Preferably, a natural phosphatide is contained as phospholipid and a behenyl alcohol is contained as lipid of formula R1-O-R2.

In the case of little water, the phospholipids in the oil are dissolved and dispersed in the oil in the form of an internal salt structure.

The head is polar, while the tail is non-polar; thus the phosphatide (or phospholipid) molecule is amphipatic and they tend to form double layers.

Preferably, the bases include a modified phosphatide.

The composition comprises water, petroleum jelly, a sterol, a phosphatide and a C16-C22 alkanoic triglyceride.

Other examples are the ammonium phosphatide and the very controversial, PGPR.

Topical medicaments and skin and nail preparations which comprise a phosphatide component (a) and an ethanolamine component (b).

In an alternative embodiment, the reagent may comprise tissue factor and at least one of the group consisting of a phosphatide and a sulfatide.