| abstract |
A gel suitable for use in various personal care applications is provided. The improved gel contains an amide-free gelator; a siloxane polyether for strengthening the gel, and increasing its firmness, rigidity, and adhesion to substrates; and a volatile methyl siloxane. Preferably, the gel includes 1 to 98.9 percent by weight of the siloxane polyether; 0.1 to 20 percent by weight of 12-hydroxystearic acid or metal salts of 12-hydroxystearic acid; and 1 to 98.9 percent by weight of a volatile methyl siloxane having a boiling point less than two hundred-fifty degrees Centigrade and a viscosity of 0.65 to about 5.0 centistoke (mm2/s). |