TOPICAL COMPOSITIONS HAVING IMPROVED SKIN FEEL.

摘要

The compositions of the present invention are useful for topical application to human skin. These compositions provide improved skin feel. These compositions can be in the form of leave-on products or products that are rinsed or wiped from the skin after use. These compositions are also useful for conditioning, desquamating, and cleansing the skin and for relieving dry skin. A topical personal care composition comprising: (a) from 0.1 percent to 20 percent by weight of an amphoteric surfactant having the structure (I) wherein R1 is unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched chain alkyl having from 9 to 22 carbon atoms; m is an integer from 1 to 3; n is 0 or 1; R2 and R3 are independently selected from alkyl having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and monohydroxyalkyl having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms; R4 is selected from saturated or unsaturated alkyl having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms and saturated or unsaturated monohydroxyalkyl having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; X is selected from the group consisting of CO2, SO3, and SO4; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the foregoing compounds; (b) from 0.1 percent to 20 percent by weight of an anionic surfactant; (c) from 0.1 percent to 15 percent by weight of a cationic surfactant; and (d) from 0.1 percent to 99.7 percent by weight water.