Non-solid skin conditioning composition comprising: (a) from 0.01 to 15% by weight of the composition of 12-hydroxystearic acid; (b) an aminosilicone wherein the weight ratio of the aminosilicone to the 12-hydroxystearic acid is at least 2:1; wherein the aminosilicone has the following formula wherein m=5-1,000,000; k=1-50; p, q and r are independently in the range of 1-30; R1 and R 4 are independently CnH2n+1; wherein n=1-30; R2, R3 and R6 are independently selected from aryl radicals such as phenyl and naphthyl; arylalkyl radicals such as benzyl and alkyl radicals; R5 is a hydrogen, and or alkyl radical, namely CnH2n+1, wherein, n=1-10; R7 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl radicals as above, and polyol radicals such as ethyleneglycol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycols, polypropylene glycols; (c) from 1 to 99 % by weight of the composition of water; wherein when the water amount is greater than 20% by weight of the composition the composition further comprises a particle having an isoelectric point below the pH of the composition; wherein the particle is silica of the octylsilane type comprising the group represented by formula III; wherein the viscosity of the composition is in the range of from 1Pa.s to 500Pa.s, and wherein the viscosity is measured with a Brookfield Viscometer DV-I + (20RPM, RV6, 30 Seconds, 25°C). (a) from 0.01 to 15% by weight of the composition of 12-hydroxystearic acid; (b) an aminosilicone wherein the weight ratio of the aminosilicone to the 12-hydroxystearic acid is at least 2:1; wherein the aminosilicone has the following formula wherein m=5-1,000,000; k=1-50; p, q and r are independently in the range of 1-30; R1 and R 4 are independently CnH2n+1; wherein n=1-30; R2, R3 and R6 are independently selected from aryl radicals such as phenyl and naphthyl; arylalkyl radicals such as benzyl and alkyl radicals; R5 is a hydrogen, and or alkyl radical, namely CnH2n+1, wherein, n=1-10; R7 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl radicals as above, and polyol radicals such as ethyleneglycol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycols, polypropylene glycols; m=5-1,000,000; k=1-50; p, q and r are independently in the range of 1-30; R1 and R 4 are independently CnH2n+1; wherein n=1-30; R2, R3 and R6 are independently selected from aryl radicals such as phenyl and naphthyl; arylalkyl radicals such as benzyl and alkyl radicals; R5 is a hydrogen, and or alkyl radical, namely CnH2n+1, wherein, n=1-10; R7 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl radicals as above, and polyol radicals such as ethyleneglycol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycols, polypropylene glycols; (c) from 1 to 99 % by weight of the composition of water; wherein when the water amount is greater than 20% by weight of the composition the composition further comprises a particle having an isoelectric point below the pH of the composition; wherein the particle is silica of the octylsilane type comprising the group represented by formula III; wherein the viscosity of the composition is in the range of from 1Pa.s to 500Pa.s, and wherein the viscosity is measured with a Brookfield Viscometer DV-I + (20RPM, RV6, 30 Seconds, 25°C).