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Cosmetic composition

US4981845A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 25, 1989
Grant dateJan 1, 1991
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Expiry dateAug 25, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61Q19/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An emulsion suitable for topical application to human skin or hair comprises, in addition to water from 0.01 to 20% by weight of a skin benefit ingredient, preferably a 2-hydroxyalkanoic acid having from 3 to 20 carbon atoms, or a salt thereof; from 0.1 to 20% by weight of polyoxyethylene-21-stearyl ether, as a principle emulsifier and from 0.5 to 70% by weight of an emollient oil.

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