Patent ID: 7144148

Claim:
A continuous method for preparing a high internal phase ratio silicone in water emulsion which comprises: a) providing an amount of a continuous phase in a system; b) adding an amount of a dispersed phase to the system; c) providing low shear means to mix the continuous phase and dispersed phase thus forming an intermediate emulsion; d) incrementally adding additional amounts of the dispersed phase to the intermediate emulsion while shearing, wherein the ratio of intermediate emulsion to the dispersed phase to be added is at least about 1.5 to 1; e) maintaining the amounts of continuous phase and dispersed phase in the system by continuously adding additional amounts of each to the system; and, f) removing a high internal phase ratio silicone in water emulsion from the system as it is formed wherein the high internal phase silicone in water emulsion has a viscosity of from about 50,000 cp to about 6,000,000 cp.