Cosmetic or dermatological stick
US8329200B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 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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