Patent 7875653 was granted and assigned to Beiersdorf on January, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An emulsion comprising (a) more than about 40% by weight, based on the total weight of the lipid phase of the emulsion, of one or more polar and/or moderately polar lipids which exhibit an interfacial tension towards water of less than about 30 mN/m and (b) one or more 1,2-alkanediols having about 4 to about 8 carbon atoms and exhibiting a Ig pow of from about −1 to about +3. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.