Patent ID: 6306380
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: A61K,A61Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A depilatory composition in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion which comprises:from 2% to 6% w/w of a depilatory agent;from 4.7% to 66% w/w of an oil phase comprising, as a percentage of the depilatory composition,from 0.2% to 20% w/w of a non-polar oil in the form of droplets having a diameter of from 0.01 to 10 .mu.m and a polarity index of from 20 to 40 mN/m,from 2% to 20% w/w of a surfactant having a HLB value of from 9 to 12, andfrom 0.5% to 20% of a polar substance having a polarity index of from 2 to 15 mN/m,the oil phase having a RHLB value of from 9 to 12; andfrom 5.3% to 34% of an aqueous phase comprising L-arginine and lime as pH regulators,wherein the depilatory agent is present in both the oil phase and the aqueous phase and the depilatory composition is substantially free from tertiary amines.