Silicone containing skin care compositions having improved oil control

Claim 1

A skin care composition in the form of an aqueous gel containing less than about 1% of a hydrocarbon oil or wax comprising: (a) from about 0.5% to about 20% by weight of a water-soluble humectant; (b) from about 0.1% to about 20% by weight of a hydrophilic gelling agent; (c) from about 1.0% to about 10% by weight of a silicone component consisting essentially of i) a dimethiconol of the formula: ##STR7## where n is from about 2700 to about 4500, and wherein the molecular weight is from about 200,000 to about 300,000; and ii) a silicone fluid carrier having a viscosity from about 0.65 cps. to about 100 cps. wherein the ratio of i) to ii) is from about 10:90 to about 20:80 and wherein said component has a final viscosity of from about 500 cps. to about 10,000 cps.; and (d) from about 0.01 to about 5% of a cationic N,N,N-trialkylaminoalkylene gluconamide surfactant of the formula ##STR8## wherein R=alkyl, X=Cl - or Br - , and n is an integer from 2 to 4.