JP2011001288A - Bath agent - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bath agent fulfilling recent consumers' health consciousness or ecological consciousness which contains no synthetic colorant, synthetic surfactant and cosmetic components that are conventionally used as materials, is produced by using natural materials, gives visual pleasures by changing the color of bathing water by adding organic acids to the bathing water, exerts cleaning effect when the body is immersed in the bathing water, and thus saves hot water for washing the body using a shower.SOLUTION: The bath agent contains, as materials, pigments which are natural pigments extracted from plants, and rice bran and useful microorganisms as a surfactant or a cosmetic component. A surfactant is generated when the rice bran is fermented by the microorganisms, and the surfactant is used to clean the body. In addition, by adding mixed powder of organic acids to bathing water to which the natural pigments are dissolved, the color of the bathing water is changed.

Description

      The present invention relates to a bath agent that exhibits a body washing effect by being immersed in bath water, and further changes the color of the bath water by adding organic acids, and can suppress adhesion of scale to the bathtub. It is.

In general, bathing agents are mainly those using inorganic salts and fragrances, but there are very few that can obtain a strong effect like an original hot spring. This is because the skin becomes stratum corneum and interferes with it, so that the active ingredient is insufficiently percutaneously absorbed and the ionic effect is not sufficiently obtained. In addition, there has been no bath agent effective in treating skin disorders such as atopic dermatitis. In recent years, products to which proteolytic enzymes have been added have been formulated for the purpose of improving skin gloss, but at present, sufficient effects cannot be obtained.

As described above, to remove the stratum corneum of the skin and to obtain a higher hot spring effect, the skin is washed with a cosmetic detergent before bathing, but this detergent is mostly an interface such as synthetic surfactant or fatty acid sodium. The current situation is that it is caused by an activator, and a large amount of environmental load is caused by being poured into sewage in large quantities.

Various bathing agents aimed at enjoying bathing have been made so far, and among them, dyes that change color as pH changes are included, and included in materials that have release properties according to dissolution of the bathing agent. Many products have been made to enjoy the color change caused by dissolution of the pH adjuster in the bath. However, synthetic coloring agents are often used for these dyes, and the synthetic materials are often used for the carrier itself such as a polymer having sustained release properties, and it does not necessarily match the health and environmental orientation of consumers. The current situation is not.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-140597 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-242532 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-211642 JP-A-11-189524

The present invention aims to save on the use of showers and reduce CO2 emissions by using the hot water of the bathtub when bathing. The use of water in general households is next to the toilet, followed by a bath, which is a quarter of the total. This is because a shower is used to wash the hair and the body in addition to the need for 150-200 L of water just by putting hot water in the bathtub. The amount of water discharged from the shower is 12 liters per minute, so if you release the shower for 15 minutes, it will be calculated that water is poured to fill the bathtub. Furthermore, since warm water is exclusively used for the water in the bath, the CO2 emission due to the outflow is much larger than the other items described above. From the above, it can be seen that water saving in the shower at the time of bathing can have a great effect on CO2 reduction at home.
However, when it comes to saving water, it is difficult consciously. Especially in winter, the body cools while washing before taking a bath, so there is a tendency to leave the shower unnecessarily even during hair washing. This product can be used to wash the body just by putting it on the bathtub, so it can save water during the shower.
In addition, “water saving” generally has a sense of “being patient”, but this product has added the visual pleasure of changing the color of the bath. This is intended to make it a habit to save water by slowly immersing in hot water when using this product, even for those who normally only need a shower instead of taking a bath.

The bath agent of the present invention made to achieve the above object includes a microorganism that produces a surface active action by producing a biosurfactant in the presence of rice bran, and the microorganism belongs to the genus Bacillus. It is a fungus and contains at least two types of microbe selected from among microbes that produce amylase, microbes that produce protease, and microbes that produce lipase, and rice bran and bran. .
Moreover, the bath agent of the present invention is characterized in that the Bacillus microorganism is put into a dormant state by drying a strain cultured in rice bran.
Furthermore, it is a bath agent obtained by mixing a plant-derived pigment with any of the above bath agents.
Further, the bath-derived agent is characterized in that the color of the plant-derived pigment changes due to the change in pH due to the addition of the organic acid mixed powder.

The bacterium belonging to the genus Bacillus is an aerobic bacterium that can grow in the presence of oxygen, but a strain that can grow well in a wide temperature range of cold water and warm water is used.

These strains are preferably strains excellent in enzyme productivity such as amylase, protease, and lipase.

As described above in detail, the microbial formulation of the present invention is a bathing agent that uses microbial bacteria in nature and does not use chemicals that destroy the environment, so it is safe, harmless, and environmentally friendly. is there. Moreover, the whole body is wash | cleaned in a bathtub by taking a bath using the bath agent of this invention. This eliminates the need for a shower for whole body washing with soap and shampoo. Moreover, as a reuse of the remaining hot water, a water saving effect can be greatly obtained by cleaning the bath with the remaining hot water.
In addition, the color of the bath can be changed by yourself, so the child can be aware of the environment while having fun. The color of the bath water uses plant-derived pigments, so people with chemical allergies can use it with peace of mind.

The bathing agent of the present invention can be obtained, for example, by mixing rice bran or bran into a powdered microbial agent containing bacterium belonging to the genus Bacillus that produces enzymes such as amylase, protease, and lipase. In addition, Bacillus microorganisms that produce enzymes such as amylase, protease, and lipase are dried and the dormant strains cultured in rice bran are left in a dormant state. In the microbial compounding agent, the microbial agent may contain a lipase enzyme.
The bath agent of the present invention is mixed with a natural pigment whose color changes with a change in pH.

    Among the microorganisms belonging to the genus Bacillus used in the present invention, for example, Bacillus subtilis (ATCC 55405) is used as a microorganism that produces amylase and protease, and Bacillus licheniformis (Bacillus licheniformis, ATCC 54406).

    The mixing ratio of microbial bacteria, rice bran and bran is 0.1 to 5% by weight for microbial bacteria, 80 to 90% by weight for rice bran, 10 to 20% by weight for bran, and 0.5 to 2% by weight for microbial bacteria. Rice bran is preferably 82 to 86% by weight and bran 13 to 17% by weight.

    The mixing ratio of the microbial compound of the genus Bacillus that produces amylase / protease / lipase and the natural pigment is 50% by weight of the bran / microbe compound, 25 to 35% by weight of the natural pigment, and 14 to 24% by weight of sodium bicarbonate. %, Sodium alginate is 1%.

    The bathing agent of the present invention is mainly used in a bathroom, and the remaining hot water after that is used for washing, urinals, toilets, watering flowers and roads, and the like.

The pigment used in the bathing agent of the present invention is limited to plant-derived pigments, such as purple potato pigment, red radish pigment, gardenia yellow pigment, etc., which are pigments for food additives. Moreover, as the organic acid mixed powder used for the color change of the bath water in the bathing agent of the present invention, fumaric acid, acetic acid, oxalic acid, lactic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, malic acid, L-ascorbic acid, etc. are mixed. Use.
When putting the bathing agent of the present invention into a bathtub, it is convenient to wrap it in a non-woven fabric made of polyester, for example, since the insoluble components made of rice bran and bran fibers do not flow out and can be used without soiling the bathtub.

Using 0.8 g of R-M100P made by Nichino Chemical Co., Ltd. and 0.2 g of R-R200SP as the pigment, and using 0.05 g of sodium alginate and 0.95 g of sodium hydrogen carbonate, 2 g of bran / microbe compounding agent was added to this and stirred. Fill a non-woven fabric. When this was put into 200 L of bath water, it turned blue-violet. When 5 g of organic acid mixed powder consisting of 1 g of L-ascorbic acid, 2 g of malic acid and 2 g of citric acid was added to this, the color changed to reddish purple.
Bath salt ... Total amount 4g, Organic acid mixture ... Total amount 5g

実施例１に関して、入浴後の浴後感をパネルすると以下のようになる。また、このアンケートは23名を対象に行い、有効回答者数は16名である。

表３よりわかるように、入浴後に優れた保湿効果と爽快感と洗浄感が確認された。 As a pigment, 0.6 g of R-M100P made by Nichino Kagaku Co., 0.24 g of R-R200SP, 0.56 g of Y-S15P, and 0.05 g of sodium alginate and 0.95 g of sodium hydrogen carbonate are used. Add 2g of the compounding agent and stir the mixture into the nonwoven fabric. When this was put into 200 L of bath water, it turned blue-green. When 5 g of organic acid mixed powder consisting of 1 g of L-ascorbic acid, 2 g of malic acid and 2 g of citric acid was added to this, the color changed to reddish orange.
Bath salt ... Total amount 4g, Organic acid mixture ... Total amount 5g

Regarding Example 1, the post-bath feeling after bathing is paneled as follows. This questionnaire is for 23 people, and the number of valid respondents is 16.

As can be seen from Table 3, an excellent moisturizing effect, refreshing feeling and washing feeling were confirmed after bathing.

Claims (6)

A bath preparation characterized by containing a microbial fungus that produces a surface active action by producing a biosurfactant in the presence of rice bran and rice bran and / or bran. At least two types of microorganisms belonging to the genus Bacillus, selected from among microorganisms that produce amylase, microorganisms that produce proteases, and microorganisms that produce lipase, rice bran and / or bran Bathing agent characterized by containing.  The bath preparation according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the microorganism is cultured in rice bran and then made dormant by drying. The bath agent according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a plant-derived pigment is mixed. The bathing agent according to claim 4, wherein the color of the plant-derived pigment changes with a change in pH. 6. The bath agent according to claim 5, wherein the change in pH is due to the addition of an organic acid mixed powder.