abstract |
A very stable mild dispersoidal liquid soap personal cleansing and moisturizing composition comprising: (A) from about 5% to about 20% by weight of potassium C8-C22 fatty acid soap; (B) from about 0.1 to about 7% C8-C22 free fatty acid; (C) from about 35% to about 70% water; and (D) from about 8% to about 35% of a polyol selected from the group consisting of: glycerin, glycerol, propylene glycol, polypropylene glycols, polyethylene glycols, ethyl hexanediol, hexylene glycols, and other aliphatic alcohols; and mixtures thereof; (E) from about 0.5% to about 5% petrolatum or emollient having a specific particle size distribution, and (F) from about 0.5 to about 5% glycol ester selected from the group consisting of glycol monoesters and diesters of fatty acids with a chainlength from about 10 to about 22, and mixtures thereof. |