Inventors:
Shailesh Shah - Dresher PA
Sobhy El-Hefnawi - Mt. Holly NJ
Douglas C. Rhubright - Harleysville PA
Assignee:
Cognis Corporation - Gulph Mills PA
International Classification:
A61K 732
US Classification:
424 65, 424 66, 424 68, 424400, 424401, 44265, 44272, 44275, 44459, 431288, 431289, 431291, 524219, 524606, 528272, 528288, 528292, 528302, 528324, 528326, 528339, 5283393, 528344
Abstract:
Blooming and/or syneresis in gel formulations can be reduced or eliminated by adding to an organic mixture an effective amount of a polyamide gelling agent having a softening point of less than about 105Â C. wherein the polyamide is the reaction product of one or more diamines, optionally one or more mono-amines, one or more hydrogenated C36 dimer acids, optionally one or more C dicarboxylic acids, and optionally one or more C monocarboxylic acids.