Abstract: The present invention relates to anhydrous two phase emulsified composition comprising a nonaqueous hydrophilic external phase, and an internal oil phase, each phase being gelled by a condensation product of glycerine and a long chain fatty acid.

Abstract: A reduced size ceramic block filter has trap holes whose center is askew from the line running through the center of the transmission poles such that the height-wise distance between its center and the center line of the transmission poles is approximately between {fraction (1/8 )}and {fraction (3/8 )}of the height of the filter. The trap hole is also width-wise spaced from the next nearest transmission hole by an amount which approximates the distance between transmission holes. Due to this layout the diameter of the trap holes are reduced in order to maintain performance which is equivalent to a conventional filter whose trap holes are timely aligned with its transmission poles. The combination of reduced trap hole diameter and reduced width-wise spacing between traps and transmission holes, results in a reduced size ceramic filter.