Patent ID: 6979452

Claim:
A cosmetic composition comprising: (a) at least about 4% by weight of the composition of solid asymmetric particles; (b) an anionic emulsifier selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulphates, aralkyl sulphates, alkyl ethoxy ether sulphates, alkaryl sulphonates, alkyl succinates, alkyl sulphosuccinates, N-alkoyl sarcosinates, isethionates, N-acyl taurate, fatty acid amides of methyl tauride and combinations thereof; and (c) a cosmetically acceptable vehicle; wherein the pH of the composition is less than about 5.7 and wherein the composition has a normal stress of less than minus about 100 milli-Newtons; wherein the viscosity of the composition is about 10 Pas to about 75 Pas, about 2 Pas to about 25 Pas and about 0.5 Pas to about 6 Pas at shear rates of 1 s −1 , 10 s −1 and 100 s −1 , respectively; and wherein said composition is a leave-on composition.