| abstract |
A skin cleansing composition for topical application to the human skin to remove make-up is an oil-in-water emulsion, containing an emulsifier system which comprises a hydroxy alkanoate derivative compound of general formula (I), wherein R1 is H- or (a), R2 is H- or C¿p?Hq- preferably CH3, R?3¿ is H-, C¿x?Hy-, or a metallic, ammonium, or alkylammonium cation, p is from 1 to 18, q is from 3 to 37, x is from 2 to 20, y is from 3 to 43, and m is from 1 to 3, provided that when R?1¿ is H-, then R3 is CxHy-, and when R1 is CxHyCO-, then R3 is H-, or a metallic, ammonium or alkylammonium cation. |