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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
L'Oreal, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 6/00 ; A61K 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 6/00 ; A61K 7/00 ;
Abstract
A nanoemulsion, the oil globules of which have an average size of less than 100 nm, comprising a surfactant chosen from the alkoxylated alkenyl succinates, the alkoxylated alkenyl succinates of glucose and the alkoxylated alkenyl succinates of methylglucose, and at least one oil having a molecular weight of greater than 400, the ratio by weight of the amount of oily phase to the amount of surfactant ranging from 2 to 10. The emulsion obtained is transparent and stable on storage. It can comprise large amounts of oil while retaining good transparency and while having good cosmetic properties. It can constitute a composition for topical use, a pharmaceutical composition or an ophthalmological composition.