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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2000
Kevin Ronald Franklin, Bebington, GB;
Andrew Hopkinson, Bebington, GB;
Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A cosmetic composition contains a water-immiscible carrier liquid and a structurant therefor which is effective to gel the composition upon cooling from a temperature at which the structurant is a mobile solution in the carrier liquid. The carrier liquid may serve as a continuous phase in which a solid or liquid disperse phase is suspended. The structurant is a fully or partially esterified saccharide which contains no more than eight monosaccharide residues and has an enthalpy of gelation in the carrier liquid with a magnitude of at least 45 kJ/mole. This minimum enthalpy of gelation facilitates processing at conveniently accessible temperatures and promotes stability.