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US Patent No. 9,549,894 B2; L’Oréal has patented a water-releasing cosmetic composition in the form of an emulsion, the composition comprising an aqueous phase that has a hydrating agent; an oil phase consisting of a silicone polymer selected from dimethicone, a mixture of dimethicone and dimethiconol, decamethylcvclopentasiloxane, cvclomethicone, and combinations thereof; an emulsifying crosslinked siloxane elastomer gel comprising an emulsifying crosslinked siloxane elastomer; a co-emulsifier selected from polyether substituted linear or branched polysiloxane copolymers; and hydrophobic silica. The cosmetic composition converts from an emulsion to a plurality of droplets upon rubbing and has stability against phase separation prior to rubbing.