Patent ID: 7074419

Claim:
A cosmetic or pharmaceutical oil-in-water emulsion which comprises at least one polyether siloxane of the general formula (I) R(CH 3 ) 2 SiOâ€”[(CH 3 ) 2 SiO] n â€”Si(CH 3 ) 2 Râ€ƒâ€ƒ(I) where n=50 to 250 R=â€”(CH 2 ) m â€”Oâ€”(C 2 H 4 O) x â€”(C 3 H 6 O) y R 1 m=2 to 4 x=3 to 100 y=0 to 50 R 1 =H, CH 3 , or CH 2 CH 3 , having a proportion by weight of the polyether radicals R of up to 45%, by weight, of the total molecular mass; and at least one stabilizer selected from the group consisting of a liquid-crystalline-structure forming hydrophilic wax, a water-swellable organopolymer, and a mixture of a liquid-crystalline-structure forming hydrophilic wax and a water swellable organopolymer, wherein said oil-in-water emulsion is free of silicone oils.