| 摘要 |
The invention consists of methods by which agar or an agaroid is hydrolysed under controlled conditions to give materials which form very low strength gels when 1 % solutions in water are cooled, and whic h, at near zero gel strengths, give dispersions which ac t like creams. These can be used as bases for skin treatment products, cosmetics, food and have the advantage for skin preparations of bei ng handled like a cream but then behaving like a lotion, the cream leaving no o ily residue. Twelve examples are given, including uses f or cosmetics, massage gels, etc., and twenty claims are made. |
