Skin tightening formulation and method for treating skin

DETAILED DESCRIPTION I claim: 1.
A skin tautening aqueous gel comprising a homogeneous blend of water, a dispersed finely particulate vegetable based tensor agent containing a protein-based complex of vegetable extract and polysaccharides, a polymeric gelling agent, a liquid hydrocarbon dispersing aid and a nonionic surfactant that maintains the dispersion of the liquid hydrocarbon dispersing aid in the gel.
2.
The skin tautening aqueous gel of claim 1 wherein the tensor agent comprises a protein-based complex of Pea and Sclerotium Gum.
3.
The skin tautening aqueous gel of claim 1 wherein the polymeric gelling agent is a polyacrylamide.
4.
The skin tautening aqueous gel of claim 2 wherein the polymeric gelling agent is a polyacrylamide.
5.
The skin tautening aqueous gel of claim 1 wherein the polymeric gelling agent is a carbomer.
6.
The skin tautening aqueous gel of claim 2 wherein the polymeric gelling agent is a carbomer.
7.
The skin tautening aqueous gel of claim 1 wherein the polymeric gelling agent is a mixture of a polyacrylamide and a carbomer.
8.
The skin tautening aqueous gel of claim 2 wherein the polymeric gelling agent is a mixture of a polyacrylamide and a carbomer.
9.
The skin tautening aqueous gel of claim 1 wherein the liquid hydrocarbon dispersing aid is a liquid branched chain hydrocarbon containing from about 10 to about 15 carbon atoms.
10.
The skin tautening aqueous gel of claim 9 wherein the liquid hydrocarbon dispersing aid is a liquid branched chain hydrocarbon containing from about 12 to about 14 carbon atoms.
11.
The skin tautening aqueous gel of claim 10 wherein the liquid hydrocarbon dispersing aid is a C.
sub.
13-14 isoparaffin.
12.
The skin tautening aqueous gel of claim 1 wherein the nonionic surfactant is an ethylene oxide adduct of lauryl alcohol or a mixture of alcohols that has an average carbon content of about 12 carbon atoms.
13.
The skin tautening aqueous gel of claim 2 wherein the nonionic surfactant is an ethylene oxide adduct of lauryl alcohol or a mixture of alcohols that has an average carbon content of about 12 carbon atoms