cocamidopropyl betaine. A preferred alkylglucoside is cocoglucoside. A preferred fluorinated surfactant is DEA C[8-18] perfluoroalkylethyl phosphate; another preferred fluorinated surfactant is Ammonium C[6-16] perfluoroalkylethyl phosphate, Preferred polyethoxylated fatty alcohols are polyethoxylated stearyl alcohol (21 moles ethylene oxide) and polyethoxylated stearyl alcohol (2 moles ethylene oxide), and a combination of these two.
The fluorosurfactant which can be included may be an amphoteric polytetrafluoroethylene acetoxypropyl betaine
(CF3 CF2 (CF2 CF2)n CH2 CH2 (OAc)CH2N+(CH3)2 CH2COO-) where n = 2 to 4; an ethoxylated nonionic fluorosurfactant of the following structure: RfCH2CH20(CH2CH20)xH where Rf = F(CF2 CF2)y, x= 0 to about 15, and y = 1 to about 7; and an anionic phosphate fluorosurfactant of the following structure: (RfCH2CH20)x P(0)(ONH4)y where Rf = F(CF2 CF2)z, x= 1 or 2, y = 2 or 1, x + y = 3, and z = 1 to about 7 or mixtures thereof.
The compositions may include an antimicrobial agent. The following antimicrobials are offered as non-limiting examples of suitable antimicrobials for use in the present invention and may include chlorhexidine salt, iodine, a complexed form of iodine, parachlorometaxylenol, triclosan, hexachlorophene, a phenol, behenyl alcohol, a surfactant having a long chain hydrophobic group and a quaternary group, hydrogen peroxide, silver, a silver salt, silver oxide, other quaternary ammonium salts and mixtures thereof.
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A preferred antimicrobial agent in the present compositions is chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) present in an amount between about 0.10 % to about 4.0 % weight percent. Another preferred antimicrobial agent is didecyl dimethyl diamonium chloride in an amount between about 0.05% to 5% weight percent. Another preferred antimicrobial agent is Benzalkonium chloride in an amount between about 0.05% to 5% weight percent. Another preferred anitimicrobial is Behenyl alcohol between 0.05-15% weight percent.
If the amount of ingredients employed is little enough not to leave a tacky feeling after the composition evaporates after single or multiple uses, and this is achieved while maintaining at least 60% v/v ethanol or n-propanol concentration or 70% v/v isopropanol, then the composition would be ideal for use as an alcohol hand sanitizer/disinfectant foamable composition.
The addition of water to the alcohol produces a more stable foam while allowing to reduce the amount of silicone-based surfactant required to foam the product. For example, using 0.5 to 1.0% silicone-based surfactant with a 50 to 60% v/v alcohol water solution produces a stable foam that does not readily collapse and that produces a stable puff that does not fall even when inverted and does not collapse until pressure is applied (such as when rubbed in hands or on over a surface) to provide an alcoholic liquid solution, while levels of up to 5% are required if the percentage of alcohol used is greater than 65%w/w.
The use of a mild non-irritant surfactant widely used in the cosmetic industry such as cocamidopropyl betaine or a fluorinated surfactant such as DEA C[8-18] perfluoroalkylethyl phosphate or Ammonium C[6-16] perfluoroalkylethyl phosphate as a secondary surfactant is more suitable to
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prepare the foamable hydroalcoholic composition of the present invention depending on the silicone-based surfactant being used.
In order to stabilize the foam, foam stabilizers, as well as emulsifying ingredients have been tried with good results in allowing the product to be dispensed as a foam even when no propellant and/or pressurized container systems are used.
Examples of compatible foam stabilizers that can optionally be employed include lactic acid esters of monoglycerides, cationic emulsifiers, triquaternized stearic phospholipid complex, hydroxystearamide propyltriamine salts, lactic acid monoglycerides, food emulsifiers such as glyceryl monostearate, Behentrimonium chloride, Cetrimonium chloride, propylene glycol monostearate, glycols, sodium stearoyl lactylate, silicone wax, an encapsulated oil, Microcapsule Mineral Oil.
A preferred foam stabilizer used in the present foamable compositions is cetyl betaine. Another preferred foam stabilizer is glycerine. Another preferred foam stabilizer is Cetrimonium chloride and also Behentrimonium chloride.
Examples of moisturizers and/or emollients which may be used in the present formulations include lanolin, vinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone and polyols selected from the group consisting of glycerol, propylene glycol, glyceryl oleate and sorbitol, cocoglucoside or a fatty alcohol selected from the group consisting of cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, lauryl alcohol, myristyl alcohol and palmityl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, ceteareth 20, and combinations thereof, present in an amount up to about 5%. The compositions may include a lipid layer enhancer such as a mixture of alkylglucoside and glyceryl Oleate,
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or PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmiate, or Dihydroxypropyl PEG-5 Linoleammonium Chloride or PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate.
The compositions are formulated to be dispensed as a foam from an unpressurized dispenser having a dispenser pump for mixing the composition with air and dispensing foam therefrom. Alternatively the composition may be packaged in an aerosol container and dispensed under high pressure conditions.
The present invention is unique in that it can be dispensed as a foam from such manual low pressure dispensing systems as described, however, the composition can alternatively be dispensed under high pressure systems as well.
The composition may include an aerosol propellant in an amount from about 3 to about 20 weight percent of the total composition for pressurized discharge of the foam. The aerosol propellant may include propane, carbon dioxide, butane, dichloro difluoro methane, dichloro tetra fluoro ethane, octafluorocyclo butane; 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane; 1,1,1,2,3,3,3 heptafluoropropane, and 1,1,1,3,3,3,-hexafluoropropane. When stored in a metal container with propellant, the formulation may include a corrosion inhibitor such as sorbic acid, benzoic acid, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate, in an amount from about 0.1 to about 5 weight percent of the total composition.
The composition may include an acid or a base to adjust a pH of the composition. When an acid is used to adjust the pH, the acid may be hydrochloric acid, citric acid and phosphoric acid, and when a base is used to adjust the pH the base is sodium sesquicarbonate.
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The composition may further include constituents such as organic gums and colloids, lower alkanolamides of higher fatty acids, short chain diols and/or triols, fragrance, coloring matter, ultraviolet absorbers, solvents, suspending agents, buffers, conditioning agents, antioxidants, bactericides and medicinally active ingredients, and combinations thereof.
The composition may also include a preservative in an amount from about 0.01 to about 5 % weight percent of the total composition.
The inventors have very surprisingly discovered that it is possible to produce alcohol foams which include a combination of both the silicone surfactants disclosed herein and fluorosurfactants disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 7,199,090 issued on April 3, 2007 and PCT Publication WO 2005/030917 A1 with the resulting foam exhibiting an interesting synergy with respect to the foam quality.
While both types of surfactants in the extremes of the concentrations of alcohol covered produce more and better foam when the alcohol concentration is closer to 40% and produce a lower quality foam that does not last in concentrations higher than 80% it was very interestingly found that the foam quality observed with fluorosurfactants is different from that obtained using silicone based surfactants.
With the pumps used for the examples, compositions using fluorinated surfactants are as described as an aereated "quick" breaking foam disappearing within seconds depending on the amount of alcohol and percentage of surfactant used, while with the silicone based surfactants the foam has a distinctive different appearance, it appears to be more dense and sometimes looks more uniform giving the appearance to be "whiter" not
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necessarily because there might seem to be more bubbles but because the bubbles last longer, they are more stable.
The difference is better observed when comparing side-by-side samples containing the same percentage of alcohol, and while it is evident that when the foam is first dispensed it shows more volume and a "better" quality appearance if a fluorinated surfactant is used, this visual advantage is observed only during the first few seconds since the foam quite rapidly breaks down to a smaller volume to more resemble the foam obtained with the silicone-based surfactant. The most important difference appears to be how long the foam containing only the silicone-based surfactant lasts compared to the time the foam lasts with a foam containing only the fluorinated surfactant.
It should also be noted that one of the main differences in using one surfactant or the other (fluorosurfactants versus silicone surfactants) is the fact that fluorinated surfactants can reduce the surface tension to lower levels than those achieved using silicone-based surfactants alone, therefore compositions with only silicone based surfactants generally need a higher percentage of the silicone based surfactants to achieve a similar result.
A significant advantage to mixing both types of surfactants in the same composition is that the silicone based surfactant gives a longer lasting effect while the fluorinated surfactant has a better tolerance at higher levels of alcohol hence when mixed the combination provides an improvement in foam quality greater than obtaining using either one individually under some conditions.
Combining the surfactants allows the achievement of the desired foaming effect without exceeding solubility limits of either surfactant while at
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the same time taking advantage of the particular characteristics of the foam differences produced by each one.
The combination of silicone-based surfactants and fluorinated surfactant is of increasing advantage as the alcohol concentration increases, which is desirable to improve the microbiological efficacy.
The following non-limiting examples are set forth to show for the various preferred embodiments and are not in any way to limit the scope of the present invention.
EXAMPLES
Examples 1 through 12 were prepared to illustrate the ability to produce alcohol-based disinfecting formulations which can be dispensed as foams using different surfactants and a solution of water and 50% ethanol. Examples 13 through 16 illustrate increasing concentrations of a silicone-based surfactant to produce foam with 40% ethanol. Examples 17 through 32 show increasing concentrations of ethanol with different silicone-based surfactants to produce foam. Examples 33 through 36 illustrate increasing concentrations of a silicone-based surfactant to produce acceptable foam at 62% ethanol. Examples 37 through 52 illustrate the ability to produce foam using different surfactants and a solution of 70%v/v Isopropanol. All parts and percentages are expressed by weight unless otherwise indicated.
Comparatively, it was also found that for instance, Cocamidopropyl betaine (CAPB) alone even at 40% ethanol and at 3% CAPB, was unable to produce as good results as those with 60%v/v ethanol, and Silicone-based surfactants using much less percentage (less than 1.0%). Cocamidopropyl
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betaine does not give any acceptable foam above that percentage of alcohol and the lower than 60% v/v alcohol content makes it inadequate for a sanitizing solution. Also the solution left an unacceptable feeling on the skin after the alcohol evaporated (i.e. a soapy sticky feeling) indicating high levels of surfactant. Advantageously, the afterfeel of the present compositions was not only not soapy but actually pleasant makes the present invention suitable for many different applications.
The following examples were intended to evaluate the foaming ability of different groups of Silicon surfactants with different combinations of ethanol, n-propyl alcohol and Isopropyl alcohol. They were also designed to asses the effect in the after feel as well as in the foam quality of some emollients and humectants, lipids, and other cosmetic type desired ingredients to be used with a leave-on hand sanitizer product. Some ingredients with antibacterial properties were also added to again evaluate their effect on foam quality and after feel.
Examples 53 to 293 have total alcohol contents from 61%w/w to 75%w/w. The best foam was achieved with only ethanol as the alcohol, with the next best being the combination Ethanol and n-propyl alcohol using up to 10% n-propyl alcohol. The worst foams were those obtained using only Isopropyl alcohol and/or n-propyl alcohol. Also interesting is the fact that the surfactant that works the best with just ethanol is not the same that works the best with the other 2 alcohols tried. More specifically it was found that the PEG-17-Dimethicone as well as the Bis-PEG/PPG 18/6 Dimethicone work better than the Bis-PEG 12 -Dimethicone with just n-propyl alcohol and/or Isopropyl alcohol. While combining different silicone surfactants if different
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alcohols are used seems to show a synergy to boost the foam when the addition of another alcohol disrupts the foaming ability of a particular silicone surfactant in the end the preferred silicone for the combination of alcohols emollients and other ingredients lies amongst the Bis-PEG [10-20] Dimethicone silicone surfactants.
Combinations of silicone surfactants with other surfactants were also tried; various experiments showed that although it was possible to find acceptable foam quality improvement when using other surfactants, the soapy after-feel was unacceptable for a leave-on product for many surfactants. However the compositions combining silicone surfactants with fluorosufactants mentioned above showed an improvement that very advantageously allows for the reduction in the percentage of silicone surfactant to optimize percentages in the formulation regarding cost and other efficacy desired outcomes.
While some cosmetic ingredients like Cocoglucoside Glyceryl Oleate appear to deteriorate the foam quality when present in the composition, if the after-feel effect is beneficial increasing then the foam quality may be improved by increasing the percentage of surfactant present and/or adding a foam stabilizer to the composition to improve the foam quality.
It was also interesting to find that while a higher percentage of silicone surfactant present in the composition has been observed to increase the quality of the foam, the increased amount of silicone surfactant present has to be considerable before an improvement is observed. For example, the foam quality achieved with 1% was not significantly better with 1.5% but was
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considerably better with 2% and the foam quality using 3% or 4% was very similar while 5% was much better than just 3%.
The quality of the dispensed foam can be dependant upon the characteristics of the pump mechanism used for dispensing the foam from a bottle. For instance the quality of the foam was better with the smaller shot size of 0.75 ml than the bigger shot size of 1.5 ml from a pump for the same size bottle. The shot size is the amount of liquid dispensed when the pump is activated.
From the above examples it can be concluded that they are clearly denoting how the art of foaming alcohol is different form that of foaming water based composition in more than one aspect and that unexpected outcomes could arise depending on the combination of ingredients desired for the final formulation in combination with the type of foaming device/mechanism to use.
Below are some more specific examples for compositions following a formulation to produce alcohol/silicone-surfactant hand/skin sanitizing foamable compositions ; more than one being a foamable disinfecting composition with only alcohol being the only disinfectant ingredient, while other foamable disinfecting compositions use an added antimicrobial such as Chlorhexidine Digluconate or Didecyl Dimethyl Diammonium Chloride, Benzalkonium Chloride, Behenyl alcohol, etc.
EXAMPLE 294
Alcohol hand sanitizing foamable disinfecting composition 0.01- 5.0 % * silicone-based surfactant (primary surfactant)
0.01 - 1.0% cocoamidopropylbetaine (secondary surfactant)
0.05 - 1.0% cetyl betaine (foam stabilizing agent)
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0.10 - 1.5% emulsifier fatty alcohol ROH 16-22 carbons or combination that
works well in a final formulation containing
60-70% v/v ethanol
Q.S. water
• Preferably a Bis-PEG-[10-20] dimethicone, a 3-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-
heptamethyltrisiloxane, ethoxylated, acetate , a Bis-PEG/PPG 18/6
Dimethicone, acetate, a Polyether-modified polysiloxane or a
Polysiloxane betaine, or mixtures thereof.
EXAMPLE 295
Alcohol hand sanitizing foamable disinfecting composition Concentrate
0.1- 5.0 % * a physiologically acceptable silicone-based surfactant*;(primary
surfactant)
0.001 - 12.0% 1,3 Butyleneglycol, 2-Butoxyethanol, or glycerin (foam
stabilizing agents)
0.05 - 5.0% cocoglucoside, glyceryl oleate (moisturizers, emollients and the
like)
60-70% v/v ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol or a combination thereof
Q.S. water
• Preferably a Bis-PEG-[10-20] dimethicone, 3-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-
heptamethyltrisiloxane, ethoxylated, acetate , a Bis-PEG/PPG 18/6
Dimethicone, acetate, a Polyether-modified polysiloxane or a
Polysiloxane betaine, or mixtures thereof.
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EXAMPLE 296
Alcohol hand sanitizing foamable disinfecting composition
0.01- 5.0 % * silicone-based surfactant (primary surfactant)
0.01 - 1.0% fluorinated surfactant and or other silicone-based surfactants or
mixtures (secondary surfactant/s)
0.05 - 1.0% Cetrimonium Chloride (foam stabilizing agent)
0.05 - 1.0% Behentrimonium Chloride (foam stabilizing agent)
0.10 - 1.5% Dihydroxypropyl PEG-5 Linoleammonium Chloride, Glyceryl
Oleate, PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate, Behenyl PG-
Trimomium chloride, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate or combination of
emollients, lipids, humectants that works well in a final
formulation containing
1-10% n-propyl alcohol
60-70% v/v ethanol
Q.S. water
• Preferably a Bis-PEG-[10-20] dimethicone, a 3-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-heptamethyltrisiloxane, an ethoxylated, a Bis-PEG/PPG 18/6 Dimethicone, acetate, a Polyether-modified polysiloxane or a Polysiloxane betaine, or mixtures thereof.
EXAMPLE 297
Alcohol hand sanitizing foamable disinfecting composition
0.01- 5.0 % * silicone-based surfactant (primary surfactant)
0.05 - 1.0% Cetrimonium Chloride (foam stabilizing agent)
0.05 - 1.0% Behentrimonium Chloride (foam stabilizing agent)
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0.10 - 1.5% Dihydroxypropyl PEG-5 Linoleammonium Chloride, Glyceryl
Oleate, PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate, Behenyl PG-Trimomium chloride, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate or combination of emollients, lipids, humectants that works well in a final formulation containing
1-10% n-propyl alcohol
60-70% v/v ethanol
Q.S. water
• Preferably a Bis-PEG-[10-20] dimethicone, a 3-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-heptamethyltrisiloxane, an ethoxylated, a Bis-PEG/PPG 18/6 Dimethicone, acetate, a Polyether-modified polysiloxane or a Polysiloxane betaine, or mixtures thereof.
EXAMPLE 298
Alcohol hand sanitizing foamable disinfecting composition
0.01- 5.0 % * silicone-based surfactant (primary surfactant)
0.01 - 1.0% fluorinated surfactant and or other silicone-based surfactants or
mixtures (secondary surfactant/s)
0.05 - 1.0% Cetrimonium Chloride (foam stabilizing agent)
0.05 - 1.0% Behentrimonium Chloride (foam stabilizing agent)
0.10 - 1.5% Dihydroxypropyl PEG-5 Linoleammonium Chloride, Glyceryl
Oleate, PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate, Behenyl PG-Trimomium chloride, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate or combination of emollients, lipids, humectants that works well in a final formulation containing
60-70% v/v ethanol
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Q.S. water
• Preferably a Bis-PEG-[10-20] dimethicone, a 3-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-
heptamethyltrisiloxane, an ethoxylated, a Bis-PEG/PPG 18/6
Dimethicone, acetate, a Polyether-modified polysiloxane or a
Polysiloxane betaine, or mixtures thereof.
EXAMPLE 299
Alcohol hand sanitizing foamable disinfecting composition
0.01- 5.0 % * silicone-based surfactant (primary surfactant)
0.05 - 1.0% Cetrimonium Chloride (foam stabilizing agent)
0.05 - 1.0% Behentrimonium Chloride (foam stabilizing agent)
0.10 - 1.5% Dihydroxypropyl PEG-5 Linoleammonium Chloride, Glyceryl
Oleate, PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate, Behenyl PG-
Trimomium chloride, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate or combination of
emollients, lipids, humectants that works well in a final
formulation containing
60-70% v/v ethanol
Q.S. water
• Preferably a Bis-PEG-[10-20] dimethicone, a 3-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-
heptamethyltrisiloxane, an ethoxylated, a Bis-PEG/PPG 18/6
Dimethicone, acetate, a Polyether-modified polysiloxane or a
Polysiloxane betaine, or mixtures thereof.
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EXAMPLE 300
Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) & alcohol hand sanitizing foamable disinfecting composition
Formulation 294, 295, 296, 297, 298 or 299 added with 0.50 - 4.0% Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG)
EXAMPLE 301
Didecyl Dimethyl Diammonium Chloride & alcohol hand sanitizing foamable disinfecting composition
Formulation 294, 295, 296, 297, 298 or 299 added with 0.01 - 5.0% Didecyl Dimethyl Diammonium Chloride
EXAMPLE 302
Benzalkonium Chloride & alcohol hand sanitizing foamable disinfecting composition
Formulation 294, 295, 296, 297, 298 or 299 added with 0.01 - 5.0% Benzalkonium Chloride
EXAMPLE 300
Behenyl Alcohol & alcohol hand sanitizing foamable disinfecting composition
Formulation 294, 295, 296, 297, 298 or 299 added with 0.01 - 5.0% Behenyl Alcohol
The process to prepare the compositions of the present invention described
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herein is straightforward since most of the ingredients are liquid. When wax type ingredients are to be used, they can be incorporated by warming up to 40-45°C preferably to the water portion while mixing and then allowing it to cool down or they could be added in "cold", at room temperature to the alcohol before any other ingredient and mixed until completely incorporated before adding the rest of the ingredients according to the composition.
Active ingredients may be pre-dissolved into the water first, a process that will be well known to anyone skilled in the art. If a specific formulation cannot be adjusted to give the desired quality of foam with the preferred percentages of the different constituents, the characteristics of the dispensing mechanism may be modified to improve foam quality, for example the type and characteristics of the foaming pump, such as changing the air/liquid ratio, screen sizes at the nozzle, to mention a few, can be adjusted in ways which will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
The compositions described herein provide improved alcohol based disinfecting products over commercially available compositions with high concentrations of alcohol, as well as the fact they are able to foam without the use of propellants or pressurized containers, although it will be appreciated that using propellants may in some cases improve the quality of the resulting foam.
Depending on the alcohol concentration and the application of the particular composition the foam produced can widely vary, being at the high end of a relatively fast breaking foam variety which is stable enough to be thoroughly spread onto the skin without undue waste or effort.
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The present formulations may be first made as a concentrate with only some of the constituents which can be shipped and then constituted with the remaining constituents. For example, the concentrate can include a) the effective silicone-based surface active agent for wetting and foaming present in an amount of at least 0.01% weight percent of the total composition 0.01 to about 15.0 %, a foam stabilizing agent including at least from about 0.01 to about 10.0%, and any one of moisturizers, emollients and combinations thereof present in a range from about 0.05% to about 5.0%; and water.
The composition concentrate can then be constituted as an alcohol disinfecting composition by adding a) an alcohol Ci^, or mixtures thereof, present in an amount between about 60 % v/v to about 80% v/v of the total composition; and b) water present in an amount to balance the total composition to 100% weight percent.
Due to the nature of the base composition with respect to the alcohol concentration and the quality of the ingredients, an advantageous application for the present invention is as an alcohol skin/hand disinfectant composition for a foamable product, examples of which are described above. Nevertheless, the present invention lends itself to the preparation of a wide variety of products for disinfecting applications, and it is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention.
Consequently, it is intended that the claims be interpreted to cover such modifications and equivalents. To note a few, the following products may be produced using the alcohol/silicone-surfactants: medicated foams, sunscreen foams, hand cream foams, brush-less shaving cream foams,
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shower or bath oil foams, dry hair shampoo foams, make-up remover foams, analgesic foam rubs, hair grooming foams and antiperspirants hair cleaning foam, antiperspirant foam, hair conditioner foams.
As used herein, the terms "comprises", "comprising", "includes" and "including" are to be construed as being inclusive and open ended, and not exclusive. Specifically, when used in this specification including claims, the terms "comprises", "comprising", "includes" and "including" and variations thereof mean the specified features, steps or components are included. These terms are not to be interpreted to exclude the presence of other features, steps or components.
The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the invention has been presented to illustrate the principles of the invention and not to limit the invention to the particular embodiment illustrated. It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by all of the embodiments encompassed within the following claims and their equivalents.
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Examples 1-6
Amount Ingredients Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 3 Ex. 4 Ex.5 Ex.6
Ethanol.Silicone-based surfactant Cocamidopropyl betaine (1) Alkylglucoside (2) Alkylglucoside (3) Glycomul L Sorbitan Sesquioleate Purified Water 50.00 0.5049.50 50.00 8.0042.00 50.00 8.0042.00 50.00 50.00 8.00 50.00
8.00 42.00 8.00 42.00
42.00
Total % 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
(1) Amphoteric, (2) Nonionic, (3) Anionic

Examples 7-12


AmountIngredients Ex. 7 Ex.8 Ex.9 Ex. 10 Ex. 11 Ex. 12
Ethanol 50.00 Polysorbate 20 8.00Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monooleate Sorbitan Monooleate Cocamidopropyl betaine & sodium caproyl lactate Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine Sodium Cocoamphoacetate Purified Water 42.00 50.00 8.0042.00 50.00 8.0042.00 50.008.00 42.00 50.008.00 42.00 50.008.00 42.00
Total % 100.00. 100.00Examples 13-16 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Amount Ingredients Ex. 13 Ex. 14 Ex. 15 Ex. 16
EthanolBis-PEG-20 dimethicone3-(3-HydroxypropyO-heptamethyitrisiloxane,ethoxylated,Polyether-modified polysiloxanePolysiloxane betainePurified Water 40.000.01acetate 59.99 40.00 0.0159.99 40.000.01 59.99 40.000.01 59.99
Total %
100.00 100. 00 100.00 100. 00

Examples 17-20

Amount Ingredients Ex. 17 Ex. 18 Ex. 19 Ex. 20
EthanolBis-PEG-20 dimethicone-Purified Water 40.00 0.01 59.99 50.000.0149.99 60.000.0139.99 75.008.0017.00
Total % 100.00 100.00 100.00 v. 100.00
Examples 21-24


Amount Ingredients Ex. 21 . Ex. 22 Ex. 23 Ex. 24
EthanolPolysiloxane betaine Purified Water 40.001.059.00 50.001.0 49.00 60.001.0 49.00 75.008.0017.00
Total %
100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Examples 25-28


AmountIngredients Ex. 25 Ex. 26 Ex. 27 Ex. 28
Ethanol 40.00 Polyether-modified polysiloxane 1.0 Purified Water 59.00 50.001.049.00 60.00 1.0 39.00 75.00 1.0 24.00
Total % 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
_ Examples 29-32
AmountIngredients Ex. 29 Ex. 30 Ex. 31 Ex. 32
Ethanol 40.00 3-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-heptamethyltrisiloxane, ethoxylated, acetate 0.5 Purified Water 59.5 50.00 0.5 49.50 60.000.5 39.50 75.00 10.00 15.00
Total %
100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Examples 33-36

Amount Ingredients Ex. 33 Ex. 34 Ex. 35 Ex. 36
EthanolBis-PEG-20 dimethiconePurified Water 62.000.5037.50 62.001.0037.00 62.002.0 36.00 62.005.0033.00
Total % 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Examples 37-42
Amount
Ingredients Ex. 37 Ex. 38 Ex. 39 Ex. 40 Ex. 41 Ex. 42

70%v/v Isopropanol Silicone-based surfactant Cocamidopropyl betaine (1) Alkylglucoside (2) Alkylglucoside (3) Glycomul L Sorbitan Sesquioleate

99.90 92.00 92.00 92.00 92.00 92.00
8.00
8.00 — —
8.00
8.00

Total % 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
(1) Amphoteric, (2) Nonionic, (3) Anionic

Examples 43-48

Amount
Ingredients Ex. 43 Ex. 44 Ex. 45 Ex. 46 Ex. 47 Ex. 48
92.00 92.00
8.00 ———
—— 8.00
"■
70%v/v Isopropanol 92.00 92.00 92.00 92.00 92.00 92^00
Polysorbate 20 8.00
Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monooleate
Sorbitan Monooleate -—
Cocamidopropylbetaine & sodium caproyl lactate - 8.00
Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine 8.00
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate —- 8.00




Total % 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Examples 49-52
Amount Ingredients Ex.49 Ex.50 Ex. 51 Ex. 52
70%v/v Isopropanol 99.00 99.00 99.00 99.00
Bis-PEG-20 dimethicone 1.0
3-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-heptamethyltrisiloxane, ethoxylated, acetate 1.0
Polyether-modified polysiloxane 1.0
Polysiloxane betaine 1.0



Total %

100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

The solutions prepared, were evaluated as to whether foam was produced or not and if so, then the foam produced was described as follows:

Example

Foam Produced

Foam Evaluation/Description/Characteristics



Ex.1 Yes
Ex.2 No
Ex.3 No
Ex.4 No
Ex.5 No
Ex.6 No
Ex.7 No
Ex.8 No
Ex.9 No
Ex.10 No
Ex.11 No
Ex.12 No
Ex.13 Yes
Ex.14 Yes
Ex.15 Yes
Ex.16 Yes
Ex.17 Yes
Ex.18 Yes
Ex.19 Yes
Ex.20 Yes
Ex.21 Yes
Ex.22 Yes
Ex.23 Yes

Very good stable stiff puff creamy and soft lasts a long time Just Very Wet Bubbles produced lasting Just Very Wet Bubbles produced lasting Just Very Wet Bubbles produced lasting Quick fast breaking foam lasts more than a minute Very good puff creamy and soft lasts minutes Very good puff creamy and soft lasts minutes Quick fast breaking foam lasts more than a minute Very good puff creamy and soft lasts minutes Good puff creamy and soft lasts minutes Quick fast breaking foam lasts more than a 10secs
Runny watery foam which lasts more than 45secs Quick fast breaking foam lasts more than a 10secs Runny watery foam which lasts more than 20secs



Examples 53-63

INGREDIENTS 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 . 63
1,3-butylene glycol 0.43 0.43 1 1 1 0.43 0.43 1 1 1 0.43
Ethanol 62 52 52.2 62.2 42.2 62 52 52.2 42.2 62
Benzalkonium Chloride 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride 0.1
PEG 17-Dimethicone 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Glycerine 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.9
Cocoglucoside & Glyceryl Oleate 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08
DEAC8-C18PerfluoroalkylethylPhosphate
Ammonium C6-C16PerfluoroalkylethylPhosphate 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5
Cetrimonium Chloride
n-Propyl alcohol 2 10 10 20 2 10 10 62.2 20 2
Propylene glycol 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Purified Water 33.1 36.1 34.6 34.6 34.6 33.2 35.2 34.5 34.5 34.5 33

Examples 64-73

INGREDIENTS 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 64
1,3-butylene glycol 0.43 0.43 1 1 1 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
Ethanol 62 62 52.2 52.2 52.2 62 52 62 62 62 62
Benzalkonium Chloride -
Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride 0.5 1 0.1 0.1 1 0.5
PEG 17-Dimethicone 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.5 1 1 1 1
Glycerine 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Cocoglucoside & Glyceryl Oieate 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 .0.08 0.08 0.08
DEAC8-C18PerfluoroalkylethylPhosphate 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5
Ammonium C6-C16PerfluoroalkylethylPhosphate 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.5
Cetrimonium Chloride 0.05 0.1 0.05
n-Propyl alcohol 2 2 10 10 10 2 10 2 2 2 2
Propylene glycol 0.5 0.5 0.5
Purified Water 32.6 32.1 34.5 34.5 33.6 33.1 35 33 33 33 32.6

Example 74-84

INGREDIENTS 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
1,3-butylene glycol 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
Ethanol 52 62 62 52 52 62 62 52 52 62 62
Glycerine 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Cocoglucoside & Glyceryl Oleate 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08
Bis-PEG 17 Dimethicone 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5
Bis-PEG 12 Dimethicone 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8
Cetrimonium Chloride 0.1 -
DihydroxypropylPEG-5LinoleammoniumChloride 0.05 0.1 0.05 0.1 0.1
Behenoyl PG-Trimonium Chloride 0.05 0.1 0.05 0.1
Behenam idopropyl Dimethylamine 0.05 0.I
Behentrimonium Chloride
Cetearyl Alcohol andBehentrimoniumChloride
n-Propyl alcohol 10 2 2 10 10 2 2 10 10 2 2
Propylene glycol
Purified Water 31.7 29 29 31.7 31.7 28.9 29 31.7 31.7 29 29

Example 85-94

INGREDIENTS 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94
1,3-butylene glycol 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
Ethanol 52 52 62 62 52 52 62 62 52 52
Glycerine 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Cocoglucoside & Glyceryl Oleate 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08
Bis-PEG17 Dimethicone 5.5 .5.5 5.5 5.5
Bis-PEG12 Dimethicone 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8
Cetrimonium Chloride
DihydroxypropylPEG-5LinoleammoniumChloride
Behenoyl PG-Trimonium Chloride
Behenamidopropyl Dimethylamine 0.05 0.1
Behentrimonium Chloride 0.5 0.1 0.05 0.1
Cetearyl Alcohol andBehentrimoniumChloride . 0.05 0.1 0.05 0.1
n-Propyl alcohol 10 . 10 2 2 10 10 2 2 10 10
Propylene glycol
Purified Water 31.7 31.7 28.6 29 31.7 31.7 29 29 31.7 31.7

Examples 95-115

INGREDIENTS 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115
Dimethicone PEG-8 1 1.5 2 1 1.5 2 1 1.5 2
Bis-PEG/PPG18/6Dimethicone 1 1.5 2 1 1.5 2 1 1.5 2 1 1.5 2
Ethanol 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55
PEG-17 Dimethicone 1 1 1
Glycerine 1 1 1 1 1 1
Isopropyl Alcohol 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70
n-Propyl Alcohol 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Purified Water 29 28.5 28 28 27.5 27 29 28.5 28 28 27.5 27 34 33.5 33 33 32.5 32 34 33.5 33
Examples 116-136

INGREDIENTS 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136
Dimethicone PEG-8 1 1.5 2 1 1.5 2 1 1.5 2
Bis-PEG/PPG18/6Dimethicone 1 1.5 1 1 1.5 2 1 ?1.5 j 2 1 1.5 2
Ethanol 55 55 55 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65
PEG-17 Dimethicone i
Glycerine 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 " I 1 1 1
n-Propyl Alcohol 10 10 10 62 62 62 62 62 62
Purified Water 33 32.5 32 34 33.5 34 33 32.5 32 34 33.5 33 33 32.5 32 37 36.5 36 36 35.5 35

Examples 137-156

INGREDIENT S 137 138 139 140 141 142 14 3 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154. 155 156
Cetrimonium Chloride 0.1 0.1
Dimethicone PEG-8 1 1.5 2 1 1.5 2 0.5
Bis-PEG/PPG18/6 Dimethicone 1.5 5 5 1 2 1.5 3 3
Ethanol 55 55 55 61 61 61 61 61 55 55 55
PEG-17 Dimethicone
Glycerine 1 1 1 1 1 1
n-Propyl Alcohol 62 62 62 62 62 62 10 10 10 62 62 62 10 10 10
Bis-PEG 12 Dimethicone 3 4 5 1 1.5 2
Dihydroxypropyl.PEG-5Linoleammonium Chloride 0.1 0.1 6.1 v
Purified Water 37 36.5 36 36 35.5 35 31 30 29 36. 4 37.9 37.9 38 37 37 35.9 35.9 34 33.5 33

Examples 157-167

INGREDIENTS 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167
1,3 Butylene Glycol
Alcohol
Behenamidopropyl Dimethylamine
Behentrimonium Chloride
Cetrimonium Chloride 0.1 0.1 0.1
Bis-PEG/PPG 18/6 Dimethicone
Ethanol 55 55 61 61 61 61 61
Glycerine
Cocoglucoside Glyceryl Oleate
n-Propyl Alcohol 10 10 62 62 62 62
Bis-PEG 12 Dimethicone 1.5 1.5 1 1.5 2 1.5 1.5 1 1.5 2 1.5
Dihydroxypropyl PEG-5 Linoleammonium Chloride 0.1 0.1
Purified Water 33.4 33.4 38 37.5 37 37.4 37.4 37 36.5 36 36.4

Examples 168-177

INGREDIENTS 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177
1,3 Butylene Glycol 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3
Alcohol 62 62 62 62 62 62 62
Behenamidopropyl Dimethylamine 0.1
Behentrimonium Chloride 0.1 0.1
Cetrimonium Chloride
Bis-PEG/PPG 18/6 Dimethicone 1 1.5 2
Ethanol 61 61
Glycerine 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Cocoglucoside Glyceryl Oleate 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08
n-Propyl Alcohol 62 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Bis-PEG 12 Dimethicone 1.5 1 1.5 2 2 2
Dihydroxypropyl PEG-5 Linoleammonium Chloride
Purified Water 36.4 30.7 29.7 29.2 28.7 29.7 29.2 28.7 36.9 36.9

Examples 178-188

INGREDIENTS 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188
1,3-butylene glycol 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
Ethanol 62 62 62 62 70 70 70 70
Behenoyl PG-Trimonium Chloride 0.1
Cetearyl Alcohol SBehentrimonium Chloride 0.1
Behentrimonium Chloride
Cetrimonium Chloride 0.1 0.1 0.1
Dimethicone PEG-8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Bis-PEG/PPG 15/15 Dimethicone
Bis-PEG/PPG 18/6 Dimethicone 0.5 0.75 2
Ethanol 61 61
PEG-17 Dimethicone
Glycerine 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Isopropyl Alcohol
Cocoglucoside & Glyceryl Oleate 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08
n-Propyl Alcohol 2 2 2 2 2 2
PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate.
Bis-PEG 12 Dimethicone 2 2 0.5 0.75 2 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Purified Water 36.9 36.9 29.7 29.2 28.2 28.2 100 23.5 24 25.5 26.1

Examples 189-198

INGREDIENTS 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 1S'7 198
1,3-butylene glycol 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
Ethanol 55 62 62 70 70 70 70
Behenoyl PG-Trimonium Chloride
Cetearyl Alcohol SBehentrimonium Chloride
Behentrimonium Chloride 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cetrimonium Chloride 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 • 0.1 0.1
Dimethicone PEG-8 2
Bis-PEG/PPG 15/15 Dimethicone 2.5 2.5 2
Bis-PEG/PPG 18/6 Dimethicone
Ethanol 61 55 61
PEG-17 Dimethicone 2
Glycerine 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Isopropyl Alcohol
Cocoglucoside & Glyceryl Oleate 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08
n-Propyl Alcohol 10 2 2 10
PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5
Bis-PEG 12 Dimethicone 2.5 2 2.5 2.5
Purified Water 32.8 31.9 32.4 25.9 25.5 25.5 25.5 37 33 37

Examples 199-219

INGREDIENTS 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219
1,3Butylene Glycol 0.43 0.43 /
Cetearyl AlcoholandBehentrimoniumChloride 1
Behentrimonium Chloride 0.1 0.1
Bis-PEG/PPG18/6 Dimethicone 1
Ethanol 55 55 70 55 70 55 55 55 55 55 55 62 62 62 62 62 62 70 70 70 70
PEG-17 Dimethicone 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
Glycerine 0.9 0.9 -
Cocoglucoside Glyceryl Oleate 0.08 0.08
n-Propyl Alcohol 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 2 2 2 2 2 2
PEG-200HydrogenatedGlycerylPalmate 1
Bis-PEG 20 Dimethicone 2 1 1 2 1 1 2
Bis-PEG 12 Dimethicone 1 2.5 2.5 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
Purified Water 43 43 25 43 25 43 43 43 43 43 43 36 36 36 36 36 36 28 28 28 28

Examples 220-230

INGREDIENTS 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230
PEG-8 Dimethicone 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.01
Ethanol 70 70 62 62 62 70 70 70 60 60 60
PEG-17 Dimethicone 1
n-Propyl Alcohol 2 2 2 2 2 2 10 10 10
Bis-PEG 20 Dimethicone 1 1
Bis-PEG-12 Dimethicone 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Purified Water 28 28 35 35 35 27 27 27 29 29 29
Examples 231-240

INGREDIENTS 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240
PEG-8 Dimethicone 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.01
Ethanol 55 55 55 65 65 65 61
PEG-17 Dimethicone
n-Propyl Alcohol 60 60 60 10 10 10 10 10 10 39
Bis-PEG 20 Dimethicone
Bis-PEG-12 Dimethicone 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Purified Water 39 39 39 34 34 34 24 24 24 -1

Examples 241-251

INGREDIENTS 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 :>49 250 251
PEG-8- Dimethicone 0.01 0.05
Bis-PEG/PPG 18/6 Dimethicone 1 1 1
Ethanol 61 61 55 65 61 70 62 60 ' 65 • 65
DEA C8-C18 Perfluoroalkylethyl Phosphate
Ammonium C6-C16 Perfluoroalkylethyl Phosphate 1 1 1
Cetrimonium Chloride
Dihydroxypropyl PEG-5 Linoleammonium Chloride
n-Propyl Alcohol 10 10 60 2 2 10 10 10
Bis PEG 12-Dimethicone 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Purified Water 38 38 34 24 38 39 27 35 27 22 23

Examples 252-261

INGREDIENTS 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261
PEG-8- Dimethicone -
Bis-PEG/PPG 18/6 Dimethicone 1 1 1.5
Ethanol 65 65 65 65 61 61 61 61 61 61
DEA C8-C18 Perfluoroalkylethyl Phosphate 1 1
Ammonium C6-C16 Perfluoroalkylethyl Phosphate
Cetrimonium Chloride 0.1 0.5 1 0.1 0.5 1
Dihydroxypropyl PEG-5 Linoleammonium Chloride 0.1 0.5 1
n-Propyl Alcohol 10 10 10 10 ,
Bis PEG 12-Dimethicone 1 1.5 1 1 1
Purified Water 23 22 23.5 23.5 37.9 37.5 37 38.8 38 37

Examples 262-272

INGREDIENTS 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272
Behenyl PG-Trimonium Chloride
Cetearyl Alcohol and Behentrimonium Chloride
Polyethylene Glycol 600 0.1 0.5 1
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate i
Ethanol 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61
Cocoglucoside & Glyceryl Oleate 0.1 0.5
Polyethylene Glycol 0.2 0.5 1
PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate 0.1 0.5 1
Bis-PEG 12 Dimethicone 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Purified Water 37.8 37.5 37 37.9 37.5 37 37.9 37.5 37 37.9 37.5
Examples 273-282

INGREDIENTS 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282
Behenyl PG-Trimonium Chloride 0.1 0.5 1
Cetearyl Alcohol and Behentrimonium Chloride 0.1 0.5 1
Polyethylene Glycol 600
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate 0.1
Ethanol 61 61 61 61 .61 61 61 61 61 61
Cocoglucoside & Glyceryl Oleate 1
Polyethylene Glycol
PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate
Bis-PEG 12 Dimethicone 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 •■ 1
Purified Water 37 37 36 37.9 37.5 37 37.9 37.5 37 37.9

Examples 283-293

INGREDIENTS 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293
Behenyl PG-TrimoniumChloride 0.2 0.25 0.2 0.25 0.2 0.2
Cetearyl AlcoholandBehentrimoniumChloride 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate 0.5' 1 0.15 0.2 0.15 0.2 0.15 0.15
PEG-PPG 20/6 Dimethicone 1
PEG 4-Dimethicone 1
PEG-8-Dimethicone 1
Ethanol 61 61 61 61 65 65 65 65 65 61 61
Cocoglucoside & Glyceryl Oleate 0.2 0.25 0.2 0.25 0.2 0.2
Cetrimonium Chloride 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
DihydroxypropylPEG-5 LinoleammoniumChloride 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4
n-Propyl Alcohol 10 10 . 10 10 10
PEG-200HydrogenatedGlyceryl Palmate 0.15 0.2 0.15 0.2 0.15 0.15
Bis-PEG 12 Dimethicone 1 1 2 2 2 3 1.5 1
Purified Water | 37.5 37 35.5 35 21.5 20 24 24 24 36 36.5

WE CLAIM
1. A foamable alcohol composition, comprising;
a) a C1-4 alcohol, or mixtures thereof, present in an amount greater than 40% v/v of the total composition;
b) a foaming agent comprising an effective physiologically acceptable silicone-based surfactant comprising a lipophilic chain containing a silicone backbone, for wetting and foaming present in an amount of at least 0.01% weight percent of the total composition, said foaming agent being selected so that upon being dispensed from a dispenser the foamable alcohol composition is mixed with air to form a foam; and
c) water present in an amount to balance the total composition to 100% weight percent.

2. The composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition is foamable when mixed with air at low pressure.
3. The composition according to claims 1 or 2 wherein the effective silicone-based surfactant for wetting and foaming is physiologically compatible, and wherein the silicone-based surfactant is selected from the group consisting of silicone ethoxylates, silicone glycerol esters, silicone amine oxides, silicone acetylenic alcohol derivatives, silicone carboxylates, silicone sulphates, silicone phosphates, silicone Imidazole quats, silicone Amino Quaternary Ammonium compounds (Quats), silicone phosphate esters, silicone carbohydrate derivatives, silicone Isethionates, silicone
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sulfonates, silicone betaines, silicone Alkyl Quats, silicone Amino propionates, silicone esters, silicone polyamides, and silicone hydrocarbon surfactants.
4. The composition according to claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein the effective silicone-based surfactant is a physiologically acceptable silicone-based surfactant selected from the group consisting of Bis-PEG-[10-20] dimethicones, 3-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-heptamethyltrisiloxane, ethoxylated, acetate, polyether-modified polysiloxanes, polysiloxane betaine and mixtures thereof from about 0.01% to about 10.0% weight percent of the total composition.
5. The composition according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 wherein the alcohol C1-4 is an aliphatic alcohol selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, n-propanol, butanol and combinations thereof.
6. The composition according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 wherein the silicone-based surfactant is selected from the group consisting of Bis-PEG-12 dimethicone, Bis-PEG-17 Dimethicone, Bis-PEG-20 Dimethicone and combinations thereof.
7. The composition according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 wherein the silicone-based surfactant is a 3-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-heptamethyltrisiloxane, ethoxylated, acetate.
8. The composition according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 wherein the silicone-based surfactant is a polyether-modified polysiloxane.
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9. The composition according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 wherein the silicone-based surfactant is a polysiloxane betaine.
10. The composition according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 wherein the silicone-based surfactant is a mixture of two or more of the silicone-based surfactants in claims 6, 7, 8 and 9.
11. The composition according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 wherein the alcohol is present in a range from about 40 % to about 90 % v/v.
12. The composition according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 wherein the alcohol is ethanol present in an amount of at least 60% v/v, and wherein the composition is for use as an alcohol foam for personal hygiene.
13. The composition according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 wherein the alcohol is a mixture of n-propanol and ethanol present in a combined amount of at least 60% v/v, and wherein the composition is for use as an alcohol foam for personal hygiene.
14. The composition according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 wherein the alcohol is a mixture of isopropanol and ethanol present in a combined amount of at least 60% v/v, and wherein the composition is for use as an alcohol foam for personal hygiene.
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15. The composition according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 wherein the alcohol is isopropanol present in an amount of at least 70% v/v, and wherein the composition is for use as an alcohol foam for personal hygiene.
16. The composition according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 wherein alcohol is n-propanol present in an amount of at least 60% v/v, and wherein the composition is for use as an alcohol foam for personal hygiene.
17. The composition according to claim 1,2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11, 12, 13,14, 15 or 16 further comprising at least one additional surfactant for adjusting properties of the foam produced from the composition.
18. The composition according to claim 17 wherein the additional surfactant is selected from the group consisting of additional silicone-based surfactants, fluorinated surfactants, alkylglucosides, poly(ethoxylated) alcohol, poly(propoxylated)alcohol, a poly(ethoxylated ester, poly(propoxylated)ester, a derivative of a poly(ethoxylated)alcohol, poly(propoxylated)alcohol, a derivative of a poly(ethoxylated)ester, poly(propoxylated)ester, an alkyl alcohol, an alkenyl alcohol, an ester of a polyhydric alcohol, an ether of a polyhydric alcohol, an ester of a polyalkoxylated derivative of a polyhydric alcohol, an ether of a polyalkoxylated derivative of a polyhydric alcohol, a sorbitan fatty acid ester, a polyalkoxylated derivative of a sorbitan fatty acid ester, a betaine, a sulfobetaine, an imidazoline derivative, an aminoacid derivative, a lecithin, a phosphatide, an amine oxide, a sulfoxide and mixtures
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thereof, present in an amount between about 0.10 % to about 5% weight percent.
19. The composition according to claim 18 wherein the betaine is cocamidopropyl betaine.
20. The composition according to claim 19 wherein the alkylglucoside is cocoglucoside.
21. The composition according to claim 18 wherein the polyethoxylated fatty alcohol is polyethoxylated stearyl alcohol (21 moles ethylene oxide).
22. The composition according to claim 18 wherein the polyethoxylated fatty alcohol is polyethoxylated stearyl alcohol (2 moles ethylene oxide).
23. The composition according to claim 18 wherein the polyethoxylated fatty alcohol is a combination of polyethoxylated stearyl alcohol (21 moles ethylene oxide) and polyethoxylated stearyl alcohol (2 moles ethylene oxide).
24. The composition according to claim 18 wherein said fluorinated surfactant is DEA C[8-18J perfluoroalkylethyl phosphate.
25. The composition according to claim 18 wherein said fluorinated surfactant is ammonium C[6-16] perfluoroalkylethyl phosphate.
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26. The composition according to any one of claims 1 to 25 further comprising a foam stabilizing agent present in an amount up to about 10%.
27. The composition according to claim 26 wherein the foam stabilizing agent is selected from the group consisting of lactic acid esters of monoglycerides, cationic emulsifiers, quaternary ammonium compounds, triquaternized stearic phospholipid complex, hydroxystearamide propyltriamine salts, lactic acid monoglycerides, food emulsifiers such as selected from the group consisting of glyceryl monostearate, propylene glycol monostearate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, cetyl betaine, glycolether, n-propanol, butyleneglycol, silicone wax, an encapsulated oil, Microcapsule Mineral Oil, and combinations thereof.
28. The composition according to claim 26 wherein the foam stabilizing agent is selected from the group consisting of glycolether, glycerine, butyleneglycol, Behentrimonium chloride, Cetrimonium Chloride and combinations thereof.
29. The composition according to any one of claims 1 to 28 further comprising any one of a moisturizer, emollient, lipid layer enhancers and combinations thereof selected from the group consisting of lanolin, vinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone and polyols selected from the group consisting of glycerol, propylene glycol, butyleneglycol, glyceryl oleate and sorbitol, cocoglucoside, a fatty alcohol selected from the group consisting of cetyl
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alcohol, stearyl alcohol, lauryl alcohol, myristyl alcohol and palmityl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, ceteareth 20, an alkylglucoside, mixtures of alkylglucoside and glyceryl Oleate, PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmiate, Dihydroxypropyl PEG-5 Linoleammonium Chloride, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, and combinations thereof, present in an amount up to about 5%.
30. The composition according to any one of claims 1 to 29 further comprising an acid or a base to adjust a pH of the composition to a preselected pH present in an amount from about 0.05 to about 0.5 % weight percent of the total composition.
31. The composition according to claim 30 wherein when an acid is used to adjust the pH the acid is selected from the group consisting of hydrochloric acid, citric acid and phosphoric acid, and wherein when a base is used to adjust the pH the base is sodium sesquicarbonate.
32. The composition according to any one of claims 1 to 31 further comprising a preservative in an amount from about 0.01 to about 5 % weight percent of the total composition.
33. The composition according to any one of claims 1 to 32 further comprising an antimicrobial agent.
34. The composition according to claim 33 wherein the antimicrobial agent is selected from the group of chlorhexidine salts, iodine, complexed forms of
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iodine, parachlorometaxylenol, triclosan, hexachlorophene, a phenol, a surfactant having a long chain hydrophobic group and a quaternary group, hydrogen peroxide, silver, a silver salt, silver oxide, behenyl alcohol, and mixtures thereof.
35. The composition according to claim 33 wherein the antimicrobial agent is chlorhexidine gluconate present in an amount between about 0.50 % to about 4.0 % weight percent.
36. The composition according to claim 33 wherein the antimicrobial agent is didecyl dimethyl diammonium chloride present in an amount between about 0.05 % to about 5.0 % weight percent.
37. The composition according to claim 33 wherein the antimicrobial agent is benzalkonium chloride present in an amount between about 0.05 % to about 5.0 % weight percent.
38. The composition according to claim 33 wherein the antimicrobial agent is behenyl alcohol present in an amount between about 0.05 % to about 5.0 % weight percent.
39. The composition according to any one of claims 1 to 38 further comprising constituents selected from the group consisting of organic gums and colloids, lower alkanolamides of higher fatty acids, short chain diols and/or triols, fragrance, coloring matter, ultraviolet absorbers, solvents,
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suspending agents, buffers, conditioning agents, antioxidants, bactericides and medicinally active ingredients, and combinations thereof.
40. The composition according to any one of claims 1 to 39 stored in an unpressurized dispenser having a dispenser pump for mixing the composition with air and dispensing foam therefrom.
41. The composition according to any one of claim 1 to 39 stored in a pressurized dispenser having a dispenser pump for mixing the composition with air or a propellant and dispensing foam therefrom, the composition including an aerosol propellant in an amount from about 3 to about 20 weight percent of the total composition.
42. The composition according to claim 41 wherein the aerosol propellant is selected from the group consisting of propane, carbon dioxide, butane, dichloro difluoro methane, dichloro tetra fluoro ethane, octafluorocyclo butane; 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane; 1,1,1,2,3,3,3 heptafluoropropane, and 1,1,1,3,3,3,-hexafluoropropane.
43. The composition according to claim 41 or 42 further comprising a corrosion inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of sorbic acid, benzoic acid, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate, in an amount from about 0.1 to about 5 weight percent of the total composition.
44. A composition concentrate, comprising;
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a) an effective physiologically acceptable silicone-based surfactant, comprising a lipophilic chain containing a silicone backbone for wetting and foaming present in an amount of from about 0.01 to about 15.0% weight percent of the total composition;
b) a foam stabilizing agent including at least from about 0.01 to about 10.0%;
c) one of moisturizers, emollients and combinations thereof present in a range from about 0.05% to about 5.0%; and
d) water.

45. The composition concentrate according to claim 44 wherein the effective silicone-based surfactant is a physiologically acceptable Bis-PEG-20 dimethicone, Bis-PEG-17 dimethicone, Bis-PEG 12 dimethicone , a 3-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-heptamethyltrisiloxane, ethoxylated, acetate, a Polyether-modified polysiloxane or a Polysiloxane betaine, or mixtures thereof
46. The composition concentrate according to claim 44 or 45 wherein the foam stabilizing agent is selected from the group consisting of glycerine, cetrimonium chloride, behentrimonium chloride and combinations thereof.
47. The composition concentrate according to claim 44, 45 or 46 wherein the moisturizers and emollients are selected from the group consisting of cocoglucoside, glyceryl oleate, PEG-200 Hydrogenated glyceryl palmiate, Dihydroxypropyl PEG-5 linoleammonium Chloride or PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, and combinations thereof, present in an amount up to 5%.
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48. The composition concentrate according to claim 44, 45, 46 or 47 which
is constituted as an alcohol disinfecting composition by adding
a) an alcohol C1.4, or mixtures thereof, present in an amount between about 60 % v/v to about 80% v/v of the total composition;
b) water present in an amount to balance the total composition to 100% weight percent.

49. The composition concentrate according to claim 48 wherein the alcohol C1-4 is selected from the group consisting of ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol and combinations thereof.
50. The composition concentrate according to any one of claims 44 to 49 made by a process of mixing the constituents and then warming the concentrate to a temperature between about 30 to about 80 degrees Celsius prior to shipping the concentrate.
51. A foamable alcohol disinfecting composition, comprising;

a) an alcohol C1.4, or mixtures thereof, present in an amount between about 60% to about 80% v/v of the total composition;
b) an effective physiologically acceptable silicone-based surfactant comprising a lipophilic chain containing a silicone backbone for wetting and foaming present in an amount from about 0.01% to about 10.0% weight percent of the total composition;
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c) a foam stabilizing agent present in an amount from about 0.01 to about 12.0 % weight percent;
d) any one of moisturizers, emollients and combinations thereof present in an amount from about 0.05 to about 5.0 % weight percent; and
e) water in an amount to balance the total composition to 100% weight percent.

52. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to claim 51 further comprising air, wherein when the disinfecting composition is mixed with air, the mixture of disinfecting composition and air forms a foam.
53. The composition according to claims 51 or 52 wherein the effective silicone-based surfactant for wetting and foaming is physiologically compatible, and wherein the silicone-based surfactant is selected from the group consisting of silicone ethoxylates, silicone glycerol esters, silicone amine oxides, silicone acetylenic alcohol derivatives, silicone carboxylates, silicone sulphates, silicone phosphates, silicone Imidazole quats, silicone Amino Quats, silicone phosphate esters, silicone carbohydrate derivatives, silicone Isethionates, silicone sulfonates, silicone betaines, silicone Alkyl Quats, silicone Amino propionates, silicone esters, silicone polyamides, silicone fluorinated surfactants, and silicone hydrocarbon surfactants.
54. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to claims 51 or 52 wherein the silicone-based surfactant is Bis-PEG-20 dimethicone.
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55. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to claims 51 or 52 wherein the silicone-based surfactant is Bis-PEG-17 dimethicone.
56. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to claims 51 or 52 wherein the silicone-based surfactant is Bis-PEG-12 dimethicone.
57. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to claim 51 or 52 wherein the silicone-based surfactant is a 3-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-heptamethyltrisiloxane, ethoxylated, acetate.
58. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to claim 51 or 52 wherein the silicone-based surfactant is a Polyether-modified polysiloxane.
59. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to claims 51 or 52 wherein the silicone-based surfactant is a Polysiloxane betaine.
60. The composition according to claims 51 or 52 wherein the silicone-based surfactant is a mixture of two or more of the silicone-based surfactants in claims 54 through 59.
61. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to any one of claims 51 to 60 wherein the foam stabilizing agent is selected from the group consisting of lactic acid esters of monoglycerides, cationic emulsifiers, triquaternized stearic phospholipid complex, hydroxystearamide propyltriamine salts, lactic acid monoglycerides, food emulsifiers selected from the group consisting of
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glyceryl monostearate, propylene glycol monostearate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, silicone wax, quaternary ammonium chlorides an encapsulated oil, Microcapsule Mineral Oil, butyleneglycol, and mixtures thereof.
62. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to any one of claims 51 to 61 wherein the foam stabilizing agent is selected from the group consisting of 2-butoxyethanol, glycerine butyleneglycol, Cetrimonium chloride, Behentrimonium chloride and combinations thereof.
63. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to claims 51 through 61 further comprising any one of a moisturizer, emollient and combinations thereof selected from the group consisting of lanolin, vinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone and polyols selected from the group consisting of glycerol, propylene glycol, butyleneglycol and sorbitol, or a fatty alcohol selected from the group consisting of cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, lauryl alcohol, myristyl alcohol and palmityl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, ceteareth 20, alkylglucoside and combinations thereof, present in an amount up to 5%.
64. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to claim 51 through 61 further comprising a moisturizer and an emollient selected from the group consisting of glyceryl oleate, glycerine, cocoglucoside, or PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmiate, or Dihydroxypropyl PEG-5 Linoleammonium Chloride, or PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate and combinations thereof, present in an amount up to 5%.
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65. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to any one of claims 51 to 61 further comprising an antimicrobial agent.
66. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to claim 65 wherein the antimicrobial agent is selected from the group of a chlorhexidine salt, iodine, a complexed form of iodine, parachlorometaxylenol, triclosan, hexachlorophene, a phenol, a surfactant having a long chain hydrophobic group and a quaternary group, hydrogen peroxide, silver, a silver salt, silver oxide, and mixtures thereof.
67. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to claim 65 wherein the antimicrobial agent is chlorhexidine gluconate present in an amount between about 0.50 % to about 4.0 % weight percent.
68. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to claim 65 wherein the antimicrobial agent is Didecyl Dimethyl Diammonium Chloride present in an amount between about 0.50 % to about 5.0 % weight percent.
69. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to claim 65 wherein the antimicrobial agent is Benzalkonium Chloride present in an amount between about 0.50 % to about 5.0 % weight percent.
70. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to claim 65 wherein the antimicrobial agent is Behenyl Alcohol present in an amount between about 0.50 % to about 5.0 % weight percent.
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71. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to any one of claims 51 to 70 further comprising a preservative in an amount from about 0.01 to about 5 % weight percent of the total composition.
72. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to any one of claims 51 to 70 further comprising an acid or a base to adjust a pH of the disinfecting composition.
73. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to claim 72 wherein the acid is selected from the group consisting of hydrochloric acid, citric acid and phosphoric acid, and the base is sodium sesquicarbonate.
74. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to any one of claims 51 to 70 stored in an unpressurized dispenser having a dispenser pump for mixing the disinfecting composition with air and dispensing foam therefrom.
75. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to any one of claims 51 to 70 stored in a pressurized dispenser having a dispenser pump for mixing the disinfecting composition with air or a propellant and dispensing foam therefrom, the disinfecting composition including an aerosol propellant in an amount from about 3 to about 20 weight percent of the total composition.
76. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to claim 51 wherein the aerosol propellant is selected from the group consisting of propane, carbon
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dioxide, butane, dichloro difluoro methane, dichloro tetra fluoro ethane, octafluorocyclo butane; 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane; 1,1,1,2,3,3,3 heptafluoropropane, and 1,1,1,3,3,3,-hexafluoropropane.
77. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to claim 75 or 76 further comprising a corrosion inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of sorbic acid, benzoic acid, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate, in an amount from about 0.1 to about 5 weight percent of the total composition.
78. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to any one of claims 51 to 77 further comprising any one of a moisturizer, emollient and combinations thereof selected from the group consisting of lanolin, vinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone and polyols selected from the group consisting of glycerol, propylene glycol, butyleneglycol and sorbitol, or a fatty alcohol selected from the group consisting of cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, lauryl alcohol, myristyl alcohol and palmityl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, ceteareth 20, or an alkylglucoside or PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmiate, or Dihydroxypropyl PEG-5 Linoleammonium Chloride or PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate.combinations thereof, present in an amount up to 5%. and combinations thereof.
79. The alcohol disinfecting composition according to any one of claims 51 to 77 further comprising other constituents or materials comprising organic gums and colloids, lower alkanolamides of higher fatty acids, short chain diols, short chain triols, fragrance, coloring matter, additional emollients, ultraviolet absorbers, solvents, emulsifiers, foam stabilizers or mixture of such
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stabilizers, suspending agents, buffers, conditioning agents, antioxidants, bactericides, medicinal active ingredient, toiletries, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
80. The composition according to any one of claims 1 to 43 further comprising a physiologically acceptable fluorosurfactant present in a range from about 0.01 to about 10%w/w, wherein said C1-4 alcohol is present in an amount from about 40 to about 90 v/v of the total composition, and wherein the silicone-based surfactant for wetting and foaming present in an amount from about 0.1 to about 10%w/w weight percent of the total composition.
81. The composition according to claim 80 wherein the fluorosurfactant is selected from the group consisting of fluorinated ethoxylates, glycerol esters, amine oxides, acetylenic alcohol derivatives, carboxylates, phosphates, carbohydrate derivatives, sulfonates, betaines, esters, polyamides, silicones, and hydrocarbon surfactants.
82. The composition according to claim 80 or 81 wherein the fluorosurfactant is an amphoteric polytetrafluoroethylene acetoxypropyl betaine (CF3CF2(CF2CF2)nCH2CH2(OAc)CH2N+(CH3)2CH2COO) where n = 2 to 4.
83. The composition according to claim 80 or 81 wherein the fluorosurfactant is an ethoxylated nonionic fluorosurfactant of the following
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structure: RfCH2CH2O(CH2CH2O) XH where Rf = F(CF2 CF2)y, x= 0 to about 15, and y = 1 to about 7.
84. The composition according to claims 80 or 81 wherein the fluorosurfactant is an anionic phosphate fluorosurfactant of the following structure: (RfCH2CH2O)x P(0)(ONH4)y where Rf = F(CF2 CF2)z, x= 1 or 2, y = 2 or 1, x + y = 3, and z = 1 to about 7 or mixtures thereof.
85. A method of forming a foam using a composition according to any one of claims 1 to 43, by storing said composition in a container and having a dispenser pump activating the dispenser pump to mix the alcohol and silicone-based surfactant mixture with air under low pressure to form a low pressure foam containing alcohol which is dispensed from said dispenser.
86. A foamable alcohol composition, comprising;

a) a C1-4 alcohol, or mixtures thereof, present in an amount greater than 40% v/v of the total composition;
b) an effective physiologically acceptable silicone-based surfactant, which includes a lipophilic chain containing a silicone backbone, for wetting and foaming present in an amount of at least 0.01% weight percent of the total composition, said silicone-based surfactant being selected from the group consisting of Bis-PEG-12 dimethicone, Bis-PEG-17 Dimethicone, Bis-PEG-20 Dimethicone and combinations thereof; and
c) water present in an amount to balance the total composition to 100% weight percent.
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87. A foamable alcohol composition, comprising;
a) a CM alcohol, or mixtures thereof, present in an amount greater than 40% v/v of the total composition;
b) an effective physiologically acceptable silicone-based surfactant, which includes a lipophilic chain containing a silicone backbone, for wetting and foaming present in an amount of at least 0.01% weight percent of the total composition, wherein the silicone-based surfactant is a 3-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-heptamethyltrisiloxane, ethoxylated, acetate; and
c) water present in an amount to balance the total composition to 100% weight percent.
88. A foamable alcohol composition, comprising;
a) a CM alcohol, or mixtures thereof, present in an amount greater than 40% v/v of the total composition;
b) an effective physiologically acceptable silicone-based surfactant, which includes a lipophilic chain containing a silicone backbone, for wetting and foaming present in an amount of at least 0.01% weight percent of the total composition, wherein the silicone-based surfactant is a polysiloxane betaine; and
c) water present in an amount to balance the total composition to 100% weight percent.
89. A method of producing and dispensing a foam using a foamable
alcohol composition, the method comprising the steps of;
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a) dispensing a foamable alcohol composition from a container having a dispenser pump configured to mix air with the foamable alcohol composition during dispensing to form a foam, the foamable alcohol composition comprising
i) a C1.4 alcohol, or mixtures thereof, present in an amount greater than 40% v/v of the total composition;
ii) an effective physiologically acceptable silicone-based surfactant, comprising a lipophilic chain containing a silicone backbone for wetting and foaming present in an amount of at least 0.01% weight percent of the total composition; and
iii) water present in an amount to balance the total composition to 100% weight percent.
90. The method according to claim 89 wherein the dispenser is an unpressurized dispenser and whereby when a user activates the dispenser pump air is mixed with the composition under low pressure.
91. The method according to claim 89 wherein the dispenser is a pressurized dispenser, and wherein the composition includes an aerosol propellant in an amount from about 3 to about 20 weight percent of the total composition, whereby when a user activates the dispenser pump air is mixed with the composition under high pressure.
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92. The composition according to claim 51 in which said composition is formulated as a "leave-on" product not requiring washing after use of the foam.

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ABSTRACT
This invention relates to a "high lower alcohol content"(>40% v/v of a C1-4 alcohol) liquid composition able to be dispensed as a stable foam with the use of non-propellant foam dispensing devices from non-pressurized containers The liquid compositions comprise an alcohol, C1-4(>40% v/v), a silicone-based surfactant of at least 0.001% by weight to prepare a foamable composition, 0-10% w/w of additional minor components added to obtain the desired performance (a foamable composition), and the balance being purified water. The compositions may include emulsifier-emollients and mosturizers, secondary surfactants, foam stabilizers, fragrances, antimicrobial agents, other type of medicinal ingredients, and the like ingredients or additives or combinations thereof commonly added to alcohol gels or foams, aerosol compositions or to toiletries, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and the like.
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Patent Number 251677
Indian Patent Application Number 1352/MUMNP/2007
PG Journal Number 13/2012
Publication Date 30-Mar-2012
Grant Date 28-Mar-2012
Date of Filing 06-Sep-2007
Name of Patentee DEB WORLDWIDE HEALTHCARE INC.
Applicant Address 76 ADAMS BLVD., BRANTFORD, ONTARIO N3S 7V2,
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 KOIVISTO BRUCE MICHAEL RR1, WILLSONVILLE, ONTARIO N0E 1Z0
2 FERNANDEZ DE CASTRO 67 HOBART CRESCENT, BRANTFORD, ONTARIO N3P 1P7
3 MUNOZ FRANCISCO 67 HOBART CRESCENT, BRANTFORD, ONTARIO N3P 1P7
4 MARIA TERESA 67 HOBART CRESCENT, BRANTFORD, ONTARIO N3P 1P7
PCT International Classification Number A01N25/16,A01N55/10
PCT International Application Number PCT/CA2006/000320
PCT International Filing date 2006-03-07
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 60/658,580 2005-03-07 U.S.A.