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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2001
Patricia Ann Hall-Puzio, Succasunna, NJ (US);
Anne Elisabeth Vickery Gale, Landing, NJ (US);
John Carl-Frederick Brahms, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
This invention comprises a one-phase cosmetic composition which can be made as a stick, gel or cream and which has low residue, low tack and improved fragrance substantivity. The cosmetic compositions are formed by (a) from 0.5-50 weight percent of a dimethicone copolyol ester compound soluble in propylene glycol; (b) from 50-98 weight percent of a gellant/solvent system which comprises a mixture of; (i) 0.5-4.0 weight percent dibenzylidene sorbitol; (ii) 0.05-1.0 weight percent of a co-gellant or structural integrity enhancer; (iii) 0.1-80 weight percent of a polyhydric alcohol solvent; (c) 0.5-10% of a small particle size zinc oxide having a particle size in the range of 20 nanometers-200 microns; and (d) 0.1-3.0% fragrance.