Skin cream containing milk protein

Claim 2

A skin cream composition comprising an oil phase, a water phase, and an encapsulated active base; (A) said oil phase comprising, in parts by weight, 1.5-3.5 parts of an emulsifier, 1.25-2.5 parts of an emollient, 8.0-14.0 parts of a lubricant, 0.5-4.0 parts of a dispersing agent, and 0.3-2.0 parts of a non-ionic surfactant; (B) said water phase comprising, in parts by weight of up to about 5 parts of hectorite clay, 0.2-1.0 parts of a peptizer for said clay, up to 5.0 parts of a humectant, 1.2 parts of milk protein and the balance water; and (C) said encapsulated active base comprising, in parts by weight, 0.45-1.8 parts of hectorite clay, 0.05-2.0 parts of a polar group affording organic compound (1) characterized as being reactable with said hectorite clay to form water-insoluble particles having a size above colloidal dimensions when added to an aqueous colloidal solution of synthetic hectorite clay and tetrasodium pyrophosphate and (2) selected from the group consisting of a simple organic compound having at least one polar group characterized by insubstantial solubility in water at ordinary temperatures and (3) and organic hydrophilic colloid, 0.2-1 parts of a peptizer for said clay and the balance water.

Claim 3

A composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein: (A) said oil phase comprises glyceryl monostearate, cetyl alcohol, 2-ethylhexyl palmitate, isostearic acid, polyoxyethylene stearate, and sorbitan stearate; (B) said water phase comprises said hectorite clay, said peptizer, propylene glycol, triethanolamine, said milk protein, and said water; and (C) said encapsulated active base comprises said hectorite clay, hydroxyethyl cellulose, casein, said peptizer, and said water.

Claim 4

A composition as claimed in claim 2, wherein said hectorite clay is synthetic hectorite clay, said synthetic hectorite clay is present in said water phase in a gel-forming amount of up to about 5 percent by weight, said peptizer is sodium acid pyrophosphate and said sodium acid pyrophosphate is present in said water phase in an amount of about 0.2-1.0 percent by weight of said clay.

Claim 5

A composition as claimed in claim 2, wherein said clay is synthetic hectorite clay and the weight ratio of clay to hydroxyethyl cellulose is about 1-2:2-3.

Claim 6

A composition as claimed in claim 2, comprising: (A) an oil phase consisting essentially of, in parts by weight: ______________________________________ glyceryl monostearate 1.5 - 3.5 cetyl alcohol 1.25 - 2.5 2-ethylhexyl palmitate 8.00 - 14.00 isostearic acid 0.5 - 4.00 polyoxyethylene stearate 0.2 - 1.50 sorbitan tristearate 0.1 - 0.4; ______________________________________ (B) a water phase consisting essentially of, in parts by weight, ______________________________________ synthetic hectorite clay 1.80 - 3.96 sodium acid pyrophosphate propylene glycol 0.30 a preservative effective amount triethanolamine 1.00 milk protein 1.25 water balance to make 100; and ______________________________________ (C) about 0.1 part of an encapsulated active base which consists essentially of, in percent by weight, ______________________________________ hydroxyethyl cellulose 0.5 - 2.5 synthetic hectorite clay 0.45 - 1.8 sodium acid pyrophosphate 0.05 - 2.00 coloring 5 -10 casein 0.5 - 3.00 a preservative effective amount water balance ______________________________________