| abstract |
A skin cleansing composition for topical application to the human skin to remove make-up is an oil-in-water emulsion, containing an emulsifier system which comprises a hydroxy alkanoate derivative compound of general formula a), wherein R1 is H- or (a), R2 is Hor CpHq- preferably CH3, R3 is H-, CxHy-, or a metallic, ammonium or alkylammonium cation, p is from 1 to 18, q is from 3 to 37, x is from 2 to 20, y is from 3 to 43, and m is from 1 to 3, provided that when R1 is H-, then R3 is CxHy-, and when R1 is CxHyCO-, then R3 is H-, or a metallic, ammonium or alkylammonium cation. |