Patent ID: 8900609

Claim:
A sweat-absorbing cosmetic product, said product comprising i) a base formulation, and ii) a sweat-absorbing complex comprising (a) 0.1 to 90% of at least one water-absorbing component, (b) 0.1 to 80% of at least one surface-active agent, (c) 0.001 to 20% of at least one electrolyte, and (d) 0 to 50% of at least one solvent and/or at least one vehicle, wherein the sweat-absorbing complex is in the form of a three-dimensional polymer network of said at least one water-absorbing component, capable of swelling in contact with water, encapsulated by a coating of said at least one surface-active agent such that the at least one water-absorbing component is protected from absorption of water from the base formulation and further wherein the sweat-absorbing complex is emulsified in the base formulation, wherein the sweat-absorbing complex is obtained by premixing the at least one water-absorbing component, the at least one surface-active agent, the at least one electrolyte, and, optionally, the at least one solvent and/or at least one vehicle, with stirring, until a substantially uniform or homogeneous mixture is obtained, and further wherein the premixed sweat-absorbing complex is subsequently mixed with the base formulation to produce the sweat-absorbing cosmetic product.