| abstract |
A cleansing composition for cleansing the skin, comprising by weight of the composition, - 20 to 65 wt. pcnt of one or more polyols; and - 5 to 25 wt. pcnt of thickeners, comprising a combination of: a) inorganic thickener selected from silica, chalk, talc, clay and combinations thereof; b) cellulosic thickener selected from cellulose, cellulose ether, cellulose ester and combinations thereof; wherein the weight ratio of the inorganic thickener to the cellulosic thickener is in the range of 4:1 to 40:1; - 4 to 12 wt. pcnt of non-soap anionic surfactant; - 0 to 8 wt. pcnt of amphoteric surfactant; and wherein the weight ratio of the one or more polyols to the thickeners is in the range of 1 :1 to 13:1 and wherein the viscosity of the composition is in the range of 200 to 400 Pa-s, measured at 25øC after 1 minute at 5 rpm. |