Aqueous or anhydrous cosmetic preparation containing a fatty phase consisting essentially of karite oil
US4661343A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 1984 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2004 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S424/05
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A cosmetic preparation contains, as a fatty phase, karite oil having the following characteristics: palmitic acid (C.sub.16), 3-5 percent; stearic acid (C.sub.18), 22-30 percent; oleic acid (C.sub.18:1), 55-65 percent; linoleic acid (C.sub.18:2), 0.5-1.5 percent; and arachidic acid (C.sub.20), 0.5-1.5 percent, said percentages being based on the total weight of fatty acid present in said karite oil, a viscosity of 100-300 centipoises, a melting point of 5.1.degree.-5.4.degree. C., a crystallization temperature of 2.9.degree.-3.degree. C. and an unsaponifiable content of 1.2-1.5 percent.
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