OIL-IN-WATER EMULSION CONTAINING WATER-SWELLABLE CLAY MINERAL AND USE THEREOF

摘要

An oil−in−water emulsion which comprises a fat phase, an aqueous phase, and a surfactant, and which further contains a water−swellable clay mineral incorporated therein together with a hydrophilic pigment and/or filler and has a surfactant content reduced to 5% or lower; a use of the emulsion in a cosmetic preparation or skin preparation; and a method of preparing the emulsion.