Methods of cosmetically treating skin conditions with a cosmetic personal cleansing composition

Abstract

A method of treating a skin condition including applying a rinse-off multi-phase cleansing composition including a cleansing phase including an anionic surfactant and zinc pyrithione and a benefit phase including a benefit agent.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of treating a skin condition, associated with an infection, comprising:
 applying to at least a portion of the skin of an individual with the skin condition associated with an infection, a rinse-off multi-phase cleansing composition comprising a cleansing phase comprising an anionic surfactant and a zinc salt selected from the group consisting of zinc aluminate, zinc carbonate, zinc oxide, zinc phosphates, zinc selenide, zinc sulfide, zinc silicates, zinc silicofluoride, zinc borate, zinc hydroxide, zinc hydroxy sulfate, zinc pyrithione, and combinations thereof, and a benefit phase comprising a benefit agent; and   rinsing the multi-phase cleansing composition from the skin of the individual.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the benefit agent comprises a hydrophobic skin benefit agent selected from the group consisting of oils, esters of fatty acids, petrolatum, glyceryl monooleate, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the benefit agent comprises petrolatum and glyceryl monooleate 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the ratio of petrolatum to monoglyceryl monooleate is about 98:2, by weight of the benefit phase. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the cleansing composition is applied once per day for 5 days or more. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises from about 0.25% to about 1.0%, by weight of the composition, of the zinc salt. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the anionic surfactant comprises sodium trideceth(n) sulfate, wherein n is from about 0.5 to about 2.7. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the cleansing phase further comprises from about 0.2% to about 0.8%, by weight of the composition, of a cationic deposition polymer. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the cationic deposition polymer comprises guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the cationic deposition polymer comprises a cationic charge density of from about 1.0 meq/g to about 1.5 meq/g. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises a structured cleansing phase comprising from about 3% to about 20%, by weight of the composition, of sodium trideceth(n) sulfate, wherein n is from about 0 to about 3, and from about 0.25% to about 5.0%, by weight of the composition, of zinc salt; and from about 1% to about 30%, by weight of the composition, of a benefit phase. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises from about 0.5% to about 2.5%, by weight of the composition, of a nonionic emulsifier.