| abstract |
A skin cleansing composition comprising: (a) a low molecular weight, non-crosslinked, linear acrylic copolymer, which is polymerized from a first monomeric component selected from one or more a, (3-ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing at least one carboxylic acid group and a second monomeric component selected from one or more .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated non-acid monomers containing a C1 to C9 alkyl group, including linear and branched C1 to C9 alkyl esters of (meth)acrylic acid, vinyl esters of linear and branched C1 to C10 carboxylic acids, and mixtures thereof; wherein the non-crosslinked linear acrylic copolymer has a number average molecular weight of 100,000 or less; b) an ester of a fatty acid and a glycerin polymer, wherein said ester has x glycerin repeat units and a carbon chain length of n, wherein x is from 8 to 14; and n is from 10 to 18; c) 2 to 7 weight percent of at least one surfactant. |