Colgate Palmolive Company

Farrah Syed

Paloma Pimenta

Marian N Holerca

Cheryl L Kozubal

Jesse Reed

Described herein are low pH, high water, personal care compositions providing an acceptable level of micropreservation. Methods of making and using these compositions are also described.

Personal care compositions

A moisturizing gel composition is disclosed containing 4 wt. % to 12 wt. % of a humectant selected from trimethylglycine, propylene glycol, glycerin and combinations thereof; 1 wt. % to 6 wt. % of a skin feel agent selected from PEG-14M, polyglyceryl-3-laurate, ppg-3 isostearyl methyl ether, PEG60 almond glyceride, and combinations thereof; 0.25 wt. % to 1 wt. % of a skin conditioning agent selected from shea oil and triterpenesters; 0.2 wt. % to 2 wt. % of a structure increasing polymer selected from carbomers, acrylate polymers, acrylate copolymers and combinations thereof; and a cosmetically acceptable aqueous carrier; wherein, the composition has a pH of 4 to 7. A method to produce the composition at low temperature is further disclosed.

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Hamilton, NJ, United States of America

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