Skin protective compositions

Claim 1

A skin protective lotion or creme consisting essentially of a skin irritation reducing effective amount of protective agent and a non-aqueous emollient, a humectant or a surfactant; said lotion or creme capable of reducing skin irritation compared to said lotion or creme without protective agent when applied to the skin prior to contact with a skin irritant; said protective agent containing two polar groups which are separated by at least 15 atoms a majority of which are carbon; said protective agent selected from the group consisting of: A. the product obtained from the polymerization of 2 to 4 molecules of a monomeric ethylenically unsaturated C 12 to C 26 fatty acid, wherein the 2 to 4 carboxyl groups of the polymerization product have been converted to polar groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl; unsubstituted amino; substituted amino wherein the substituents are aliphatic radicals of 1 to 12 carbon atoms; unsubstituted amido; substituted amido wherein the substituents are aliphatic radicals of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or said substituents taken together form a 3 to 6 membered ring with the amido nitrogen; and quaternary ammonium wherein the nitrogen substituents are alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and B. the hydrogenated derivatives of (A).