| abstract |
Provided is a topical skin care composition comprising (a) from about 0.1 % to about 10 %, by weight, hydrogel forming polymeric gelling agent, calculated on dry polymeric gelling agent weight basis, said gelling agent not having a Tg below 140 °C; (b) an insoluble silicone emollient dispersed in said composition, said silicone emollient comprising a mixture of (i) from about 0.05 % to about 2 %, by weight of the composition, of a nonvolatile, water insoluble silicone gum; and (ii) from about 0.5 % to about 15 %, by weight of the composition, of a water insoluble diluent having a viscosity at 25 °C of about 400 centipoise or less; (c) from about 0.5 % to 10 %, by weight, glycerol, a polymer of glycerol having a weight average molecular weight of about 800 or less, alkyl ether derivatives thereof, or a combination thereof; (d) from about 0.5 % to about 30 %, by weight, of polyethylene glycol having a number average degree of ethoxylation of from about 2 to about 12; (e) from about 0.05 % to about 2 %, by weight, polyoxyethylene having structure (III) wherein n has a number average of from about 800 to about 20,000, and R is hydrogen or C1 to C4 alkyl, or a combination thereof; and (f) from about 50 % to about 98.7 %, by weight, water. |