| abstract |
The present patent application relates to a composition for topical application to keratin materials, in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, an oily phase dispersed in an aqueous phase, characterized in thatit contains at least one (block A)-(block B) diblock copolymer in which: -block A comprises at least 90% by weight of units derived from styrene relative to the total weight of the block A; -block B comprises at least (a)units derived from acrylic acid in acid or salified form, in a proportion of not more than 90% by weight relative to the total weight of the block B, and (b)units derived from a C1-C4alkyl acrylate and/or from a C1-C4alkyl methacrylate, in a proportion of at least 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the block B, -the weight proportion of block B relative to the copolymer being from 40% to 60%. The invention also relates to the use of the said composition in cosmetics or dermatology. |