Patent ID: 6908962

Claim:
A silicone emulsion composition comprising: (a) at least about 0.025% and less than about 10% of silicone oil, by weight of said composition; (b) an effective amount to emulsify said silicone oil and reduce surface tension of said composition of a surfacIant system; (c) an effective amount of a buffering system to naintain a pH of said composition to be at least about 6 for a period of at least about 3 months. wherein said buffering system is selected from the group consisting of: (a) tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane and hydrochloric acid; (b) borax and hydrochloric acid; (c) diethanolamine and hydrochloric acid; (d) sodium borate and sodium hydroxide; (e) sodium bicarbonate and sodium hydroxide; (f) sodium hydrogen phosphate and sodium hydroxide; (g) sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate; (h) boric acid and sodium hydroxide; (i) glycine and sodium hydroxide; and (j) potassium chloride and sodium hydroxide; and wherein said buffering system has a buffering capacity of at least about 0.01.