AN OIL-IN-WATER EMULSION FOR USE ON HUMAN SKIN FOR CLEANSING, PRESERVING OR IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF THE SKIN

摘要

An oil-in-water emulsion, especially for use on mammalian skin, in particular on human skin, or hair in order to cleanse the skin or hair, remove dirt, etc., and/or to preserve or improve the condition of the skin, and/or to prevent or treat various skin conditions such as, e.g., dry skin, irritated skin or otherwise traumatized skin. Upon application on a skin surface and following rinsing or flushing the skin surface with a liquid, the oil-in-water emulsion separates into at least two distinct phases and leaves a protective layer on the skin comprising at least a part of the oily phase. The oil-in-water emulsion also has useful properties with respect to protection of the skin against sun light and with respect to combatting attack from parasites like lice, fleas and scabies on mammals such as humans, domestic animals and pets. Also disclosed is a skin-friendly lipid, namely Meadowfoam seed oil, as a therapeutic agent, and as an agent which in itself in synergistic effect with other constituents is effective against mammalian parasites, especially from the phylum Arthropoda, and as an agent which is effective as a sun screen or a UV-A, UV-B or UV-C filter.