| US 7,361,364 B2 | ||
| Cosmetic composition | ||
| Prem Chandar, Trumbull, Conn. (US); Vinodkumar Ramniranjan Dhanuka, Mumbai (India); Vibhav Ramrao Sanzgiri, Mumbai (India); and Shivani Kiran Shah, Atlanta, Ga. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 27, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/363,345. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 0216/MUM/2005 (IN), filed on Feb. 28, 2005; application No. 05253529 (EP), filed on Jun. 09, 2005; and application No. 0513005.9 (GB), filed on Jun. 25, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0239955 A1, Oct. 26, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61K 8/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 424—401 [424/400] | 13 Claims |
| 1. A cosmetic composition substantially free of fatty acids and soap, and comprising:
C12-C22 fatty alcohol in an amount of 3 to 10% by weight of the composition;
emulsifier in an amount of from 0.1 to 5% by weight of the composition;
inorganic agent in an amount of from 2 to 5% by weight of the composition, and comprising smectite clay;
polymer in an amount of from 0.1 to 5% by weight of the composition; and
water in an amount of at least 65% by weight of the composition,
the cosmetic composition being one which provides sensory characteristics of a vanishing cream after topical application.
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