The present invention relates to the use of a silicone surfactant of alkyl
dimethicone copolyol type of formula: ##STR00001## in which:
PE=(--C.sub.2H.sub.4O).sub.x(--C.sub.3H.sub.6O).sub.y--H, x=0 to 50, y=0
to 30, x and y not simultaneously being 0, o=1 to 100, m=1 to 40, n=1 to
200, p=1 to 17 and q=1 to 5, in the preparation of a solid water-in-oil
emulsion comprising an aqueous phase emulsified by the said surfactant in
a fatty phase comprising at least one oil and at least one wax.The
invention also relates to a solid emulsion of water-in-oil type, in
particular a transfer-free foundation, such as the emulsion defined
above.