COSMETIC COMPOSITIONS

• Main Authors: CHAMBERS, GILLIAN, SMITH,GRAEME, DOUGLAS, TELFER, DATE, ROBERT, FRANCIS, STEWART, KAREN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 13.08.1997
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ANIMAL FEEDING- STUFFS; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MACHINES OR APPARATUS FOR TREATING HARVESTED FRUIT, VEGETABLESOR FLOWER BULBS IN BULK, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PEELING VEGETABLES OR FRUIT IN BULK; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETPREPARATIONS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

A skin or hair care composition in the form of a substantially oil-free aqueous gel comprising glycerine, a water-soluble polyglycerylmethacrylate lubricant having a viscosity of less than 4000 cps, and a hydrophilic gelling agent. The compositions provide improved skin feel and residue characteristics together with excellent moisturising, emolliency, rub-in and absorption characteristics.