Anhydrous skin cleaners

• Main Authors: BRAND HARRY, LADEN KARL
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 13.11.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES AND WAXES; CANDLES; CHEMISTRY; DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; DETERGENTS; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL; RESIN SOAPS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETPREPARATIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS

Anhydrous skin cleansers, preferably in the form of gels, comprise water-immiscible emollient oil; oil-gelling agent that is water-insoluble and oil-insoluble; emulsifying agent that forms an emulsion in situ on the skin when the skin cleanser is gradually contacted with a relatively small amount of water during use; and water-soluble, substantially crystalline abrasive material that is insoluble in the anhydrous skin cleanser vehicle. The anhydrous skin cleanser gels remove oily and water-soluble soils from the skin in a cosmetically aesthetic manner. Preferred skin cleanser gels form cleanser emulsions in situ, on the skin during use that can be removed from the skin with water.