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Kenvue Patents Single-Use Solid Cleanser with Controlled Disintegration

A two phase composition.

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By: Christine Esposito

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US 12,653,762 B2 (Aline Pereira); Kenvue Brands LLC, Summit, NJ, has patented a multilayered, single-use solid cleanser that disintegrates during use. It is comprised of two phases. The first phase comprises a mixture of ingredients including a solid surfactant, a disintegration agent comprising pregelatinized starch and a lubricant comprising magnesium stearate. The second phase comprises a superabsorbent polymer selected from the group consisting of starch-grafted superabsorbent polymers and/or mixtures thereof, and a binder comprising water.

The first and second phases are arranged in layers adjacently to each other and the multilayered, single use, solid cleanser personal care product disintegrates during use.

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