Patent ID: 8741322

Claim:
A composition in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion, comprising an oily phase dispersed in an aqueous phase, globules of oil therein having a mean diameter ranging from 50 to 250 nm, wherein: the composition comprises an emulsifying system comprising (i) at least one nonionic surfactant which is liquid at a temperature of 45° C. and an HLB of 10-15, the nonionic surfactant comprising a polar portion comprising at least 5 oxyethylene groups and an apolar portion comprising at least one branched or unsaturated alkyl chain comprising from 14 to 22 carbon atoms, and (ii) at least one anionic surfactant, the oily phase comprises at least one hydrocarbon-based oil having a molecular weight of greater than or equal to 400, the amount of hydrocarbon-based oil(s) with a molecular weight of greater than or equal to 400 representing at least 25% by weight relative to the total weight of the oily phase and an amount of triglyceride-based oils representing 0-15% by weight relative to the total weight of the oily phase, wherein at least one hydrocarbon-based oil with a molecular weight of greater than or equal to 400 is selected from alkanes with a melting point of less than 45° C., the weight ratio of the amount of oily constituents of the oily phase to the amount of emulsifying system is 0.8-3.5.