| abstract |
Gelling agents which contain at least one N-acyl-L-acidic amino acid dialkylamide represented by the following general formula (1): n n nwherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 26 carbon atoms; R 3 represents a hydrocarbon group having 7 to 10 carbon atoms; and n represents 1 or 2, such as N-2-ethylhexanoyl-L-glutamic acid dibutylamide; and at least one monohydric lower alcohol such as 3-methoxy-3-methylbutanol are useful for forming gel compositions with an oily base. |