Elizabeth Arden Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.

Pamela C Asplund

Anthony Vargas

Angel Augusto Guerrero

Thomas C Klepacky

Cathleen Corcoran

A cosmetic composition is provided which includes water, an emollient oil, a sunscreen agent and an aluminum salt of a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 carboxylic acid. Preferred as the aluminum salt is aluminum citrate, the latter not only thickening but also stabilizing the emulsion against breakage.

Thickened and stabilized cosmetic emulsion compositions

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.

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Shelton, CT, United States of America

Pamela C Asplund