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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Magda El-Nokaly, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael Lee Vatter, Okeana, OH (US);
David William Walling, Parkton, MD (US);
Neil Campbell Leatherbury, Baltimore, MD (US);
Cheryl Lynn Peterson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 64 ; 424 63 ; 424D / ; 25229901 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to lipstick compositions which comprise wax, emollient and a gelling agent wherein the inclusion of the gelling agent facilitates the retention of emollient oils particularly under high humidity and temperatures. Lipsticks of the present invention contain moisturizers which may be delivered to the lips in a non-polar/lipophilic medium in a thermodynamically stable way by using associated structures. A method of making the lipstick is also disclosed.