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(11)EP 0 586 234 A3

(12)EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)Date of publication A3:
08.06.1994 Bulletin 1994/23

(43)Date of publication A2:
09.03.1994 Bulletin 1994/10

(21)Application number: 93306889.2

(22)Date of filing:  01.09.1993
(51)International Patent Classification (IPC)5A61K 7/48, A61K 7/08, A61K 7/50, C11D 1/83, A61K 7/02
(84)Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI NL PT SE

(30)Priority: 04.09.1992 GB 9218792

(71)Applicants:
  • UNILEVER PLC
    London EC4P 4BQ (GB)
    Designated Contracting States:
    GB IE 
  • UNILEVER N.V.
    NL-3013 AL Rotterdam (NL)
    Designated Contracting States:
    BE CH DE DK ES FR GR IT LI NL PT SE AT 

(72)Inventors:
  • Hagan, Desmond Bernard
    South Wirral, Cheshire L66 4TE (GB)
  • Lyle, Ian Gardner
    Deeside, Clwyd CH5 1XQ, Wales (GB)

(74)Representative: Mulder, Cornelis Willem Reinier, Dr. et al
Unilever PLC, Patent Division, Colworth House
Sharnbrook, Bedford MK44 1LQ
Sharnbrook, Bedford MK44 1LQ (GB)


(56)References cited: : 
  
      


    (54)Skin cleansing composition


    (57) A cosmetic composition suitable for topical application to the human skin or hair, especially for use as a make-up remover, comprising at least one secondary or branched chain nonionic alcohol ethylene oxide condensation surfactant having an ethylene oxide number between 4 and 12, or a secondary or branched chain nonionic alcohol ethylene oxide/propylene oxide condensation surfactant having a propylene oxide condensation number between 1 and 6 and an ethylene oxide condensation number of between 4 and 20, the nonionic surfactant having an average HLB value of 10-14, together with at least one low-irritant anionic surfactant which is preferably selected from the group comprising monoalkyl phosphates and/or dialkyl phosphates, alkyl ether phosphates, alkyl ether sulphates, alkyl ether carboxylates, N-acyl sarcosinates N-acyl glutamates, acyl isethionates, acyl methyl taurates, acyl lactylates, alkylamphocarboxyglycinates, alkyl sulphosuccinates and mixtures thereof.





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