Provided are water-based skin care compositions, especially water-based skin care lotions. It has been found that water-based moisturizing compositions exhibiting improved moisturizing properties can be produced by including a small but suitable amount of a water-soluble shellac or analog in the composition. In particular, it has been found that water-based moisturizing compositions which contain a small but suitable amount of a water-soluble shellac or analog dissolved in the aqueous phase of the composition exhibit significantly improved barrier film properties, as determined by conventional electroconductivity and transdermal water loss tests.Las propiedades humectantes de una composición humectante a base de agua conteniendo uno o más emolientes emulsionados en un líquido portador acuoso son mejoradas al incluir una goma laca soluble en agua en la composición.
