This invention provides for, inter alia, a cleaning and polishing oil-in-water emulsion which comprises:

• A. about 0.1 to about 25% of at least one silicone oil with a viscosity ranging between about 20 and about 100,000 mPas.;
• B. about 0.5 to about 25% of at least one bisquaternary organomodified silicone of the formula:

•  whereby
  • Z is a quaternary nitrogen radical,
  • R and R" are independently from each other an alkyl or an aryl radical,
  • M is a divalent hydrocarbon radical having at least 4 carbon atoms which optionally contain at least one hydroxyl group and which may be interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms and/or groups of the type —C(O)—, —C(O)O— or —C(O)N—,
  • n is a number between 1 and 200,
  • X^- is a inorganic or organic anion,
• C. about 0.1 to about 15.0% of at least one nonionic or amphoteric surfactant which has an alkyl chain length between 6 and 14 carbon atoms;
• D. about 1 to about 40% of at least one oil selected from the group of mineral oils, paraffin oils, petroleum distillates, hydrocarbon solvents, ester oils, triglycerides and cyclic silicone oils;
• E. about 0.1 to about 15% of at least one emulsifier;
• F. about 20 to about 99% water; and optionally one or more auxiliaries selected from the group consisting of consistency enhancers, thickeners, stabilizers, fragrances, preservatives, antioxidants, dyes, abrasives, glycol ethers, alcohols, and builders. The inventive oil-in-water emulsion, when used in a non-pressurized foam dispenser, dispenses as a foam that is stable and dense. The inventive oil-in water emulsions may be used in cleaning and polishing surfaces.