Patent ID: 6464990
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: A61K,A61P,A61Q,B01F,B82Y,Y10S

Abstract:
A nanoemulsion, comprising: an oily phase dispersed in an aqueous phase in the form of oil globules having a number-average size of less than 100 nm and at least one additive selected from the group consisting of alcohols, glycols and mixtures thereof, which dispersion is facilitated by a surfactant comprised of polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide blocks, the oily phase comprising at least one cosmetically, dermatologically and ophthalmologically acceptable oil having a molecular weight of greater than 400 and wherein the ratio by weight of the amount of oily phase to the amount of surfactant ranges from 2 to 10, the nanoemulsion being useful in cosmetic and dermatological applications.