DISCLOSED IS A COSMETIC CREAM BASE COMPRISING: I) 4-10 % BY WEIGHT C12-C20 FATTY ACID II) 1-5 % BY WEIGHT FATTY ACID SOAP AND III) 2.5-10 % BY WEIGHT PARTICULATE MATTER SELECTED FROM TALC, STARCH OR ITS DERIVATIVES, AND WELL AS A CREAM COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE CREAM BASE, AND A METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE APPEARANCE OF SKIN USING THE CREAM COMPOSITION.