| CPC A61K 8/315 (2013.01) [A61K 8/042 (2013.01); A61K 8/046 (2013.01); A61K 8/06 (2013.01); A61K 8/69 (2013.01); A61Q 19/00 (2013.01); A61K 2800/87 (2013.01); A61Q 5/02 (2013.01); A61Q 19/10 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
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1. A method of treating human skin, hair and/or mucous membranes comprising:
(a) providing a personal care composition in the form of a gel, lotion or cream comprising: (i) one or more active ingredients; (ii) optionally one or more auxiliary gel, lotion or cream forming components; and (iii) foam forming component(s) present in an amount of from about 30 percent by weight to about 50 percent by weight based on the total weight of the components (i), (ii) and (iii), said foam forming component(s) comprising: (1) at least about 90 percent by weight, based on the total of components (1) and (2), of trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (1233zd(E));
(b) spreading said gel, lotion or cream on and/or into the skin, hair and/or mucous membrane of the human being treated; and
(c) foaming said gel, lotion or cream during delivery and/or while in contact with the skin, hair and/or mucous membrane by evaporating said trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (1233zd(E)) from said gel, lotion or cream.
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