DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION In accordance with the present invention there are provided skin smoothing compositions comprising: (a) from about 0.
5 to about 15.
0 weight percent of a hydroxyacid; (b) from about 0.
1 to about 5.
0 weight percent of a polymeric film-forming agent; (c) from about 5.
0 to about 30.
0 weight percent of a physical exfoliant; and (c) from about 50.
0 to about 94.
4 weight percent of a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
The compositions of this invention comprise from about 0.
5 to about 15.
0 weight percent, preferably from about 1.
0 to about 3.
0 weight percent, most preferably about 2.
5 weight percent of a hydroxyacid.
The term "hydroxyacid" for purposes of the present invention encompasses alpha-hydroxyacids and beta-hydroxyacids in their free acid form, as well as covalent derivatives thereof.
Suitable hydroxyacids include, but are not limited to, alpha-hydroxyacids such as lactic acid, glycolic acid, citric acid, alpha-hydroxyoctanoic acid, alpha-hydroxydecanoic acid, alpha-hydroxylauric acid, tartaric acid, glucoronic acid, galactouronic acid, alpha-hydroxybutyric acid, alpha-hydroxyisobutyric acid, malic acid, mandelic acid, mucic acid, pyruvic acid and tartronic acid, especially lactic acid, glycolic acid, citric acid, mandelic acid, alpha-hydroxyoctanoic acid, alpha-hydroxydecanoic acid, and alpha-hydroxylauric acid, most especially lactic acid and citric acid; beta-hydroxyacids such as salicylic acid; and mixtures thereof especially mixtures of lactic acid, alpha-hydroxyoctanoic acid, alpha-hydroxydecanoic acid and alpha-hydroxylauric acid.
Suitable covalent derivatives of hydroxyacids include esters, amides and lactones thereof, and mixtures thereof.
The compositions of the present invention additionally comprise from about 0.
1 to about 5.
0 weight percent, preferably from about 0.
2 to about 1.
0 weight percent, most preferably about 0.
3 weight percent of a polymeric film forming agent.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention the polymeric film forming agent is a polymeric quaternium ammonium salt
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