Elizabeth Arden Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.

Cathleen Corcoran

Anthony Vargas

Joseph Michael Corey

Jason Oliver Hendry

Pamela C Asplund

An opacified cosmetic emulsion composition is provided containing an inorganic particulate substance as the opacifier, a surfactant, and a hydroxy functionalized wax to stabilize the emulsion against separation/precipitation of its components. Particularly preferred as the wax are trihydroxystearin and 5ceramides.

Stabilized cleansing composition with opacifier

A cosmetic composition is provided which includes as an active ingredient a C.sub.2 -C.sub.28 .alpha.-hydroxy carboxylic acid within a non-stinging ester base formula comprising a C.sub.7 -C.sub.60 neoalkanol ester and a C.sub.12 -C.sub.40 fatty acid ester alkoxylated with from 1 to 100 moles alkylene oxide per mole of glyceride.

Non-irritating .alpha.-hydroxy carboxylic acid compositions

A cosmetic composition is provided wherein a phytosphingosine-containing ceramide is stably suspended within a C.sub.6 -C.sub.100 ester base functioning as a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and the ceramide is solubilized by a glycerol C.sub.8 -C.sub.22 mono fatty acid ester.

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Bridgeport, CT, United States of America

Cathleen Corcoran