SKIN TREATING AGENT CONTAINING POLYHYDROXYPOLYCARBOXYLATE POLYMERS AND PROCESS

摘要

The present invention relates to compositions for the treatment of the skin containong up to 25% by weight of at least one polyhydroxypolycarboxyl polymer having a polymer chain containing from 55 to 100% of first units selected from the group consisting of , and and from 0 to 45% of second units selected from the group consisting of , and wherein A is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkali metal, ammonium, lower alkyl ammonium and lower alkylolammonium and R is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, said units being present in any order in said polymer chain, said polyhydroxypolycarboxyl polymer having a ratio of -COOA groups to -OH groups of from 0.5:1 to 16:1 and a degree of polymerization of from 3 to 200, as well as the method of skin treatment.