Creamy cleansing compositions
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a creamy cleansing composition, and particularly to a creamy cleansing composition which comprises a phosphoric ester surfactant, an organic or inorganic salt, a polyethylene glycol and a cationic surface active agent and which is mild to the skin and hair and stable for a long period of time. 
     2. Description of the Prior Art 
     Creamy cleansing compositions are favourably used, as they are not only convenient in handling, but also they have good solubility in water and present superior appearance. The conventional creamy cleansing compositions are composed mainly of an anionic surface active agent such as a salt of a higher fatty acid or a sulfuric ester of a higher alcohol, and, dispersed therein, a substance of a high melting point, such as a pearling agent, a higher fatty acid or wax, and they are not completely satisfactory in their mildness as they give irritation to the skin. 
     Recently, it has been proposed to use a phosphoric ester surfactant, which is a kind of anionic surface active agents, for a cleansing composition, as it is an extremely mild surface active agent which gives little irritation to the skin. However, if this phosphoric ester surfactant is incorporated alone with the above mentioned other components, the resulting creamy cleansing composition tends to have an inferior cleansing power and less stability and it is likely to undergo separation in a relatively short period of time. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Accordingly, the present inventors have conducted extensive researches to obtain a creamy cleansing composition which maintains excellent mildness and superior cleansing power of the phosphoric ester surfactant and which is stable for a long period of time, and have found that it is possible to obtain a stable creamy cleansing composition, which undergoes little change in its viscosity irrespective of the temperature, without impairing the desirable characteristics which the phosphoric ester surfactant inherently possesses, by combining the phosphoric ester surfactant with an organic or inorganic salt, polyethylene glycol and an ethylene oxide addition type non-ionic or cationic surface active agent and using the combined material as the major constituent of the creamy cleansing composition. 
     Thus, the present invention provides a creamy cleansing composition comprising the following four components: 
     (A) from 10 to 60% by weight of one or more phosphoric ester surfactants represented by the general formulas (I) or (II), ##STR1##  where each of R 1 , R 2  and R 3  represents a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms, each A and B represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, ammonium or an alkanolamine having 2 or 3 carbon atoms, and each of l, m, and n is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 10, 
     (B) from 0.5 to 15% by weight of an organic or inorganic salt, 
     (C) from 0.5 to 15% by weight of polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of from 4,000 to 10,000, and 
     (D) a surface active agent selected from the group consisting of (1) from 0.1 to 15% by weight of an ethylene oxide (at least 50 moles) addition type non-ionic surface active agent, (2) from 0.05 to 10% by weight of a cationic surface active agent represented by the general formula (III), ##STR2##  where R 4  represents a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms, R 5  represents a methyl group or an ethyl group, X represents a halogen atom, and each of p and q represents an integer of from 1 to 15, and (3) from 0.05 to 10% by weight of a cationic surface active agent represented by the general formula (IV), ##STR3##  where R 6  represents a methyl group or an ethyl group, R 7  represents a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms, and R 4 , R 5  and X have the same meanings as defined above. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The phosphoric ester surfactants as the component (A) of the present invention, may be used alone or in combination as a mixture of the compounds represented by the formulas (I) and (II) in an optional ratio. Preferred is a mixture of the compounds of the formula (I) and the compounds of the formula (II) in a weight ratio of from 100:0 to 50:50. Further, the compounds of the formulas (I) and (II) wherein l, m or n is 0, are preferred. Particularly preferred are, for instance, sodium mono- or di-laurly phosphate, potassium mono- or di-laurylphosphate, diethanolamine mono- or di-lauryl phosphate, triethanolamine mono- or di-laurylphosphate, sodium mono- or di-myristylphosphate, potassium mono- or di-myristylphosphate, triethanolamine mono- or dimyristylphosphate, sodium mono- or di-oleylphosphate, potassium mono- or di-oleylphosphate, potassium mono-palmitylphosphate, triethanolamine mono-palmitylphosphate, potassium mono-stearylphosphate, and triethanolamine mono-stearylphosphate. 
     The phosphoric ester surfactants of the component (A) are incorporated in the creamy cleansing compositions in an amount of from 10 to 60% by weight (hereinafter referred to simply as %), preferably from 25 to 45%. 
     As the organic or inorganic salt as the component (B) of the present invention, there may be mentioned a salt of, for instance, an organic acid such as a carboxylic or hydroxycarboxylic acid e.g. citric acid, oxalic acid, malic acid, succinic acid, lactic acid, or tartaric acid, or an inorganic acid such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, carbonic acid, phosphoric acid, or thiocyanic acid. As the cation which forms the salts, there may be mentioned an alkali metal such as sodium, potassium, or lithium; an alkaline earth metal such as calcium, or magnesium; or aluminum or ammonium. As the component (B), inorganic salts are superior, in effectiveness, to organic salts. Particularly suitable are alkali metal salts or ammonium salts. Preferred salts are, for instance, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, lithium chloride, sodium bromide, ammonium chloride, sodium nitrate, sodium sulfate, sodium carbonate, sodium monohydrogenphosphate, sodium dihydrogenphosphate, and sodium thiocyanate. 
     The organic or inorganic salts of the component (B) are incorporated alone or in combination of two or more, in the creamy cleansing compositions in an amount of from 0.5 to 15%, preferably from 3 to 12%. 
     The polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of from 4,000 to 10,000, as the component (C) of the present invention, is incorporated in the creamy cleansing composition in an amount of from 0.5 to 15%, preferably from 2 to 13%. 
     As the ethylene oxide addition type non-ionic surface active agents which are used as the component (D) of the present invention, there may be mentioned adducts which contain at least 50 moles, in an average, of addition-polymerized ethylene oxide. Preferred are, for instance, the following: 
     (a) a polyoxyethylene (from 80 to 200) alkyl or alkenyl ether, where the number in the parentheses represents an average of moles of addition-polymerized ethylene oxide, and the alkyl group or the alkenyl group has, in an average, from 8 to 20 carbon atoms, 
     (b) a polyoxyethylene (from 80 to 200) mono- or di-higher saturated or unsaturated fatty acid ester, where the number in the parentheses has the same meaning as defined above, and the fatty acid has, in an average, from 8 to 20 carbon atoms, 
     (c) a polyoxyethylene (from 60 to 150) castor oil or hydrogenated castor oil, where the number in the parentheses has the same meaning as defined above, and 
     (d) a polyoxyethylene (from 50 to 100) mono- or di-higher saturated or unsaturated fatty acid sorbitan ester, where the number in the parentheses has the same meaning as defined above and the fatty acid has, in an average, from 8 to 20 carbon atoms. 
     Further, the cationic surface active agents represented by the above general formulas (III) and (IV), which are used as the component (D) of the present invention, may be used alone or in combination as a mixture of two or more. Preferred compounds of the formula (III) are, for instance, myristyl dipolyoxyethylene methylammonium chloride or bromide (p+q=6 to 20), myristyl dipolyoxyethylene ethylammonium chloride or bromide (p+q=6 to 20), palmityl dipolyoxyethylene methylammonium chloride or bromide (p+q=6 to 20), palmityl dipolyoxyethylene ethylammonium chloride or bromide (p+q=6 to 20) and stearyl dipolyoxyethylene methylammonium chloride or bromide (p+q=6 to 20). Preferred compounds of the formula (IV) are, for instance, dilauryl dimethylammonium chloride or bromide, dimyristyl dimethylammonium chloride or bromide, dipalmityl dimethylammonium chloride or bromide, and distearyl dimethylammonium chloride or bromide. Particularly preferred among these cationic surface active agents, are ethylene oxide addition dialkyl type cationic surface active agents. 
     The surface active agents of the component (D) are incorporated in the creamy cleansing composition in an amount of from 0.1 to 15%, preferably from 1 to 12%, in the case of the ethylene oxide addition type non-ionic surface active agents, and in an amount of from 0.05 to 10%, preferably from 0.2 to 7%, in the case of the cationic surface active agents. 
     The production of the creamy cleansing composition of the present invention is not restricted to any special process, and the composition may readily be prepared according to usual processes. For example, the following method may be mentioned as a preferred process. Namely, the phosphoric ester surfactant is mixed with water, and heated and stirred to form a homogeneous mixture. The mixture is then heated to a temperature of from 60° to 80° C., and added thereto are polyethylene glycol and the ethylene oxide addition type non-ionic surface active agent. After stirring for a while, the mixture is gradually cooled, while stirring, down to room temperature, whereupon the creamy cleansing composition is obtained. The whole operation should preferably be carried out under a reduced pressure so as to prevent formation of foams. 
     Further, the pH of the creamy cleansing compositions of the present invention, should most preferably be within a range of from 6 to 8 in view of their foaming and irritative characteristics. 
     Further, it is possible to incorporate into the creamy cleansing compositions of the invention, such additives as colouring substances, perfumes, bacteriocides, antiphologistics, chelating agents, viscosity regulating agents, foaming agents, antiseptics, wetting agents, and other kinds of surface active agents, as the case requires. 
     Thus prepared creamy cleansing compositions are gentle to the skin and hair and stable for a long period of time. 
    
    
     Now, the invention will be described in further detail with reference to Examples. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited by these Examples. 
     EXAMPLE 1 
     Creamy cleansing compositions (pH 7.0) having such compositions as shown in Tables 1-A and 1-B were prepared and left to stand for 60 days. Then, the separation stability of the pastes was investigated. The results obtained are shown in Tables 2-A and 2-B. 
     
                                           TABLE 1-A                               
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          Components                                                      
                            Polyethylene                                  
Creamy   Sodium mono-                                                     
                 Sodium     glycol Polyoxy-                               
cleansing                                                                 
         lauryl- dilauryl-                                                
                       Sodium                                             
                            (Molecular                                    
                                   ethylene (100)                         
compostions                                                               
         phosphate                                                        
                 phosphate                                                
                       chloride                                           
                            weight: 6,000)                                
                                   monopalmitate                          
                                           Water                          
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       1    28(%)                                                         
                    9(%)                                                  
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                                      2(%) Balance                        
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       10                                                                 
         28      9     6    7      0       Balance                        
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                                           TABLE 1-B                               
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         Components                                                       
                           Polyethylene                                   
                           glycol                                         
         Sodium Sodium     (Molecular                                     
                                  Palmityl dipolyoxy-                     
         monolauryl-                                                      
                dilauryl-                                                 
                      Sodium                                              
                           weight:                                        
                                  ethylene methyl-                        
Creamy   phosphate                                                        
                phosphate                                                 
                      chloride                                            
                           6,000  ammonium chloride                       
cleansing                                                                 
         (% by  (% by (% by                                               
                           (% by  (p + q = 10)                            
compositions                                                              
         weight)                                                          
                weight)                                                   
                      weight)                                             
                           weight)                                        
                                  (% by weight)                           
                                            Water                         
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                       TABLE 2-A                                                   
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            Separation stability                                          
            (after being left to stand for 60 days)                       
            5° C.                                                  
                     25° C.                                        
                             40° C.                                
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Products of 1     o          o     o                                      
the present 2     o          o     o                                      
invention   3     o          o     o                                      
            4     o          o     o                                      
Comparative 5     x          x     x                                      
products    6     x          x     x                                      
            7     x          x     x                                      
            8     x          x     x                                      
            9     x          x     x                                      
            10    x          x     x                                      
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                       TABLE 2-B                                                   
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            Separation stability of pastes                                
            5° C.                                                  
                     20° C.                                        
                             40° C.                                
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Products of 11    o          o     o                                      
the present 12    o          o     o                                      
invention   13    o          o     o                                      
            14    o          o     o                                      
Comparative 15    x          x     x                                      
products    16    x          x     x                                      
            17    x          x     x                                      
            18    x          x     x                                      
            19    o          x     x                                      
            20    o          x     x                                      
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     Evaluation standards for the separation stability: 
     o: No change is observed in the state of the paste. 
     x: Separated liquid is observed. 
     It is apparent from the results shown in Table 2 that in case any one of the components (A) to (D) of the present invention is lacking the composition lacks in stability and no satisfactory creamy cleansing composition is obtainable. 
     EXAMPLE 2 
     With respect to the creamy cleansing compositions listed in Table 1-A of Example 1, the hardness of the respective pastes was measured. The results obtained are shown in Table 3. 
     
                       TABLE 3                                                     
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Creamy                                                                    
cleansing     Hardness of pastes (ranking)                                
compositions  5° C.                                                
                         20° C.                                    
                                 40° C.                            
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Products of 1     D          C     B                                      
the present 2     D          C     B                                      
invention   3     D          C     B                                      
            4     D          C     B                                      
Comparative 5     --         --    --                                     
products    6     --         --    --                                     
            7     --         --    --                                     
            8     --         --    --                                     
            9     E          --    --                                     
            10    E          --    --                                     
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     Evaluation standards for the hardness of the pastes: 
     With use of a penetrometer, penetration of the needle into the paste (mm) was measured after the loading period of time of 5 seconds and the standards for the hardness were determined and ranked as follows: 
     
                       TABLE 4                                                     
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                          Penetration of the                              
Ranking   Degree of the hardness                                          
                          needle P (mm)                                   
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A         soft            10 &lt; P                                          
B         Slightly soft    8 &lt; P ≦ 10                              
C         Appropriate      4 &lt; P ≦ 8                               
D         Slightly hard    2 &lt; P ≦ 4                               
E         Hard             0 ≦ P ≦ 2                        
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 (Note) In the ranking, B to D indicate that when the paste is filled in a
 tube, it presents no practical problem in the sqeezability and shape     
 maintaining property. A indicates that the paste is too soft to maintain 
 its shape. E indicates that the paste is too hard to squeeze out thus    
 presenting a practical problem.                                          
 
    
     EXAMPLE 3 
     The stability and hardness of the pastes due to changes in the molecular weight and the amounts of the polyethylene glycol, were investigated with use of the following creamy cleansing compositions (a) and (b). The results obtained are shown in Table 7. Creamy cleansing composition (a): 
     
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Sodium monolaurylphosphate                                                
                       28%                                                
Sodium dilaurylphosphate                                                  
                      9                                                   
Sodium sulfate        6                                                   
Polyethylene glycol   (see Table 5)                                       
Polyoxyethylene (140) monostearate                                        
                      2                                                   
Sorbitol              6                                                   
Perfume                 0.3                                               
Water                 Balance                                             
(pH 7.0)                                                                  
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                       TABLE 5                                                     
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Creamy cleansing                                                          
           Molecular weights of                                           
                          Amounts of poly-                                
compositions                                                              
           polyethylene glycol                                            
                          ethylene glycol (%)                             
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a-1        1,000          10                                              
a-2        2,000          10                                              
a-3        4,000          10                                              
a-4                         0.4                                           
a-5                        1                                              
a-6                        3                                              
a-7        6,000          10                                              
a-8                       15                                              
a-9                       20                                              
 a-10      10,000         10                                              
 a-11      15,000         10                                              
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     Creamy cleansing composition (b): 
     
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Sodium monolaurylphosphate                                                
                  30         (% by weight)                                
Sodium dilaurylphosphate                                                  
                  7                                                       
Sodium chloride   8                                                       
Polyethylene glycol                                                       
                  (see Table 6)                                           
Stearyl dipolyoxyethylene                                                 
methylammonium, chloride                                                  
(p + q = 14)      2                                                       
Glycerin          6                                                       
Perfume           0.2                                                     
Water             Balance                                                 
(pH 7.0)                                                                  
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                       TABLE 6                                                     
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                          Amounts of                                      
Creamy cleaning                                                           
           Molecular weights of                                           
                          polyethylene glycol                             
compositions                                                              
           polyethylene glycol                                            
                          (% by weight)                                   
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b-1        1,000          10                                              
b-2        2,000          10                                              
b-3        4,000          10                                              
b-4                         0.4                                           
b-5                        1                                              
b-6                        3                                              
b-7        6,000          10                                              
b-8                       15                                              
b-9                       20                                              
 b-10      10,000         10                                              
 b-11      15,000         10                                              
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                       TABLE 7                                                     
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Creamy cleansing                                                          
            Separation    Hardness of pastes**                            
compositions Nos.                                                         
            Stability of pastes*                                          
                          (ranking)                                       
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a-1         x             --                                              
a-2         x             --                                              
a-3         o             B                                               
a-4         x             --                                              
a-5         o             B                                               
a-6         o             C                                               
a-7         o             C                                               
a-8         o             D                                               
a-9         o             E                                               
 a-10       o             D                                               
 a-11       o             E                                               
b-1         x             --                                              
b-2         x             --                                              
b-3         o             B                                               
b-4         x             --                                              
b-5         o             B                                               
b-6         o             C                                               
b-7         o             C                                               
b-8         o             D                                               
b-9         o             E                                               
 b-10       o             D                                               
 b-11       o             E                                               
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 *The separation stability of the pastes was determined in accordance with
 the standards of Example 1, with respect to the state after being left to
 stand for 60 days at 40° C.                                       
 **The hardness of the pastes was determined in accordance with the       
 standards of Example 2.                                                  
 
    
     EXAMPLE 4 
     The effect of various inorganic salts on the creamy cleansing compositions, is shown in Table 8. 
     Creamy cleansing composition (c): 
     
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Sodium monolaurylphosphate                                                
                     28%                                                  
Sodium monomyristylphosphate                                              
                     10                                                   
Sodium mono-oleylphosphate                                                
                     4                                                    
Inorganic salt       (see Table 8)                                        
polyethylene glycol  7                                                    
(Molecular weight: 8,000)                                                 
polyoxyethylene (160) dipalmitate                                         
                     5                                                    
Glycerin             10                                                   
Perfume              0.3                                                  
Water                Balance                                              
(pH 7.5)                                                                  
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     Creamy cleansing composition (d): 
     
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Sodium monolaurylphosphate                                                
                  28         (% by weight)                                
Sodium monomyristylphosphate                                              
                  10                                                      
Sodium mono-oleylphosphate                                                
                  4                                                       
Salt              (see Table 8)                                           
Polyethylene glycol                                                       
                  7                                                       
(Molecular weight: 8,000)                                                 
Myristyl dipolyoxyethylene                                                
methylammonium chloride                                                   
(P + q = 10)      3                                                       
Dipalmityl dimethylammonium                                               
chloride          0.5                                                     
Glycerin          1.0                                                     
Perfume           0.3                                                     
Water             Balance                                                 
(pH 7.9)                                                                  
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                                           TABLE 8                                 
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           Creamy cleansing Creamy cleansing                              
           composition (c)  composition (d)                               
           Amounts                                                        
                Separation                                                
                      Hardness of                                         
                            Amounts                                       
                                 Separation                               
                                       Hardness of                        
           (% by                                                          
                stability                                                 
                      pastes                                              
                            (% by                                         
                                 stability                                
                                       pastes                             
Salts      weight)                                                        
                of pastes                                                 
                      (ranking)                                           
                            weight)                                       
                                 of pastes                                
                                       (ranking)                          
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Potassium chloride                                                        
           5    o     C     6    o     C                                  
Lithium chloride                                                          
           5    o     C     6    o     C                                  
Sodium bromide                                                            
           5    o     C     6    o     C                                  
Ammonium chloride                                                         
           5    o     C     6    o     C                                  
Sodium nitrate                                                            
           5    o     C     6    o     C                                  
Sodium sulfate                                                            
           5    o     C     6    o     C                                  
Sodium carbonate                                                          
           5    o     C     6    o     C                                  
Disodium hydrogen-                                                        
           5    o     C     6    o     C                                  
phosphate                                                                 
Sodium dihydrogen-                                                        
           5    o     C     6    o     C                                  
phosphate                                                                 
Sodium thiocyanate                                                        
           5    o     C     6    o     C                                  
Sodium citrate                                                            
           5    o     B     6    o     C                                  
Sodium chloride                                                           
           0.3  x     A     0.3  x     A                                  
Sodium chloride                                                           
           0.7  o     B     0.7  o     B                                  
Sodium chloride                                                           
           15   o     D     15   o     D                                  
Sodium chloride                                                           
           20   o     E     20   o     E                                  
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 (Note) The separation stability of the pastes was determined with respect
 to the state after being left to stand for 60 days at 40° C., and 
 the hardness of the pastes was determined with respect to the state after
 being left to stand for 60 days at 20° C., in accordance with the 
 standards indicated in Example 2.                                        
 
    
     EXAMPLE 5 
     The effect of various cationic surface active agents on the creamy cleansing compositions, is shown in Table 9. 
     Creamy cleansing composition: 
     
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Sodium monolaurylphosphate                                                
                  28         (% by weight)                                
Sodium dilaurylphosphate                                                  
                  5                                                       
Sodium polyoxyethylene (3)                                                
monolauryl phosphate                                                      
                  5                                                       
Sodium sulfate    8                                                       
Polyethylene glycol (Molecular                                            
weight: 6,000)    6                                                       
Cationic surface active agent                                             
                  (see Table 9)                                           
Sorbitol          10                                                      
Perfume           0.2                                                     
Water             Balance                                                 
(pH 6.5)                                                                  
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                                           TABLE 9                                 
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                         Amounts                                          
                              Separation                                  
                                    Hardness of                           
                         (% by                                            
                              stability                                   
                                    pastes                                
Cationic surface active agents                                            
                         weight)                                          
                              of pastes                                   
                                    (ranking)                             
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     Palmityl dipolyoxyethylene Methyl-                                   
                         0.04 x     --                                    
of the                                                                    
     ammonium chloride (p + q = 16)                                       
present                                                                   
     Palmityl dipolyoxyethylene Methyl-                                   
                         0.2  o     B                                     
invention                                                                 
     ammonium chloride (p + q = 16)                                       
     Palmityl dipolyoxyethylene Methyl                                    
                         2    o     C                                     
     ammonium chloride (p + q = 16)                                       
     Palymityl dipolyoxyethylene Methyl-                                  
                         5    o     C                                     
     ammonium chloride (p + q = 16)                                       
     Palymityl dipolyoxyethylene Methyl-                                  
                         12   o     E                                     
     ammonium chloride (p + q = 16)                                       
     Lauryl dipolyoxyethylene methyl-                                     
                         2    o     C                                     
     ammonium bromide (p + q = 20)                                        
     Myristyl dipolyoxyethylene methyl-                                   
                         2    o     C                                     
     ammonium chloride (p + q = 6)                                        
     Stearyl dipolyoxyethylene methyl-                                    
                         2    o     C                                     
     ammonium chloride (p + q = 10)                                       
     Palmityl dipolyoxyethylene ethyl-                                    
                         2    o     C                                     
     ammonium bromide (p + q = 8)                                         
     Dilauryl dimethylammonium chloride                                   
                         2    o     C                                     
     Distearyl dimethylammonium chloride                                  
                         2    o     C                                     
     Dimyristyl dimethylammonium bromide                                  
                         2    o     C                                     
Compara-                                                                  
     Stearyl trimethylammonium chloride                                   
                         2    x     --                                    
tive Palmityl trimethylammonium bromide                                   
                         2    x     --                                    
products                                                                  
     Benzyl lauryl methyl ammonium chloride                               
                         2    x     --                                    
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     EXAMPLE 6 
     The effect of various non-ionic surface active agents on the creamy cleansing compositions, is shown in Table 10. 
     Creamy cleansing composition: 
     
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Sodium monolaurylphosphate                                                
                       40 (%)                                             
Sodium chloride        7                                                  
Polyethylene glycol (Molecular weight:                                    
6000)                  4                                                  
Non-ionic surface active agent                                            
                       (see Table 10)                                     
Sorbitol               6                                                  
Water                  Balance                                            
(pH 6.7)                                                                  
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 (Note) The separation stability of the pastes was determined with respect
 to the state after being left to stand for 60 days at 40° C., and 
 the hardness of the pastes was determined with respect to the state after
 being left to stand for 60 days at 20° C., in accordance with the 
 standards identified in Example 2.                                       
 
    
     
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                               Separation                                 
                          Amounts                                         
                               stability                                  
                                     Hardness of                          
Non-ionic surface active agents                                           
                          (%)  of pastes*                                 
                                     pastes                               
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C.sub.12 H.sub.25 O(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.6 H                            
                          5    x     --                                   
C.sub.18 H.sub.37 O(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.40 H                           
                          5    x     --                                   
C.sub.15 H.sub.31 COO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.10 H                         
                          5    x     --                                   
C.sub.15 H.sub.31 COO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.30 H                         
                          5    x     --                                   
C.sub.17 H.sub.35 COO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.40 H                         
                          5    x     --                                   
Polyoxyethylene (20) hydrogenated castor oil                              
                          5    x     --                                   
Polyoxyethylene (20) monopalmitic acid sorbitan ester                     
                          5    x     --                                   
Monostearic acid sorbitan ester                                           
                          5    x     --                                   
Distearic acid sorbitan ester                                             
                          5    x     --                                   
Polyoxyethylene (80) dilauric acid sorbitan ester                         
                          5    o     C                                    
Polyoxyethylene (80) hydrogenated castor oil                              
                          5    o     C                                    
Polyoxyethylene (80) monostearic acid sorbitan ester 5                    
                          o    C                                          
C.sub.18 H.sub.37 O(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.120 H                          
                          5    o     C                                    
Polyoxyethylene (50) monopalmitic acid sorbitan ester                     
                          5    o     C                                    
Polyoxyethylene (50) monopalmitic acid sorbitan ester                     
                          20   o     E                                    
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 After being left to stand for 60 days at 40° C.                   
 
    
     EXAMPLE 7 
     Creamy cleansing compositions having the following compositions, were prepared. 
     
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(i) Sodium monolaurylphosphate                                            
                        27 (%)                                            
Potassium monomyristylphosphate                                           
                         5                                                
Potassium dimyristylphosphate                                             
                         2                                                
Sodium polyoxyethylene (3)                                                
monolaurylether phosphate                                                 
                         5                                                
Sodium sulfate           4                                                
Polyoxyethylene glycol                                                    
(Molecular weight: 4,000)                                                 
                         8                                                
Polyoxyethylene (140) distearate                                          
                         3                                                
Glycerin                 7                                                
Perfume, colouring agent, and antiseptics                                 
                        Appropriate                                       
                        amounts                                           
Water                   Balance                                           
(pH 7.6)                                                                  
(ii) Potassium polyoxyethylene (4)                                        
myristylether phosphate                                                   
(mono/di = 2/1)         45                                                
MIRANOL C2M                                                               
(Amphoteric surface active agent made                                     
by MIRANOL CO.)          5                                                
Magnesium chloride       4                                                
Sodium chloride          8                                                
Polyethylene glycol                                                       
(Molecular weight: 8,000)                                                 
                         4                                                
Polyoxyethylene (100) monostearate                                        
                         3                                                
Glycerin                10                                                
Perfume and antiseptic  Appropriate                                       
                        amounts                                           
Water                   Balance                                           
(pH 6.9)                                                                  
(iii) Sodium monolaurylphosphate                                          
                        35                                                
Triethanolamine polyoxyethylene (4)                                       
laurylether phosphate (mono/di = 3/1)                                     
                        10                                                
CARBOPOL 941                                                              
(Carboxy vinyl polymer made by                                            
Goodrich Co.)            1                                                
Sodium carbonate         8                                                
Polyethylene glycol (Molecular weight:                                    
10,000)                  5                                                
Polyoxyethylene (80) hydrogenated castor oil                              
                         5                                                
Propylene glycol        10                                                
Perfume and antiseptic  Appropriate                                       
                        amounts                                           
Water                   Balance                                           
(pH (7.2)                                                                 
(iv) Sodium monolaurylphosphate                                           
                        27 (% by weight)                                  
Potassium monomyristylphosphate                                           
                         5                                                
Potassium dimyristylphosphate                                             
                         2                                                
Sodium polyoxyethylene (5) monolauryl                                     
ether phosphate          5                                                
Sodium sulfate           5                                                
Polyethylene glycol (Molecular weight: 4,000)                             
                         7                                                
Stearyl dipolyoxyethylene methylammonium                                  
chloride (p + q = 10)    1                                                
Dilauryl dimethylammonium bromide                                         
                         0.5                                              
Glycerin                 8                                                
Perfume, colouring agent and antiseptic                                   
                        Appropriate                                       
                        amounts                                           
Water                   Balance                                           
(pH = 7.3)                                                                
(v) Lithium polyoxyethylene (4) myristylether                             
phosphate (mono/di = 3/1)                                                 
                         2 (% by weight)                                  
Lithium monolaurylphosphate                                               
                         5                                                
Sodium monolaurylphosphate                                                
Sodium chloride          5                                                
Polyethylene glycol (Molecular weight:                                    
                         6                                                
8,000)                                                                    
Lauryl dipolyoxyethyllene methylammonium                                  
chloride (p + q 8)       1                                                
Silicic acid anhydride   0.5                                              
Polyoxyethylene (100) dipalmitic                                          
                         0.5                                              
Sorbitol                 8                                                
Perfume, colouring agent and antiseptic                                   
                        Appropriate                                       
                        amounts                                           
Water                   Balance                                           
(pH 7.0)                                                                  
(vi) Sodium monolaurylphosphate                                           
                        40 (% by weight)                                  
Magnesium chloride       2                                                
Lithium chloride         3                                                
MIRANOL C2M                                                               
(Amphoteric surface active agent made                                     
by MIRANOL CO.)          2                                                
Polyethylene glycol (Molecular weight:                                    
6,000)                   6                                                
Dimyristyl dimethylammonium chloride                                      
                         3                                                
Propylene glycol         8                                                
CARBOPOL 941                                                              
(Carboxy vinyl polymer made by                                            
Goodrich Co.)            0.5                                              
Polyoxyethylene (100) monostearate                                        
                         2                                                
Perfume, colouring agent and antiseptic                                   
                        Appropriate                                       
                        Amounts                                           
Water                   Balance                                           
(pH 7.6)                                                                  
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     Each of the creamy cleansing compositions thus prepared, was gentle to the skin and was stable without separation during storage for a long period of time.