An alcohol-free foamable pharmaceutical or cosmetic vehicle, comprising: a foamable composition comprising: about 2-5% by weight of the composition of a non-volatile liquid hydrophobic solvent and about 80-98% by weight of the composition of Water； or about 5-10% by weight of the composition of a non-volatile liquid hydrophobic solvent and about 75-95% by weight of the water composition； or about 10-20% by weight of the composition of a non-volatile liquid hydrophobic solvent and about 60-90% by weight of the water composition； or about 20-75% by weight of the composition of a non-volatile liquid hydrophobic solvent and about 25-75% by weight of the water composition； about 0.1% to 5% by weight of the composition of a foam adjuvant selected from the group consisting of fatty alcohols, fatty acids, hydroxyl substituted fatty acids, and fatty acids and fatty alcohols that include at least one double bond in their chain of carbon atoms； approximately 0.1% to 5% by weight of the composition of a nonionic surfactant, or a mixture of one or more nonionic surfactants and one or more ionic surfactants in a ratio greater than 6: 1, and approximately 0.1% to 5% in weight of the composition of an aqueous gelling agent； and a liquefied or compressed propellant gas, at a concentration of about 5% to about 25% by weight of the total composition； wherein, the combined amount of a foam adjuvant agent, surface active agent and hydrogelifying agent is less than about 8% by weight； where when the composition is released from a container, it provides a breakable foam by the shear force suitable for topical administration or by the mucous membranes that does not decompose easily in the discharge but which, when rubbed on the skin, easily collapses.Un vehículo farmacéutico o cosmético espumable libre de alcohol, que comprende: una composición espumable que comprende: aproximadamente 2-5% en peso de la composición de un solvente hidrófobo líquido, no volátil y aproximadamente 80-98% en pe
