COSMETIC COMPOSITIONS

摘要

A leave-on cosmetic composition suitable for topical application to the skin comprising: a) from about 1 % to about 20 % of a Vitamin B3 compound, or mixtures thereof and; b) a cation containing polymer selected from ampholytic, amphoteric, basic, zwitterionic and cationic polymers or mixtures thereof, wherein the cationic polymers are selected from cationic polysaccharides or derivatives thereof, cationic homo or copolymers of dimethyldiallylamonium chloride, cationic copolymers comprising vinylpyrrolidone; cationic copolymers comprising acrylic acid or derivatives thereof, N,N,N-trimethyl-2-[(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-propenyl)oxy]-, chloride, Polyquaternium-2, quaternised chitosan, or mixtures thereof; wherein said composition has a weight ratio of cation containing polymer to Vitamin B3 compound of from 1:7 to 1:100. The compositions of the invention display reduced irritation, tack and skin whitening effects.