Patent ID: 6998424

Claim:
A microemulsion composition comprising: (i) water; (ii) a volatile siloxane; (iii) a long chain or high molecular weight silicone polyether having the formula where R1 represents an alkyl group containing 1-6 carbon atoms; R2 represents the radical —(CH 2 ) a O(C 2 H 4 O) b (C 3 H 6 O) c R3; x is 20-1,000; y is 2-500; z is 2-500; a is 3-6; b is 4-20; c is 0-5; and R3 is hydrogen, a methyl radical, or an acyl radical; (iv) an optional cosurfactant selected from an organic diol, an organic triol, an organic tetraol, a silicone diol, a silicone triol, a silicone tetraol, and a nonionic organic surfactant; (v) a non-volatile siloxane; wherein the microemulsion contains 5-90 percent by weight of components (iii) and (iv), the balance of the microemulsion comprising the siloxane phase and the water in a ratio of 5:95 to 95:5 respectively, with the non-volatile siloxane comprising 1-30 percent by weight of the total amount of the volatile siloxane and the non-volatile siloxane.