| abstract |
The present application discloses a personal care composition comprising a) porous particles; b) a film-forming polymer; c) a cosmetically acceptable carrier which is an emulsion of water and oil; wherein the porous particles have a particle size of 50g/100g Oil absorption values in the range to 1500g/100g; wherein the porous particles are selected from porous silica, cellulose, acrylic polymers, nylon and ethylene/methacrylate copolymer hollow spheres coated with porous silica; wherein The film-forming polymer is selected from the group consisting of acrylate polymers, methacrylate polymers, urethane polymers, or copolymers thereof; and wherein the composition comprises a whitening pigment in an amount of 0.001 to 2 wt%. |