| abstract |
The invention relates to a composition that moisturizes the skin or facilitates and / or increases the transdermal penetration of drugs through the skin, containing from about 0.1 to about 40 vol% of the first component, which is mono-dodecyl ether of non-ethylene glycol; from about 0.01 to about 10 vol.% the second component, which is a lactam having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms; from about 0.1 to about 50 vol.% C 1-6 alkyl alcohol, which is glycerol, propylene glycol, ethanol, isopropanol, 1-propanol, butanol, tert-butanol, pentanol, 1-octanol, or a combination thereof; from about 0.01 to about 15 vol.% fatty acid, which is linoleic acid, oleic acid or linolenic acid, and water. This composition facilitates the penetration of drugs through the skin, improves dry skin and increases or maintains hydration of the skin. |