Oil-in-water cosmetic or dermatological emulsion containing a self-emulsifiable composition

Fecha de publicación: 21/12/1994
Fuente: WIPO "miel"
The composition is characterised in that it contains: (a) from 5 to 40% by weight of an oily phase which may contain, in a proportion of less than 15% by weight, at least one plant oil having more than 40% by weight of linoleic acid triglycerides, (b) from 0.5 to 5% by weight of a self-emulsifiable composition comprising from 60 to 90% by weight of at least one fatty alcohol having from 12 to 22 carbon atoms, from 10 to 40% by weight of an alkylpolyoside, the alkyl chain of which has from 12 to 22 carbon atoms, and from 0 to 5% by weight of polyoside, (c) from 0.5 to 4% by weight of at least one co-emulsifying agent chosen from fatty alcohols having from 14 to 22 carbon atoms, fatty acids having from 14 to 22 carbon atoms, glyceryl alkyl ethers, the alkyl chain of which has from 14 to 22 carbon atoms, the compounds of formula: in which: R' and R'', which may be identical or different, represent a cholesteryl, behenyl or 2-octyldodecyl radical, and the mixtures of the said co-emulsifying agents, with the proviso that when only one co-emulsifying agent is present, its proportion by weight is less than or equal to 2%, the remainder consisting essentially of an aqueous phase. This composition may take the form of a cream, a milk, a mask or may alternatively take the form of a foundation.