Claims
- 1. An improved water-in-oil emulsion- or oil-free emulsion-containing skin cosmetic lotion, wherein the improvement comprises an effective amount of an aqueous dispersion of 15-40% solids, by weight, of a procooked, cold-water-swelling waxy starch which is enzymatically debranched by treatment with an alpha-1,6-D-glucanohydrolase to yield 35% to 100%, by weight, short chain amylose and which is present in an amount sufficient to create a fat-like lubricating texture in the aqueous starch dispersion.
- 2. The lotion of claim 1, wherein the waxy starch is selected from the group consisting of waxy maize, waxy rice, and waxy barley.
- 3. The lotion of claim 2, wherein the waxy starch is waxy maize debranched to yield a mixture containing from 75 to 78% short chain amylose.
- 4. The lotion of claim 1, wherein the waxy starch is a waxy maize derivatized with octenylsuccinic acid.
- 5. The lotion of claim 1, wherein the waxy starch is a waxy maize derivatized with 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl-N,N,N-dimethyldodecyl ammonium chloride or 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl-N,N,N-dimethyloctyldecyl ammonium chloride acid.
- 6. The lotion of claim 1, wherein the aqueous dispersion further consists essentially of a pregelatinized tapioca maltodextrin or converted tapioca starch having a water fluidity of 81.
- 7. The lotion of claim 1, wherein the lotion is a skin lotion.
- 8. The oil-free cosmetic composition of claim 1, further comprising 0.5 to 15% emulsifier(s); 0.5-5% preservative(s); and one or more adjuncts selected from the group consisting of dye(s); fragrance(s); flavor(s); filler(s); and opacifier(s).
- 9. The lotion of claim 1, wherein the debranched waxy starch is an acid-converted maize or waxy rice having a water fluidity of 50.
- 10. The improved cosmetic skin lotion of claim 1, wherein the lotion is the water-in-oil emulsion-containing lotion.
- 11. The improved cosmetic skin lotion of claim 1, wherein the lotion is the oil-free emulsion-containing lotion.
- 12. The lotion of claim 7 wherein the lotion is selected from the group consisting of a moisturizing lotion, an emollient lotion, and a baby lotion and wherein the amount of the starch is 1.5-25% by weight of the total lotion.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/615,725, filed Nov. 19, 1990 now abandoned.
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