Non-irritating eye make-up remover composition

Claim 1

An eye make-up remover composition which is non-irritating and does not provoke ocular difficulties comprising in an aqueous solution: (i) 0.5 to 5% by weight of a surface active agent selected from the group consisting of alkyl polyglycosides and hydroxyalkyl polyglycosides, wherein the alkyl of each of said alkyl and hydroxyalkyl polyglycosides has 11 to 18 carbon atoms and wherein said polyglycoside contain 5 to 25 repeating glucose units; (ii) 0.002 to 0.3% by weight of a preservative agent selected from the group consisting of sodium ethyl mercurithio-salicylate; a chlorhexidine salt; a phenyl mercury salt; a mixture of 30% by weight sodium benzoate and 70% by weight of monochloracetamide a compound of the formula ##STR2## wherein R is an alkyl of 12 to 18 carbon atoms or mixtures of compounds of formula I; and mixtures of the aforementioned preservative agents; and (iii) a phosphate buffer; the pH of said composition being from 6.5 to 7.5.