Patent ID: 6120778
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: A61K,A61Q,B82Y,Y10S

Abstract:
An oil-in-water emulsion, comprising an oily phase dispersed in an aqueous phase, wherein said oily phase comprises oil globules having a mean size of less than 100 nm, and wherein said oil-in-water emulsion comprises at least one silicone surfactant represented by formula (I): ##STR4## wherein: R.sub.1 R.sub.2, and R.sub.3, independently of one another, represent C .sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl or --(CH.sub.2).sub.x --(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.y --(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.z --OR.sub.4at least one of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is not alkyl,R.sub.4 is hydrogen, alkyl or acyl,x is an integer ranging from 1 to 6,y is an integer ranging from 1 to 30, andz is an integer ranging from 0 to 5;A is an integer ranging from 0 to 200; andB is an integer ranging from 0 to 50, with the proviso that A and B are not simultaneously zero; andwherein said oil globules comprise an oil selected from the group consisting of mineral oils, vegetable oils, animal oils, synthetic oils, essential oils, silicone oils, fluorinated oils halogenated hydrocarbons, fatty alcohols, fatty acids, waxes, and gums, andwherein the ratio of the oily phase to the silicone surfactant is from 2 to 10.