EP2410978A2

EP2410978A2 - Aqueous hair and skin cleansing compositions

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Publication number: EP2410978A2
Application number: EP10706221A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Hans Henning Wenk; Sascha Herrwerth; Klaus Jenni; Christian Noethe
Original assignee: Evonik Goldschmidt GmbH
Current assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
Priority date: 2009-03-27
Filing date: 2010-03-01
Publication date: 2012-02-01
Also published as: WO2010108756A2; US20120021960A1; WO2010108756A3; JP2012521969A; BRPI1013486A2; CN102365079A

Abstract

The present invention relates to an aqueous composition comprising: i) 0.5 to 10 mass percent of at least one sulfosuccinate surfactant; ii) 0.5 to 10 mass percent of at least one amphoteric surfactant; and iii) free, OH-functional compounds similar to the alcohol component of the esters of the sulfosuccinate surfactants that are employed, wherein the mass ratio of sulfosuccinate surfactant i) to the free, OH-functional compound ranges from 100:1 to 100:20. The invention further relates to the use of such a composition for producing cleansing compositions, or as cleansing compositions, in particular for the cleansing of skin and hair, and to skin and/or hair cleansing agents containing such a composition.

Description

Aqueous hair and skin cleansing compositions

The present invention relates to an aqueous composition containing at least one sulfosuccinate surfactant, at least one amphoteric surfactant, and at least one free, OH-functional compound, which correspond to the alcohol component of the esters of the sulfosuccinate surfactants used.

There has long been a need to provide mild cleansing compositions that are particularly mild to the skin and hair. Such cleansing compositions should not only be mild to the skin and hair, but should also have other desirable properties, e.g. good storage stability and good foaming behavior. Also desirable are skin and hair conditioning properties.

Numerous mild surfactant systems have been proposed which have been attempted to produce such cleaning compositions. Frequently, the mild surfactant systems exhibited less foaming power, necessitating a greater addition of surfactant system, which in turn resulted in lower mildness of the product.

As suitable surfactant systems that lead to mild cleaning compositions ^¬ with usable foam behavior, such have been introduced that contain sulfosuccinates as surfactants in combination with amphoteric surfactants. Such systems are described inter alia in EP 1771148 and EP 1771538.

A disadvantage of sulfosuccinate systems was their unpredictable behavior in relation to viscosity adjustment and storage stability, in particular their tendency to gel formation. According to EP 1771538, the hydrolysis of the sulfosuccinates of poor storage stability of such cleaning compositions ^¬ are responsible.

EP 1771538 therefore proposes to use sulfosuccinate systems which, in addition to the sulfosuccinate surfactant and an amphoteric surfactant, have at least 4% by weight of sulfosuccinic acid or its salt. By adding sulfosuccinic acid or its salt, an increase in viscosity during storage could be prevented. However, it was recognized at the same time that sulfosuccinic acid or its salt is not suitable for adjusting the viscosity but only causes a once set viscosity does not change or only slowly after prolonged storage. In addition, the presence of free acid leads to an increase in the electrolyte content, which adversely affects the surfactant system, for. For example, the solubility of non-polar substances is reduced.

In addition to the problems with the storage stability of sulfosuccinate systems, there is also the problem of adjusting the viscosity of this system. For this purpose, EP 1771538 states that sulfosuccinic acid or its salts have only a marginal effect on the adjustment of the viscosity and thus can not be used as traditional viscosity regulators (thickeners).

It was therefore an object of the present invention to provide a sulfosuccinate surfactant system which can be adjusted by simple means to desired viscosities.

Surprisingly, it was found that the viscosity of a

Sulfosuccinate surfactant system by the addition of 1 to 20% by mass, based on the mass of sulfosuccinate surfactant, free, OH-functional compound, these being the Alcohol component of the esters of the sulfosuccinate surfactants used to obtain the sulfosuccinate surfactant, is easily adjustable.

The present invention therefore relates to aqueous compositions comprising:

i) from 0.5 to 10% by mass, preferably from 1 to 7.5% by mass, preferably from 2.5 to 5% by mass of at least one sulfosuccinate surfactant, ii) from 0.5 to 10% by mass, preferably from 1 to 7.5% by mass, preferably from 2.5 to 5% by mass of at least one amphoteric surfactant, and iii) OH-functional compounds, these being the alcohol component of the esters used

Sulfosuccinat surfactants same, wherein the mass ratio of sulfosuccinate surfactant i) to free, OH-functional compound iii) of 100 to 1 to 100 to 20, preferably from 100 to 3 to 100 to 15, and preferably from 100 to 5 to 100 to 12 , as well as their use for the preparation of cleaning compositions or as cleaning compositions, in particular for the cleansing of skin and hair.

In addition, the subject matter of the present invention are skin and / or hair cleansing compositions which have corresponding compositions according to the invention.

The compositions of the invention have the advantage that the viscosity of the composition is easily adjustable. In particular, the addition of said OH-functional compound, the effect of conventional thickeners can be improved and thus the required proportion of conventional thickening can be reduced. Another advantage of the composition according to the invention is the improved foaming behavior, which is achieved by the presence of free, special OH-functional compounds.

If, in addition to the free OH compound, free suberosuccinic acid is also present in the composition, in addition to the simple adjustment of the viscosity, a better long-term stability of the composition or cleaning compositions containing it can also be achieved.

The present invention will be described below by way of example, without the invention being restricted to these exemplary embodiments. Given below, ranges, general formulas, or classes of compounds are intended to encompass not only the corresponding regions or groups of compounds explicitly mentioned, but also all sub-regions and sub-groups of compounds obtained by removing individual values (ranges) or compounds can be. If documents are cited in the context of the present description, their contents are intended to form part of the disclosure content of the present invention. Unless otherwise indicated below, all% data are in% by mass and all mean data represent the number average.

When in the context of the present invention it is said that the free OH-functional compounds are the same as the alcohol components of the esters of sulfosuccinate surfactants used, it should be understood that the free (not sulfosuccinic esterified) OH-functional compounds have a composition which the composition of the alcohol component of the esters of sulfosuccinates used substantially corresponds. If the alcohol component of the sulfosuccinates z. As a fatty alcohol ethoxylate with a certain molecular weight Alkoxylation distribution, the free OH functional compounds additionally present in the composition are also fatty alcohol ethoxylates having substantially the same molecular weight / alkoxylation distribution. The amphoteric surfactants of component ii) are not sulfosuccinate surfactants iii). The free (non-sulfosuccinic acid), OH-functional compounds are not amphoteric surfactants ii) or sulfosuccinate surfactants i)

The aqueous composition according to the present invention is characterized in that

i) from 0.5 to 10% by mass, preferably from 1 to 7.5% by mass, preferably from 2.5 to 5% by mass of at least one sulfosuccinate surfactant (sulfosuccinic ester surfactant), ii) from 0.5 to 10 % By mass, preferably from 1 to 7.5% by mass, preferably from 2.5 to 5% by mass of at least one amphoteric surfactant, and iii) free (not bonded to sulfosuccinic acid), OH-functional compounds, these being the alcohol component the ester of sulfosuccinate surfactants used are the same, wherein the mass ratio of sulfosuccinate surfactant i) to free, OH-functional compound iii) from 100 to 1 to 100 to 20, preferably from 100 to 3 to 100 to 15 and preferably from 100 to 5 bis 100 to 12, contains.

The mass ratio of sulfosuccinate surfactant to amphoteric surfactant is preferably 4 to 1 to 1 to 4, preferably 3 to 1 to 1 to 3, and more preferably 2 to 1 to 1 to 2.

The sulfosuccinate surfactant is preferably a compound of formula (Ia) or (Ib) or a mixture thereof. common Sulphosuccinates usually consist of a mixture of the two isomers, with the mass fraction of compounds of the formula (Ib) predominating.

there) (Ib)

With

R ¹ = hydrocarbon radical, preferably hydrocarbon radical having on average 1 to 25, preferably 8 to 22, preferably 10 to 14 carbon atoms. R ¹ is particularly preferably a branched or unbranched, preferably unbranched, alkyl radical, preferably having the stated number of carbon atoms,

R ² = H or C 1 to C ₄ alkyl, preferably H or methyl, preferably H, n = 0 to 10, preferably 1 to 6, preferably 2 to 5 and more preferably about 3, where n represents an average (weight average).

M = identical or different cations, preferably alkali metal ions, preferably potassium or sodium ions or ammonium ions or alkanolammonium ions, preferably mono-, di- or triethanolammonium ions.

Preferred sulfosuccinate surfactants are mixtures of the compounds of the formula (Ia) or (Ib) in which compounds with n = 0 at 10 to 30 wt .-%, preferably 15 to 25 wt .-%, with n = 1 to 8 bis 20 wt .-%, preferably 11 to 16 wt .-%, with n = 2 to 8 to 20 wt .-%, preferably 12 to 16 wt .-%, with n = 3 to 8 to 20 wt. %, preferably to 13 to 15 wt .-%, with n = 4 to 7 to 18 wt .-%, preferably 10 to 13 wt .-%, with n = 5 to 5 to 15 wt .-%, preferably to 7 to 10 wt .-%, with n = 6 from 2 to 12% by weight, preferably from 5 to 8% by weight, with n = 7 to 1 to 10% by weight, preferably from 3 to 6% by weight, with n = 8 or higher to 0 to 15% by weight, preferably to 5 to 10% by weight, in the mixture. The distribution of the building blocks marked by the index n can be determined by gas chromatography after hydrolysis (the values for n given in this section do not represent mean values but exact values).

Particularly preferred sulfosuccinate surfactant mixtures are those in which less than 2 mol% of compounds of the formula (Ia) or

(Ib) with R ¹ = alkyl radical having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, 65-75 mol% of compounds of the formula (Ia) or (Ib) with R ¹ = alkyl radical having 12 C atoms, 20-30 mol% of compounds of the formula (Ia) or (Ib) with R ¹ = alkyl radical having 14 C atoms and less than 2 mol% of compounds of the formula (Ia) or (Ib) with R ¹ = alkyl radical having 16 or more carbon atoms ,

The OH-functional compounds are preferably selected from the group comprising alcohols having 1 to 25, preferably 8 to 22, preferably 10 to 14 carbon atoms or polyether alcohols of these alcohols. Preferred OH-functional compounds are mixtures containing less than 2 mol% of alcohols having 10 or fewer carbon atoms in the alkyl chain, 65 to 75 mol% of alcohols having 12 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain, 20 to 30 mol% of alcohols 14 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain and less than 2 mol% alcohols with 16 or more carbon atoms in the alkyl chain. The OH-functional compounds preferably have polyether groups with an average of up to 10, preferably 0 to 10, preferably 1 to 6, particularly preferably 2.5 to 3.5 or 4.5 to 5.5, very particularly preferably about 3 alkoxy units, preferably ethylene oxide units, where n is an average

(Weight average) represents. Preferred OH-functional

Compounds are in the form of mixtures in which the composition with respect to the alcohols with a different Number of blocks with the index n which corresponds to the preferred sulfosuccinate surfactant mixtures.

Preferred OH-functional compounds are mixtures of ethoxylated lauryl and myristyl alcohols, which preferably have in the polyether group on average from 1 to 6 ethylene oxide units. Particularly preferred OH-functional compounds are selected from the group comprising lauryl alcohol, PEG-5-lauryl alcohol, a mixture of PEG-3-alkyl alcohols, PEG-3-lauryl alcohol or a mixture of PEG-3-alkyl alcohols

(in each case based on the average value of the polyether distribution), wherein the mixture is preferably less than 2 mol% of

Alkyl alcohols having 10 or less carbon atoms in the

Alkyl chain, from 65 to 75 mole% of alkyl alcohols having 12 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain, from 20 to 30 mole% of alkyl alcohols having 14 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain and less than 2 mole% of alkyl alcohols having 16 or more carbon atoms in the alkyl chain ,

Preferably, the mixture of PEG-3 alkyl alcohols exclusively comprises PEG-3 alkyl alcohols based on alkyl alcohols having an even number of carbon atoms.

The OH-functional compounds can be different

Way to get into the composition of the invention. Preferably, the OH-functional compound passes by adding the same to the composition of the invention.

It may be advantageous if the pH of the inventive

Composition has a value of 4 to 7, preferably 4.5 to 6 and particularly preferably 4.5 to 5.75. To adjust the pH, it may be advantageous to add a suitable acid buffer to the composition according to the invention. Preferably, an acid buffer is used which has an acid buffer capacity of at least 0.01 mol of acid or H ⁺ ion, preferably at least 0.02 mol of acid and more preferably 0.03 mol of acid per 1 composition. Suitable buffer systems are z. As those based on citric acid or polyacrylic acid, neutralized with sodium or ammonium hydroxide. Preferably, the present invention has a pH of 4 to 7, preferably 4.5 to 6, and more preferably> 4.5 to 5.75, and moreover preferably has an acid buffering capacity of 0.02 mole of acid per liter of composition.

In principle, all amphoteric surfactants can be present in the composition according to the invention as amphoteric surfactants.

Preferably, the composition according to the invention comprises an amphoteric surfactant selected from the group consisting of betaines, amphoacetates, amphodiacetates, hydroxysultaines, amine oxides, amphopropionates and mixtures thereof.

Preferred betaines are those of the formulas (IIa) or (IIb)

R ^{3 is} -N ⁺ (CH ₃ ) ₂ -CH ₂ -COO ^" (IIa)

R ⁵ -C (O) -NH-CH ₂ -CH ₂ -CH ₂ -N ⁺ (CH ₃ ) ₂ -CH ₂ -COO ^" (IIb)

where R ⁵ = branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated, preferably unbranched alkyl radicals having 7 to 17 carbon atoms and R ^{3 is} an alkyl or alkylamidoalkyl radical, where the alkyl radical may be branched or unbranched, preferably unbranched and preferably has from 8 to 18, carbon atoms ,

As betaine preferably a C ₈ -i8 alkylbetaine, the composition of the invention, or a C ₈ -I alkylamidopropylbetaine ₈ or a mixture thereof. Particular preference is given in the compositions according to the invention betaines selected from Oleylbetaine, caprylamidopropylbetaine, capramidopropylbetaine, laurylbetaine, laurylamidopropylbetaine,

Isostearylamidopropyl betaine, coconut betaine, cocamidopropyl betaine, ricinoleamidopropyl betaine.

Another group of suitable amphoteric surfactants are the hydroxysulteins (formula (III)). According to CTFA, this term is understood to mean suifobetaines which contain a hydroxypropylsulfonate group. Hydroxysultains can e.g. obtained by reaction of tertiary amines with epichlorohydrin and bisulfite, such as cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaines, coco-hydroxysultaines, lauramidopropyl hydroxysultaines or lauryl hydroxysultaines.

R ^{4 is} -N ⁺ (CH ₃ ) 2 -CH ₂ -CH (OH) -CH ₂ -SO ₃ ^" (HIa)

R ⁵ -C (O) -NH-CH ₂ -CH ₂ -CH ₂ -N ⁺ (CH ₃ ) ₂ -CH ₂ -CH (OH) -CH ₂ -SO ₃ ^" (HIb)

R ^{4 is} an alkyl or alkylamidoalkyl radical. The alkyl radical may be branched or unbranched, preferably unbranched, and preferably has from 8 to 18, preferably from 10 to

16 and more preferably 10 to 14 carbon atoms.

Particularly preferred hydroxy sultaine are e.g.

Laurylhydroxysultaine, tallowamidopropylhydroxysultaine, erucamidopropylhydroxysultaine, alkyletherhydroxypropylsultaine,

Cocoamidopropylhydroxysultaine, laurylamidopropylhydroxysultaine and cocoamidopropylhydroxysultaine and R ⁵ as defined above.

Another group of suitable amphoteric surfactants is the group of compounds (and salts thereof) represented by formulas (IVa) and (IVb).

R ⁵ -C (O) -N (R ⁶ ) -CH ₂ -CH ₂ -N (CH ₂ -CH ₂ -OH) -CH ₂ -COOH (IV)

RC (O) -N (CH ₂ -CH ₂ OH) -CH ₂ -CH ₂ -N (CH ₂ -COOH) ₂ (IV) With

R ⁵ = branched or unbranched, preferably unbranched

Alkyl radicals having 7 to 17 carbon atoms and R ⁶ = H or CH ₂ -COOH, preferably H.

Preferred compounds of formula IV are e.g. the reaction products of imidazoline derivatives with chloroacetic acid, in particular amphoacetates and amphodiacetates. Particularly preferred compounds of formula IV are cocoamphoacetates or lauroamphoacetates, as well as the corresponding diacetates. Preferred compounds of the formulas (IVa) and (IVb) are, in particular, sodium cocoamphoacetates, sodium lauroamphoacetates, disodium cocoamphodiacetate and disodium lauroamphodiacetate.

Suitable as amphoteric surfactants are also C ₈ -iβ Fettamphocarboxypropionate and C ₈ -iβ Fettamphopropionate or Fettamoinoxide, such as. B. lauryldimethylamine oxide.

The compositions according to the invention particularly preferably contain as amphoteric surfactants betaines, amphoacetates, amphodiacetates or amphopropionates selected from N-alkyl-N, N-dimethylammonium glycinates (alkylbetaines), for example cocoalkyldimethylammoniumglycinate, N-acylaminopropyl-N, N-dimethylammoniumglycinate (amidopropylbetaine); Isspielsweise coco acylaminopropyldimethylammoniumglyci-inat (CAPB), 2-alkyl-3-carboxylmethyl-3-hydroxyethylimidazoline each having 8 to 18 CA atoms in the alkyl or acyl group and Kokosacylaminoethylhydroxyethylcarboxymethylglycinat

(Cocoamphomonoacetate) or mixtures thereof.

In addition to the amphoteric surfactants, the inventive

Composition optionally contain other surfactants. Such surfactants may, for. As anionic surfactants, such as. B.

Acyl isethionates, alkyl sulfates, alkyl ethoxy sulfates, Acyl sarcosinates, alkyl taurates and various amino acid based amidocarboxylates, nonionic surfactants such as alcohol ethoxylates, which may not be identical to the above-mentioned OH-functional component, fatty amides, alkyl (poly) saccharides and alkylglucamides, and cationic surfactants such. B. long-chain fatty amines, which may be alkoxylated, in particular ethoxylated be. Preferably, the composition of the invention one or more C10-22-, preferably _Ci-2 -i4 alkyl ethoxy sulfate surfactants, which are preferably on average 1 to 10, preferably having 2 to 5 ethylene oxide units.

Preferred cationic surfactants are in particular quaternary ammonium compounds, in particular those provided with at least one linear and / or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl chain having 8 to 22 carbon atoms, such as. B. Alkyltr imethylammoniumhalogenide such. For example, cetyltrimethylammonium chloride or bromide or behenyltrimethylammonium chloride or dialkyldimethylammonium halides, such as. B. distearyldimethylammonium chloride. Further preferred cationic surfactants are, in particular monoalkylamidoquats, such as. B. Palmitamidopropyltrimethylammoniumchlorid, or corresponding Dialkylamidoquats, readily biodegradable quaternary fatty acid esters based on mono-, di- or triethanolamine, methyldiethanolamine or Alkylguanidiniumsalze.

Preferred nonionic surfactants are in particular adducts of 2 to 100 moles of ethylene oxide and / or 0 to 5 moles of propylene oxide with linear fatty alcohols having 8 to 22 carbon atoms (which may not be identical to the above-mentioned OH-functional component), to fatty acids having 12 to 22 carbon atoms and alkylphenols having 8 to 15 carbon atoms in the alkyl group, C 12 _/ 18-fatty acid mono- and diesters of addition products of 1 to 100 mol of ethylene oxide with glycerol, glycerol mono- and diesters and sorbitan mono- and -diesters of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids having 6 to 22 carbon atoms and their Ethylenoxidanlagerungsprodukte, alkyl mono- and - oligoglycosides having 8 to 22 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and their E thylenox idanl ager products, addition products of 2 to 200 moles of ethylene oxide with castor oil and / or hydrogenated castor oil, partial esters based on linear , branched, unsaturated or saturated C ₆ -C ₂ 2 -fatty acids, ricinoleic acid and 12-hydroxystearic acid and glycerol, polyglycerol, pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, sugar alcohols (eg sorbitol), alkylglucosides (for example methylglucoside, butylglucoside, laurylglucoside) and polyglucosides (For example, cellulose), mono-, di- and trialkyl phosphates and mono-, di- and / or tri-PEG-alkyl phosphates and their salts, polysiloxane-polyether copolymers (Dimethicone Copolyols), such as. PEG / PPG-20/6 dimethicones, PEG / PPG-20/20 dimethicones, bis-PEG / PPG-20/20 dimethicones, PEG-12 or PEG-14 dimethicones, PEG / PPG-14/4 or 4 / 12 or 20/20 or 18/18 or 17/18 or 15/15, polysiloxane-polyalkyl-polyether copolymers or corresponding derivatives, such as. B. lauryl or cetyl dimethicone copolyols, especially cetyl PEG / PPG-10/1 Dimethicone (ABIL® EM 90 (Evonik Degussa)), mixed esters of pentaerythritol, fatty acids, citric acid and fatty alcohol according to DE 11 65 574 and / or mixed esters of fatty acids 6 to 22 carbon atoms, methyl glucose and polyols, such as. As glycerol or polyglycerol, citric acid esters such. Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Glyceryl Oleate Citrate and Dilauryl Citrate.

The anionic surfactants are preferably selected from surfactants containing water-solubilizing anionic groups, such as. As a carboxylate, sulfate, sulfonate or phosphate groups and a lipophilic radical. Skin-compatible anionic surfactants are known to the skilled worker in large numbers and are available commercially. These may be alkyl sulfates or alkyl phosphates in the form of their alkali, ammonium or alkanolammonium salts, Alkyl ether sulfates, Alkylethercarboxylate, Acylsarkosinate and acylglutamates in the form of their alkali metal or ammonium salts.

Preferred optional surfactants are, in particular, alkyl ethoxy sulfates of the formula (V)

R- (O-CH ₂ -CH ₂ -) _x -O SO ₃ M (V)

With

R ⁷ = branched or unbranched, preferably unbranched alkyl group, which preferably has from 8 to 24, particularly preferably from 10 to 22 and very particularly preferably from 12 to 15 carbon atoms, x = average number of ethylene oxide units per molecule, where x is preferably from 0.5 to 10, preferably from 1 to 5 and particularly preferably from 2 to 3, and

M = as defined above.

The mass ratio of optional surfactants, preferably alkyl ethoxy sulfate surfactants to sulfosuccinate surfactants is preferably from 1 to 4 to 2 to 1, preferably 1 to 2.5 to 1 to 1.5.

Particularly preferred optional surfactants are in particular

Alkyl ethoxy sulfates of the formula (V) are, in particular Ci _O - ₂₂ alkyl ethoxy sulfate surfactants which preferably have 1 to 5 ethylene oxide units.

The total content of surfactants is in the inventive

Composition preferably from 1 to 30, preferably 3 to 20 and particularly preferably from 6 to 15 mass%.

It may be advantageous if the composition according to the present invention further OH-functional compounds which are not surfactants and those of which

Preparation of sulfosuccinate surfactants compounds used

(iii.)) are different. Such OH-functional compounds may, for. B. monohydric alkanols, such as. As isopropanol or ethanol, glycerol. These other OH-functional

Compounds are preferably in a proportion of at least

0.1 mass% and at most 10 mass% based on the mass of the composition.

The composition of the invention may also comprise one or more conditioning agents. These may be selected from the silicone-based or non-silicone based conditioning agents. Preferably, the composition according to the invention comprises a silicone, preferably selected from the group consisting of organosilicones, amino-functional organosilicones, amino-functional organosilicone-polyether copolymers, quat-functional organosiloxanes, betaine-functional siloxanes and mixtures thereof, preferably in a concentration of 0 , 01- 5 mass%, particularly preferably 0.1-3 mass%.

The conditioning agents may be present as particles or as drops in the composition according to the invention. They may be liquid, semi-solid or solid, provided that they are substantially complete and uniform in nature

Disperse composition present. Preferably, the conditioning agents are present as liquid drops in the composition.

Silicone-based conditioning agents may e.g. B. selected from the group comprising: polydiorganosiloxanes, in particular polydimethylsiloxanes (dimethicone), polydimethylsiloxanes with hydroxyl end groups (Dimethiconol), silicone resins, such as. As described in WO 96/31188 and offered by General Electric under the designations GE SS4230 and GE SS4267, silicones (polysiloxanes) with a Refractive index, of at least 1.46 and at most 1.70, the z. B., aryl-containing substituents. The proportion of silicone-based conditioning agent based on the composition of the invention is preferably 0.01 to 5, preferably 0.1 to 3 mass%.

Particularly preferred non-silicone based conditioning agents are e.g. For example, organic quaternary compounds such as cetrimonium chloride, dicetyldimonium chloride, behentrimonium chloride, distearyldimonium chloride, beethentrimonium methosulfate, distearoylethyldimonium chloride, palmitamidopropyltrimonium chloride, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, hydroxypropylguar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-10 or quaternium-80 or also amine derivatives such as e.g. Stearamidopropyl. The proportion of non-silicone-based conditioning agent based on the composition of the invention is preferably 0.01 to 5, preferably 0.1 to 3 mass%.

With regard to further suitable conditioning agents, reference is made to EP 1771538, which belongs in its entirety to the disclosure content of the present invention.

It may be advantageous if the composition according to the invention comprises one or more cationic polymers.

The cationic polymers have the advantage that they are also suitable as conditioning agents. The proportion of the cationic polymers is preferably from 0.01 to 2, preferably 0.1 to 0.6 and particularly preferably from 0.15 to 0.45 mass%.

Preferably, the cationic polymers contain cationic nitrogen-containing groups, such as. As quaternary ammonium or protonated amino groups. A non-limiting listing of examples of such polymers is described e.g. In CTFA Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, 6th edition, edited by Wenninger, JA and McEwen Jr, GN, (The Cosmetics, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association, 1995), the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

Preferred cationic polymers are selected from the group comprising cationically modified starch, cationically modified cellulose, cationically modified galactomannans, such. As guar, cationically modified polyacrylates such. B. Polyquaternium-7 and mixtures thereof.

Suitable cationic cellulose polymers are available from Amerchol Corp. (Edison, N.J.,) B. in their product series POLYMER JR and LR distributed. Particularly suitable cationic cellulose polymers are, for. Polyquaternium 10 or Polyquaternium 24 available from Amerchol Corp. (Edison, N.J.,) under the trade name Polymer LM-200. A suitable and particularly preferred cationic guar derivative is, in particular, guar-dexypropyltrimonium chloride marketed by Rhodia Corporation under the name JAGUAR EXCEL or JAGUAR C13S. Other suitable cationic polymers may, for. For example, US 3,958,581 and EP 1771538 are taken.

The composition according to the invention preferably has a viscosity of from 10 to 20,000 mPas, preferably from 1,000 to 7,000 and more preferably from 2,000 to 4,500 mPas (determined using Brookfield LVF, spindle 3, 5 rpm, 25 ° C.). The adjustment of the viscosity, if necessary, for. Example, by adding one or more thickeners to the composition of the invention.

It may be advantageous if the inventive

Compositions one or more thickeners

(Viscosity regulators) have. Suitable thickeners are, for example, polysaccharides, in particular xanthan gum, guar, agar-agar, alginates and tyloses, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose and hydroxyethylcellulose higher molecular weight polyethylene glycol mono- and di-esters of fatty acids, polyacrylates (eg Carbopol ™ or Synthalen ™), polyacrylamides, polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinylpyrrolidone, surfactants such as ethoxylated fatty acid glycerides, esters of fatty acids with polyols such as pentaerythritol or trimethylolpropane, Fatty alcohol ethoxylates with restricted homolog distribution or alkyl oligoglucosides and electrolytes such as common salt and ammonium chloride. Particularly suitable thickeners are low molecular weight nonionic surfactants, such as cocoamides DEA / MEA and laureth-3, or polymeric, high molecular weight, associative, highly ethoxylated fatty derivatives, such as PEG-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmates, PEG-120 methylglucose dioleate (Antil® 120 Plus) , PEG-55 Propylene Glycol Oleate, PEG-18 Glyceryl Oleate / Cocoate.

Furthermore, as a thickener z. As waxes, such as hydrogenated castor wax, beeswax or Microwachs, inorganic thickeners, such as. As silica, alumina or phyllosilicates (eg hectorite, laponite, saponite), which may be hydrophobically modified, aerosils, phyllosilicates and / or metal salts of fatty acids, such as. As zinc stearate can be used.

Particular preference is given to using compounds from the class of hydrophobically modified, water-soluble nonionic polyols as thickener. Preferred compounds of this class are, for. B. PEG-120 methyl glucose dioleate, z. B. sold under the trade name Antil ^® 120 Plus by Evonik Goldschmidt GmbH, PEG-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, the z. From Croda under the trade name

Crothix ^®, PEG-75 dioleate, the z. B. sold by Kessco under the trade name PEG-4000 DIOLEATE, or PEG-150 distearate, z. B. sold by Evonik Goldschmidt under the trade name Rewopal® PEG 6000 DS. Due to the proportion of OH-functional compound in the composition of the invention, the proportion of thickener required can be reduced. Preferred compositions which have a viscosity in the abovementioned range preferably have from 0.1 to 10, preferably from 0.5 to 8 and particularly preferably from 1 to 7,% by mass of thickeners, in particular the abovementioned thickeners and more preferably the hydrophobically modified, water-soluble nonionic polyols.

Particularly preferred compositions according to the invention are those in which several of the aforementioned particularly advantageous additives are present simultaneously.

The compositions according to the invention can be used for the preparation of or as cleansing or care compositions, in particular for the cleansing or care of skin and hair.

Another object of the present invention are accordingly skin and / or hair care or cleaning compositions having a composition of the invention.

Depending on the intended use, the compositions or compositions of the invention may contain conventional further constituents in conventional concentrations. The other ingredients can z. B. be selected from emollients, emulsifiers, thickeners / viscosity regulators / stabilizers, UV

Sunscreen filters, antioxidants, hydrotropes (or polyols), solids and fillers, film formers, pearlescing additives, deodorant and antiperspirant active ingredients, insect repellents, self-tanning agents, preservatives, conditioners, perfumes, dyes, biogenic agents, care additives, superfatting agents and solvents. A list of substances that are in use for these ingredients and in the For the purposes of the present invention, z. For example, DE 102005011785 and EP 2000124 are taken.

The following examples exemplify the subject matter of the present invention without the invention being restricted to these embodiments.

Examples:

Production Example: Preparation of Sulfosuccinate Solution

The sulphosuccinate solutions used were prepared on the basis of Comparative Example 1 of DE 44 14 863. Instead of Dehydol®, the OH-functional component used was an equivalent amount of ethoxylated fatty alcohol of the formula VI

(VI) used, with R ² = H, R ¹ to 0.8 mass% Ci _O alkyl, to 74 mass% of C ₂ alkyl, to 24 mass% of C ₄ alkyl and to 1.2 mass -% Ci ₆ alkyl, and to 21 mass% n = 0, to 16 mass% n = l, to 15 mass% n = 2, to 14 mass% n = 3, to 11 mass% n = 4, to 8 mass% n = 5, to 6 mass% n = 6, to 4 mass% n = 7 and residual mass% (to 100%) n> = 8 (determined by GC). After the work-up carried out as described in Comparative Example 1 of DE 44 14 863, a sulfosuccinate solution was obtained which had a sulfosuccinate content of about 33% by mass. This solution was used in the examples described below.

Example 1: Preparation of inventive compositions

There were conducted tests to thicken cleaning compositions ^¬. The compositions of Formulations are listed in Table 1 (data in mass% unless stated otherwise). Texapon NSO IS, TEGO Betain F 50, and water were mixed with stirring and at 25 ⁰ C with the SuIfosuccinatlösung (33% by mass aqueous. Solution), which has the content shown in Table 1 of fatty alcohol ethoxylate, was added. The Antil® 120 Plus was added in the form of pellets and the mixture heated with stirring for 5 min (until complete dissolution of the pellets) to 50 ⁰ C. Subsequently, the solution was heated overnight at 25 ⁰ C and the viscosity at 25 ⁰ C with a Brookfield LVF viscometer (spindle 3, 5 rpm) determined. The results of the viscosity measurement are also given in Table 1. The viscosities of the compositions as a function of the content of free OH-functional compound are shown in FIG.

Table 1 :

Starting materials and results for Example 1 (Examples Ia to G according to the invention, Example Ih Comparative Example)

FAEO: fatty alcohol ethoxylate

Texapon ^® NSO IS is a 28 wt .-% aqueous solution of

Sodium lauryl ether sulfate marketed by the Cognis

Tego ^® Betain F50 is a 38% by weight solution of

Cocamidopropyl betaine in water, distributed by Evonik

Goldschmidt GmbH. Antil® 120 Plus is PEG-120 methylglucose dioleate, distributed by Evonik Goldschmidt GmbH.

Example 2: Comparison of the required amount of thickener

Experiments were carried out to determine the amount of thickener necessary to set a formulation viscosity of 3500 mPas. The preparation of the formulations and the viscosity measurements were carried out as indicated in Example 1. For Examples 2b and 2c, the sulfosuccinate solution was mixed with the specified amount of free OH-functional compound before the preparation of the formulation and mixed until a clear solution at 40 ⁰ C with a magnetic stirrer. Instead of Antil® 120 Plus, Antil® 171 (PEG-18 Glyceryl Oleate / Cocoate, Evonik Goldschmidt GmbH) was used. The proportion of Antil® 171 was adjusted so that the formulation had a viscosity of 3500 mPas at 25 ⁰ C. The composition of the formulations used and the results can be seen in Table 2. It can be clearly seen that the necessary amount of thickener could be reduced by the compositions according to the invention.

Table 2:

Formulations and Results of Example 2,

Example 3: Comparison of the viscosities

Formulations were prepared analogously to Example 2 with different levels of fatty alcohol ethoxylate, but the

Proportion of thickener (Antil® 171) kept constant at 6.0%.

The viscosity at 25 ^° C. was measured as in Ex. 1 and 2.

The composition of the formulations used and the

Results are shown in Table 3. It can be clearly seen that the formulation viscosity of the compositions according to the invention is improved by the addition of free,

OH-functional compound is increased. Table 3:

Formulations and Results of Example 3,

Example 4: Experiments to the Anschäumungsverhalten

Attempts were made to foaming behavior of cleaning compositions. Formulations 4a, 4b and 4c (0.5% in water, 10 ° dH, 30 ⁰ C, pH 6) were, similarly to Examples 2 and 3 were prepared (but without the addition of a thickener) and a SITA Foam Tester R-2000 ( Software: SITA-Foam DAC / DL; volume / measurement 300 ml; 1500 rpm; five-fold measurement). The foam volume was measured after 20 s. The composition of the formulations used and the results can be seen in Table 4. It can be clearly seen that the addition of free, OH-functional compound leads to an increase in the foam volume and thus to a better foaming behavior. Table 4:

Formulations and Results of Example 4,

Claims

Claims:

1. Aqueous composition comprising:

i) from 0.5 to 10% by mass of at least one

Sulfosuccinate surfactant, ii) from 0.5 to 10% by mass of at least one amphoteric

Surfactants, and iii) free, OH-functional compounds, these being the alcohol component of the esters used

Sulfosuccinat surfactants same, wherein the mass ratio of sulfosuccinate surfactant i) to free, OH-functional compound of 100 to 1 to 100 to 20.

2. The composition according to claim 1, characterized in that the OH-functional compound is selected from the group comprising alcohols having 10 to 14 carbon atoms or polyether alcohols of these alcohols.

3. Composition according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the OH-functional compound comprises polyether groups having on average 1 to 10 alkoxy units.

4. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the OH-functional compound is selected from the group comprising lauryl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, PEG-3-lauryl alcohol, PEG-3-myristyl alcohol or a mixture of PEG-3-alkyl alcohols, wherein the mixture contains less than 2 mol% of alkyl alcohols having 10 or less carbon atoms in the alkyl chain, from 65 to 75 mol% of alkyl alcohols having 12 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain, from 20 to 30 mol% of alkyl alcohols having 14 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain Alkyl chain and less than 2 mol% of alkyl alcohols having 16 or more carbon atoms in the alkyl chain.

5. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the amphoteric surfactant is selected from the group comprising betaines,

Amphoacetates, amphodiacetates, amphopropionates,

Hydroxysultaines, amine oxides and mixtures thereof.

6. Composition according to claim 5, characterized in that the betaine is a C ₈ -iβ alkyl betaine or a C ₈ -iβ alkylamidopropylbetaine or a mixture thereof.

7. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it also has a C ₈ - ₂₂

Alkyl ethoxysulfate containing surfactant.

8. The composition according to claim 7, characterized in that the mass ratio of alkyl ethoxysulfate surfactant to sulfosuccinate surfactant from 1 to 4 to 2 to 1.

9. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the composition comprises further OH-functional compounds which are different from those used for the preparation of sulfosuccinate surfactants OH functional compounds iii).

10. The composition according to claim 9, characterized in that the further OH-functional compounds are contained in a proportion of at least 0.5% by mass based on the mass of the composition.

Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a silicone selected from the group consisting of organosilicones, amino-functional organosilicones and amino-functional ones Organosilicone-polyether copolymers and mixtures thereof.

Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that they comprise a cationic polymer selected from cationically modified polysaccharides of the group comprising cationically modified starch, cationically modified cellulose, cationically modified galactomannans, cationically modified polyacrylates and mixtures thereof.

Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the composition has a pH of 4 to 7.

14. The composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the composition has a viscosity of 1000 to 7000 mPas.

15. Use of a composition according to any one of claims 1 to 14 for the preparation of or as cleaning compositions, in particular for the cleaning of skin and hair.

16. skin and / or hair-cleaning composition, characterized in that it has a composition according to one of claims 1 to 14.