Composition based on alkyl polyglycosides and fatty alcohols, and its uses

Abstract

The present invention relates to compositions based on alkyl polyglycosides and fatty alcohols, comprising: 5 to 60% by weight of a mixture of alkyl polyglycosides essentially consisting of: 0 to 20% by weight of at least one alkyl polyglycoside of formula (I): R1O(G1)x1   (I) in which R1 is a linear or branched aliphatic radical having 16 or 18 carbon atoms, G1 is a saccharide residue and x1 is between 1 and 5; 0 to 100% by weight of an alkyl polyglycoside of formula (II): R2O(G2)x2   (II) in which R2 is a linear or branched aliphatic radical having 14 carbon atoms, G2 is a saccharide residue and x2 is between 1 and 5; and 0 to 100% by weight of at least one alkyl polyglycoside of formula (III): R3O(G3)x3   (III) in which R3 is a linear or branched aliphatic radical having 20 or 22 carbon atoms, G3 is a saccharide residue and x3 is between 1 and 5; and 95 to 40% by weight of one or more alcohols of the formula R′OH, in which R′ is a linear or branched aliphatic radical having from 14 to 22 carbon atoms, and preferably of a mixture consisting of alcohols whose alkyl moiety is identical to the alkyl moiety R1, R2 and R3 of the above-mentioned alkyl polyglycosides. The invention is applied especially to the preparation of emulsions possessing excellent textural properties.

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