Patent ID: 8012460

Claim:
A composition which is present as a gel emulsion, wherein the composition is based on an O/W emulsion and comprises the following components: (i) hydroxyethylcellulose; (ii) xanthan gum; (iii) carbomer; (iv) one or more lipids; and (v) one or more emulsifiers having HLB values of from 8 to 16, said emulsifiers comprising at least one of a nonionic and an anionic emulsifier; wherein a ratio of (i): (ii): (iii) is a: b: c and a, b and c independently are numbers of from 1 to 5; components (i), (ii) and (iii) are present in a total concentration of from 0.25% to 1.5% by weight, component (iv) is present in a concentration of from 3.0% to 20.0% by weight, and component (v) is present in a concentration not exceeding 1.5% by weight, all percentages being based on a total weight of the composition.