Foam prepared from nanoemulsions and uses

A foamable nano-emulsion composition comprising a carrier and a propellant, the carrier comprising:

• a. a surface-active agent, wherein the surface active agent consists of a non-ionic surface active agent comprising a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether having a HLB between 9 and 16;
• b. water;
• c. a liquid oil comprising a mineral oil, and a liquid emollient comprising diisopropyl adipate;
• d. a diol, a triol, or mixtures thereof;
• and
• e. a polymeric agent selected from the group consisting of a microcrystalline cellulose, a hydrophobically-modified ethoxylated urethane, a naturally-occurring polymeric material, a locust bean gum, a sodium alginate, a sodium caseinate, egg albumin, a gelatin agar, a carrageenin gum, a xanthan gum, a quince seed extract, a guar gum, a starch, a chemically modified starch, a semi-synthetic polymeric material, a cellulose ether, a hydroxyethyl cellulose, a methyl cellulose, a carboxymethyl cellulose, a hydroxypropyl guar gum, a soluble starch, a cationic cellulose, a cationic guar, a synthetic polymeric material, a carboxyvinyl polymer, a polyvinyl alcohol, a polyacrylic acid polymer, a polyvinyl acetate polymer, a polyvinyl chloride polymer, a polyvinylidene chloride polymer, an acrylic acid/ethyl acrylate copolymer, a water-soluble cellulose ether, a hydroxypropyl cellulose, a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, a methylhydroxyethylcellulose, a methylhydroxypropylcellulose, a hydroxyethylcarboxymethylcellulose, a carboxymethylhydroxyethylcellulose, a silicone dioxide (fumed silica), a mucoadhesive agent, an acidic synthetic polymer, a carbomer, a poly(methylvinyl ether/maleic anhydride) copolymer, an acidic synthetically modified natural polymer, a neutral synthetically modified natural polymer, a basic amine-bearing polymer, a chitosan, an acidic polymer obtainable from natural sources, an alginic acid, a hyaluronic acid, a pectin, a gum tragacanth, a karaya gum, a neutral synthetic polymer, a natural and chemically modified cyclodextrin, a hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin, an acrylic acid polymer and copolymer, a film forming component, a water-insoluble alkyl cellulose, a water-insoluble hydroxyalkyl cellulose, an ethyl cellulose, a propyl cellulose, a butyl cellulose, a cellulose acetate, a hydroxybutyl cellulose, an ethylhydroxyethyl cellulose, a phase change polymer, a poly(N-isopropylamide), a silicone copolymer, a derivatized starch, a derivatized dexrin, and mixtures of any two or more thereof,
• wherein the propellant is a liquefied or compressed gas propellant at a concentration of about 3% to about 25% by weight of the carrier composition;
• and
• wherein the composition is contained in a pressurized container and provides a breakable foam upon release.