Kao Corporation

Tomoko Inoue

Hisao Tsutsumi

Atsuo Ishida

Disclosed herein is an emulsifier or emulsifying composition which comprises one or more of the hydroxyalkyl or hydroxyalkenyl phosphates represented by the general formula (I) and/or (II): ##STR1## in which R represents an alkyl or alkenyl group of 5-21 carbon atoms, X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 independently represent a pair ion selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkali metal, ammonium, etc. The emulsifying composition according to the invention is highly safe to skin and widely usable in the emulsification of either W/O or O/W type.

Emulsifying composition

Disclosed herein is an emulsifying composition which comprises one or more of the alkyl or alkenyl glyceryl ether phosphate compounds represented by the formula (I) and/or (II): ##STR1## in which R represents a linear saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 8-20 carbon atoms, X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are independently a pair ion selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkali metal, ammonium, alkylammonium which has an alkyl group having 1-5 carbon atoms, and alkanolamine which has a hydroxyalkyl group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms. The above emulsifying composition is high in safety against skin and can be widely used in either type of W/O or O/W emulsion.

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Yokohama, Japan

Tomoko Inoue