Patent ID: 7879779

Claim:
An oil-based cleansing composition comprising (A) a nonionic surfactant having a HLB of 8 to 10, and (B) an oil component, the IOB of (B) said oil component is 0.02 to 0.07, and the mass ratio of component (A) and component (B) is 1:4 to 2:1, and said oil-based cleansing composition satisfies the following conditions (1) and (2): (1) the amount of water in the composition is less than 5% by mass, and (2) a micellar aqueous solution phase or a bicontinuous microemulsion phase is formed when said oil-based cleansing composition and water are mixed in the ratio of 4:6, wherein the micellar aqueous solution phase is optically isotropic exhibiting a clear to slightly blue, translucent appearance, and the bicontinuous microemulsion phase is optically isotropic exhibiting a transparent appearance.