Patent ID: 7670615

Claim:
An alcoholic foamable composition, capable of forming a stabilized pump foam, comprising: a) 55 to 96 wt % of an alcohol or a mixture of alcohols of the general formula R—OH wherein R denotes an aliphatic straight-chain or branched hydrocarbon group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, b) 1 to 10 wt % of (i) at least one silicone surfactant or (ii) a mixture of fluoro and silicone surfactants, wherein the surface tension of (i) or (ii) is 20 to 40 dyn/cm, c) 0.05 to 2 wt % PEG polymer selected from the group consisting of PEG 7M to PEG 45M and mixtures thereof, d) 0.1 to 3 wt % of ethylcellulose polymer as foam stabilizer, e) optionally, at least one member selected from the group consisting of cosmetic auxiliaries, adjuvants, active ingredients, and mixtures thereof, and f) water, wherein the sum of components a) to f) is 100 wt % relative to the total quantity of the foamable composition, and wherein said alcoholic foamable composition is in the form of a pump-foam formulation before it is foamed, said pump-foam formulation being capable of forming a stabilized pump foam.