Patent ID: 6331307
Filing Date: 2001-12-18
Classification: A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
A composition in the form of an O/W emulsion, comprising:a component which alleviates the irritability and intolerance of sensitive skin consisting of at least 2% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of at least one water-soluble metal salt, and from 2-4.5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of an emulsifying system consisting of at least one fatty acid ester of polyethylene glycol, at least one fatty acid ester of polyoxycthylenated polyol, at least one fatty acid ester of a polyol or a combination thereof, excluding compositions comprising 1% by weight of a gelling agent consisting of a combination of a polyacrylamide, C.sub.13 -C.sub.14 isoparaffin and laureth-7.