The invention relates to lipid soluble, water insoluble cosmetic or
dermatological active substances which can be included in body cleansing
agents in the form of an aqueous preparation with at least 5 wt. % water
soluble ionic or non-ionic surfactant content by solubilization of the
active substances with a polar lipid in lipid-surfactant mixed micelles or
liquid crystals or by microemulsification with a nonpolar lipid, wherein
the emulsion particles have a diameter which is less than 500 nm. Said
agents are also characterized by enhanced skin penetration by the active
substances.