Patent ID: 8715629

Claim:
A body care composition comprising at least one branched oligo-α-olefin, or hydrogenated branched oligo-α-olefin, obtained by a process comprising the steps of: (1) oligomerizing monomers consisting of: (a) at least one branched α-olefin selected from the group consisting of 2-ethyl-1-hexene, 2-propyl-1-heptene, 2-methyl-1-butene, 2-methyl-1-pentene, 3-methyl-1-pentene and 4-methyl-1-pentene, or (b) a mixture of a branched α-olefin selected from the group consisting of 2-ethyl-1-hexene, 2-propyl-1-heptene, 2-methyl-1-butene, 2-methyl-1-pentene, 3-methyl-1-pentene and 4-methyl-1-pentene and a linear α-olefin selected from the group consisting of 1-propene, 1-butene, and 1-pentene in the presence of a catalyst selected from the group consisting of organic acids, cationic ion exchangers, silica gels, layer silicates, inorganic acids and Lewis-acid-based catalysts, to form a branched oligo-α-olefin, and (2) optionally, hydrogenating said branched oligo-α-olefin, wherein the body care composition comprises 0.1 to 100% by weight of oil components, based on the total quantity of oil components, inclusive of said at least one oligo-α-olefin or hydrogenated oligo-α-olefin, and 0.1 to 20% by weight of a surface-active substance or a mixture of surface-active substances, and the body care composition is in the form of a w/o or o/w emulsion.