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Cosmetic or dermatological stick

US8329200B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 29, 2004
Grant dateDec 11, 2012
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Expiry dateSep 23, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61Q19/02
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention is a water-in-oil emulsion having a high content of water and relatively high amounts of skin-moisturizing agents and a cosmetic or dermatological stick including the water-in-oil emulsion. The present invention also includes methods of moisturizing the skin using the water-in-oil emulsion. The water-in-oil emulsion is solid at room temperature and comprises a fatty phase with at least one oil component and at least one wax component, an aqueous phase with a skin-moisturizing agent in addition to water, a water-in-oil emulsifier having the general structure A-B-A′, where A′ and A′ represent the same or different hydrophobic inorganic groups and B is a hydrophilic group.

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