| abstract |
Polycarboxylic acid-2-hydroxyalkyl esters of the formula <IMAGE> wherein A is an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or aromatic radical which is optionally substituted or interrupted by heteroatoms, and/or optionally substituted by hydroxyl groups, R1 is hydrogen or an alkyl radical having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and R2 is an alkyl radical having 10 to 22 carbon atoms, n>/=0 and m>/=2, with the proviso that m>/=n and the total of n+m>/=3, and their use as emulsifying agents and cosmetic emulsions containing them. |