Gel composition and methods of use
AssigneeAvon Products, Inc.
InventorsIrina Travkina, Lisa Lamberty, Harold Pahlck
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Abstract
There is provided a gel composition having a silica powder and a non-volatile compound. The silica powder particles are spherical and porous. The silica powder has a specific gravity about 0.09 to about 0.6, and is present in an amount about 10 wt % to about 50 wt %. The non-volatile compound is present from about 35 wt % to about 90 wt %. The composition has less than about 5 wt % water. There is also provided a method for imparting a powdery feel to the skin, and a method for treating a cosmetic or medical condition of the skin, nail/cuticle, lips or hair.
Claims26
A gel composition comprising:
- about 10 to about 50 wt % of a powder of porous, spherical silica, the silica powder having a specific gravity of 0.09 to about 0.6;
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- about 35 to about 90 wt % of a non-volatile compound having a viscosity less than about 50 centistokes, wherein the composition has less than about 5 wt % water.
A gel composition comprising:
- a powder of porous, non-fumed, spherical silica, the silica powder having a specific gravity 0.09 to about 0.6;
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- a non-volatile compound having a viscosity less than about 50 centistokes.
A cosmetic composition comprising:
- a gel matrix, wherein the gel matrix consists essentially of about 10 to about 50 wt % of a powder of porous, spherical silica, the silica powder having a specific gravity 0.09 to about 0.6;
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- about 35 to about 90 wt % of a non-volatile compound having a viscosity less than about 50 centistokes.
A method for treating a cosmetic or medical condition of the skin, nail/cuticle, lips or hair comprising applying to the affected area a composition having an effective amount of active ingredient, about 10 to about 50 wt % of a powder of porous, spherical silica with the silica powder having a specific gravity 0.09 to about 0.6, and about 35 to about 90 wt % of a non-volatile compound having a viscosity less than about 50 centistokes, wherein the composition has less than about 5 wt % water.
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