US 7,455,832 B2
Cosmetic preparation in gel form
Susanne Birkel, Glashuetten (Germany); Juergen Allwohn, Burgschwalbach (Germany); Harald Wendel, Ober-Ramstadt (Germany); Michael Franzke, Rossdorf (Germany); Birgit Schreiber, Lindenfels (Germany); and Axel Kalbfleisch, Darmstadt (Germany)
Assigned to Wella AG, Darmstadt (Germany)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/989,914.
Prior Publication US 2005/0123495 A1, Jun. 09, 2005
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61Q 5/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 424—70.16  [424/70.11; 424/70.15] 9 Claims
 
1. A cosmetic preparation consisting of a gel, wherein said gel consists of:
from 0.05 to 20 wt. % of at least one superabsorbing polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid polymers and methacrylic acid polymers;
from 0.1 to 30 wt. % of at least one nonionic film-forming, hair-fixing polymer;
water;
up to 30 wt. % of alcohol; and
at least one cosmetic additive ingredient selected from the group consisting of thickeners, surfactants, perfume oils, opacifiers, pearly luster-imparting agents, bactericides, fungicides, buffers, tinting agents, hair-care agents and physiologically tolerated volatile and non-volatile silicone oils;
wherein said gel contains from about 0.2 to 3.0 wt. % of at least one of said thickeners when said at least one of said thickeners is present in said gel; said gel contains from 0.1 to 15 wt. % of at least one of said surfactants when said at least one of said surfactants is present in said gel; said gel contains from 0.1 to 0.5 wt. % of at least one of said perfume oils when said at least one of said perfume oils is present in said gel; said gel contains from about 0.2 to 5.0 wt. % at least one of said opacifiers when said at least one of said opacifiers is present in said gel; said gel contains from about 1.0 to 10 wt. % of at least one of said pearly luster-imparting agents when said at least one of said pearly luster-imparting agents is present in said gel; said gel contains from 0.01 to 1.0 wt. % of at least one of said bactericides and fungicides when said at least one of said bactericides and fungicides is present in said gel; said gel contains from 0.1 to 1.0 wt. % of at least one of said buffers when said at least one of said buffers is present in said gel; said at contains from about 0.1 to 1.0 wt. % of at least one of said tinting agents when said at least one of said tinting agents is present in said gel; and said gel contains from 0.1 to 5.0 wt. % of at least one of said hair-care agents when said at least one of said hair-care agents is present in said gel; and said gel contains from 0.05 to 20 wt. % of at least one of said physiologically tolerated volatile and non-volatile silicone oils when said at least one of said silicone compounds is present in said gel; and
wherein said at least one superabsorbing polyacrylate polymer is present in the form of undissolved, water-swollen gelled particles with an average particle diameter of from 20 to 2000 μm.