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Soap-containing bars with improved mush reduction, mildness enhancement, or both

Soap-containing bars with improved mush reduction, mildness enhancement, or both. Finucane, Kevin Michael; Greene, Frederick Silvio; Greene, Alan Paul (Unilever PLC; Unilever N. V., UK). Eur. Pat. Appl. EP 459769 A2 4 Dec 1991, 12 pp. DESIGNATED STATES: R: CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE. (European Patent Organization). CODEN: EPXXDW. CLASS: ICM: C11D003-20. ICS: C11D001-66; C11D010-04. APPLICATION: EP 91-304826 29 May 1991. PRIORITY: US 90-532701 1 Jun 1990. DOCUMENT TYPE: Patent CA Section: 46 (Surface Active Agents and Detergents) Including 1-15% compd. R(OR1)nOR2 or R3CO(OR4)nOR5 (R = C1-22 alkyl or residue of mono- or disaccharide, sorbitol, or sorbitol derivs. 52673-60-6 and 31394-71-5 which are cas registry numbers of chemicals are mentioned.; R1, R4 = C1-5 alkylene; R2, R5 = H, R, C14-19 alkenyl; R3 = C1-21 alkyl, C14-19 alkenyl; n 3 1) in bars contg. fatty acid soap >25, non-soap detergent 1-50, and free fatty acid 1-15% reduces mush (i.e., water absorption) and/or enhances mildness to skin while allowing the compns. to be processed at low moisture levels. A bar comprised Me(OCH2CH2)6OH ~4, soap ~51, Na cocoyl isethionate ~21, Na isethionate ~6, fatty acid ~2, and water ~10 parts. .