Patent ID: 7361363

Claim:
A cosmetic composition comprising: (i) from about 10 to about 50% of glycerin; (ii) a sensory effective amount of a non-gelatinized modified starch selected from the group consisting of a C 2 -C 5 hydroxyalkyl starch and a C 2 -C 18 acyl starch; (iii) from about 1 to about 30% of a crystalline gel structurant comprising a surfactant and co-surfactant in an amount and type exhibiting an enthalpy as measured by Differential Scanning Calorimetry ranging from about 2 to about 15 Joule per gram, and wherein the composition has a normal force of from about +0.5 to about +5 grams thereby achieving a silky sensory feel on skin, the glycerin to modified starch being present in a weight ratio ranging from about 100:1 to about 2:1, the surfactant being a polyethoxy or polypropoxy alcohol ester of a fatty acid and the co-surfactant being a mixture of C 10 -C 22 fatty alcohol, a glyceryl ester of C 10 -C 22 fatty acid and stearic acid, the surfactant and co-surfactant being present in a range between about 15:85 and 60:40.