Patent ID: 7563435

Claim:
A transparent oil-in-water gel emulsion composition for application to the lips or the facial area around the lips comprising: (a) an oil phase, containing at least one lipophilic solvent; (b) an aqueous phase containing at least one polyol; and (c) at least one sucrose ester emulsifier having an HLB from about 13 to about 16 selected from the group consisting of sucrose laurate, sucrose stearate, sucrose palmitate, sucrose oleate, sucrose myristate, sucrose cocoate, and sucrose isostearate wherein the at least one sucrose ester emulsifier is no more than 1.5% by weight of the total composition; and (d) a polymeric thickener selected from the group consisting of sclerotium gum, xanthan gum, sodium alginate, Carbomer, cellulose ethers, steareth-20 methyl acrylate copolymer, and C 10 -C 30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer wherein the refractive index of the aqueous phase is about or less than +/−0.005 of that of the oil phase.