Oil-in-water emulsion and cosmetic use thereof

1. A composition of oil-in-water emulsion type comprising:

at least one polyol in a content ranging from 7% to 25% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition;

water in a content ranging from 60% to 90% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition;

at least two nonionic surfactants that are different from each other, chosen from a nonionic surfactant of ester type comprising

i) at least one unsaturated ester of formula (A):

R 1 —C(O)—O—R 2   (A)

in which:

R 1 and R 2 represent, respectively, a C18 to C44 fatty chain, and at least R 1 or R 2 is monounsaturated;

ii) at least one polyglycerol diester of formula (B):

R 3 —C(O)—(O—CH 2 —CH(OH)—CH 2 ) n -O—C(O)—R 4   (B)

in which:

n=2 to 6

R 3 and R 4 represent, respectively, a saturated, linear or branched C18 to C44 fatty chain, and

at least one other nonionic surfactant chosen from C10-C30 fatty alcohols;

at least one wax being a mixture of polyglycerolated mimosa, jojoba and sunflower plant waxes;

and the mass ratio [total amount of said nonionic surfactant(s) of ester type]/[total amount of said wax] ranges from 0.8 to 2.

2. The composition according to claim 1 , characterized in that said polyol(s) are chosen from linear polyols comprising at least two —OH functions and comprising from 3 to 8 carbon atoms.

3. The composition according to claim 1 , which comprises at least one anionic surfactant.

4. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein

the nonionic surfactant of ester type comprises at least one monounsaturated ester of formula (A) in which R 1 and R 2 represent, respectively, a C18 to C30 fatty chain; at least one polyglycerol diester of formula (B) in which R 3 —C(O)— and R 4 each represent a linear or branched, saturated C20-C34 fatty chain; and cetyl alcohol.

5. The composition according to claim 4 , characterized in that it also comprises a diester of a C14-C22 fatty acid with a polyglycerol and/or a fatty alcohol comprising from 10 to 30 carbon atoms.

6. The composition according to claim 4 , wherein the nonionic surfactant of ester type is a mixture of polyglyceryl-6 distearate, jojoba esters, polyglyceryl-3 beeswax and cetyl alcohol.

7. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the nonionic surfactant(s) of ester type are present in a content of from 1% to 6% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

8. The composition according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one anionic surfactant is chosen from triethanolamine cocoyl glutamate, triethanolamine lauroyl glutamate, monocetyl phosphate, the combination of the monosodium salt of N-stearoyl-L-glutamic acid, and mixtures thereof.

9. The composition according to claim 1 , which also comprises at least one oil of formula R 6 COOR 5 , in which R 6 represents a linear or branched fatty acid residue comprising from 1 to 40 carbon atoms, and R 5 represents a hydrocarbon-based chain, containing from 1 to 40 carbon atoms, provided that R 6 +R 5 ≥10.

10. The composition according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one oil of formula R 6 COOR 5 is chosen from myristyl myristate, cetyl myristate, stearyl myristate, myristyl palmitate, cetyl palmitate, stearyl palmitate, myristyl stearate, cetyl stearate, stearyl stearate and behenyl behenate, and mixtures thereof.

11. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fatty alcohol(s) comprise from 16 to 22 carbon atoms.

12. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fatty alcohol(s) are present in a total content of from 0.5% to 15% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

13. The composition according to claim 1 , which comprises at least one gelling agent.

14. The composition according to claim 1 , which comprises at least one gelling agent chosen from crosslinked anionic copolymers of acrylamide and of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid.

15. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein said composition is a stable cosmetic composition.

16. A non-therapeutic cosmetic process for making up and/or caring for keratin materials, comprising at least the application to said materials of a composition as defined according to claim 1 .

17. The non-therapeutic cosmetic process according to claim 16 , characterized in that it is intended for maintaining and/or improving the moisturization of keratin materials, and/or for improving the biomechanical properties of these said keratin materials.

18. The composition according to claim 1 , which comprises at least one anionic surfactant selected from the group of glutamic acid salts, salts of esters of phosphoric acid and of fatty alcohol, and alkyl sulfates, and mixtures thereof.

19. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the nonionic surfactant(s) of ester type are present in a content of from 1% to 6% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition; the at least one wax is present in a content of from 0.5% to 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, and the mass ratio [total amount of said nonionic surfactant(s) of ester type]/[total amount of said wax] ranges from 1 to 1.5.

20. The composition according to claim 1 , which is a stable cosmetic composition wherein the fatty alcohol(s) are present in a total content of from 0.5% to 15% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition; the nonionic surfactant(s) of ester type are present in a content of from 1% to 6% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition; the at least one wax is present in a content of from 0.5% to 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, and the mass ratio [total amount of said nonionic surfactant(s) of ester type]/[total amount of said wax] ranges from 1 to 1.5.