Did you all know...

[la-rene]

That Lush has applied to patent solid lotion bars??

http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=26&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=Mark.IN.&s2=Constantine.IN.&OS=IN/Mark+AND+IN/Constantine&RS=IN/Mark+AND+IN/Constantine

WTH? Can they do that? Especially with the wide gamut of percentages of oils that they put in? They are basically covering it all. I quote:

1. A cosmetic lotion comprising 16% to 76% by weight cocoa butter and having a solid rather than liquid form.

2. A cosmetic lotion as claimed in claim 1, comprising 30% to 75% by weight cocoa butter.

3. A cosmetic lotion as claimed in claim 1, comprising 50% to 75% by weight cocoa butter.

4. A cosmetic lotion as claimed in claim 1, comprising 60% to 75% by weight cocoa butter.

5. A cosmetic lotion as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the lotion contains an oil based ingredient in addition to the cocoa butter.

6. A cosmetic lotion as claimed in claim 5, wherein the said oil based ingredient is almond oil.

7. A cosmetic lotion as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the lotion contains a water based ingredient comprising part of a fruit.

8. A cosmetic lotion as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the lotion contains a water based ingredient comprising part of a vegetable.

9. A cosmetic lotion as claimed in claim 1, comprising

3 (by weight) % % Cocoa Butter 16.0 - 76.0 Oil e.g. Almond 10.5 - 1.0 Glycerine, Water or Water Based Plant Extract 13.0 - 2.0 Honey, Fresh Fruit or Vegetable 60.0 - 20.0 Fragrance 0.5 1.0

10. A cosmetic lotion as claimed in claim 1, comprising

4 (by weight) % Cocoa Butter 70.0 Almond Oil 2.0 Fresh Banana or Avocado 21.5 Plant extract eg. Water based extract of Aloe Vera 5.5 Fragrance 1.0

11. A method of manufacturing a cosmetic lotion having an oil based component and a water based component characterised by selecting the oil based component to comprise cocoa butter so that the cocoa butter constitutes 16% to 76% by weight of the final form of the lotion; heating the cocoa butter to a temperature in the range 55.degree. to 70.degree. C.; cooling the cocoa butter to a temperature in the range 35.degree. to 25.degree. C. and at a temperature in that range adding the water based component.

12. A method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising the step of: at a temperature in the range 30.degree. to 20.degree. C. pouring the mixed oil and water based components in to one or more moulds.

13. A method as claimed in claim 12, further comprising the step subsequent to said step of pouring of chilling the lotion to a temperature in the range 20.degree. to 10.degree. C.

14. A method as claimed in claim 11, comprising the steps of: heating the Cocoa Butter to approximately 60.degree. C., emulsifying the water based ingredient at approximately 30.degree. C., cooling the lotion to approximately 25.degree. C., pouring the lotion in to one or more moulds and chilling the lotion at 16.degree. C.

Just number 5 up there would give them the wherewithal to challenge anyone's lotion bar made with cocoa butter.

Hmmmm......

 

[dagmar88]

Just number 5 up there would give them the wherewithal to challenge anyone's lotion bar made with cocoa butter.

Hmmmm......

Not really; most handmade lotion bars do not contain water and an emulsifier.
But I doubt this would work out anyway...

I don't like companies that feel the need to bother other people just to look better/make a bigger profit. This confirms my vision of them once again.

 

[pamielynn]

They are so full of BS, just like their soap.

 

[MaitriBB]

Simple solution: don't use cocoa butter in your lotion bars, and you won't violate their patent. They are tres lame.

 

[lizflowers42]

Isn't that like Paula Dean patenting butter? NO YOU CAN'T USE BUTTER IN YOUR BAKING!