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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2004
Michel F. Mercier, Mountainside, NJ (US);
Paul Thau, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
John Chase, Bedminster, NJ (US);
Michel F. Mercier, Mountainside, NJ (US);
Paul Thau, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
John Chase, Bedminster, NJ (US);
MMP, Inc., South Plainfield, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to transparent or clear emulsions for cosmetic or pharmaceutical use that are suitable for application to the human lips and to the facial area around the lips. The transparent emulsions of the present invention comprise an oil phase, containing at least one lipophilic solvent; an aqueous phase; and an emulsifying system containing at least one non-ethoxylated fatty acid ester emulsifier having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance ('HLB') from about 11 to about 16. Preferred non-ethoxylated fatty acid ester emulsifiers are sucrose esters, in particular sucrose palmitate and sucrose laurate.