Patent ID: 6570054
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
An article comprising a skin care composition disposed on at least a portion of the article, the skin care composition comprising:(a) a carrier; (b) a skin care ingredient; and (c) an effective amount of a rheological agent for stabilizing and processing the skin care composition which is selected from the group consisting of untreated fumed silicas, treated fumed silicas, organoclays, metal fatty ester soaps, calcium silicates, treated calcium silicates, magnesium silicate, magnesium/aluminum silicate, cholesterol, hydrogenated lecithin, (diethanolamide)Oleth-3 phosphate, glyceryl tris-12-hydroxystearate, inorganic derivatives of castor oil, nonionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, diethanlolamides, methylethylamides, and mixtures thereof; wherein the composition has:(i) an elastic modulus of at least about 5 dynes/cm2 measured at a strain rate of 0.2%, an oscillation frequency of 10 rad/sec, and a temperature of about 77Â° C.; (ii) a melting temperature of at least about 35Â° C.; and (iii) a solid or semi-solid consistency at about 20Â° C.; and the composition is at least partially transferable to skin when the article is positioned adjacent to the skin.