Inventors:
Julie Ann Wagner - Cincinnati OH
Joseph Michael Zukowski - Cincinnati OH
Larry Richard Robinson - Lebanon OH
George Endel Deckner - Cincinnati OH
Marie Antoinette Rinaldi - Petersburg FL
Victoria Claire Szymanski - Loveland OH
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company - Cincinnati OH
International Classification:
A61K 748
Abstract:
The present invention relates to leave on, skin care compositions, comprising: (A) from about 0. 001% to about 20% of an active ingredient, (B) from about 1% to about 20% of a stable, hydrophobic, structuring agent selected from the group consisting of saturated C. sub. 16 to C. sub. 30 fatty alcohols, saturated C. sub. 16 to C. sub. 30 fatty alcohols containing from about 1 to about 5 moles of ethylene oxide, saturated C. sub. 16 to C. sub. 30 diols, saturated C. sub. 16 to C. sub. 30 monoglycerol ethers, saturated C. sub. 16 to C. sub. 30 hydroxy fatty acids, and mixtures thereof, having a melting point of at least about 45. degree. C. ; and (C) from about 0. 05% to about 10% of a hydrophilic surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof, and (D) from about 25% to about 98. 949% water. These compositions are useful for delivering a wide variety of active ingredients to the skin.