7 6 g and l citrulline 8 8 g are dissolved in water 30 ml and the solution is mixed with 50 g of an oil in water emulsion the lotion thus obtained is made up to 100 ml in volume with more oil in water emulsion the amphoteric composition thus formulated has ph 3 0 an amphoteric composition containing 1m citric acid and 1m l arginine for cosmetic conditions and dermatologic disorders may be formulated as follows citric acid 19 2 g is dissolved in water 50 ml and propylene glycol 10 ml l arginine 17 4 g is added to the solution with stirring until all the crystals are dissolved more water is added to make a total volume of the solution to 100 ml the amphoteric composition thus formulated has ph 3 0 the composition has ph 1 8 if no amphoteric compound is incorporated a pseudoamphoteric composition containing 1m citric acid and 1m creatinine for dermatologic and cosmetic conditions may be formulated as follows citric acid 19 2 g and creatinine 11 3 g are dissolved in 40 ml of water and the solution thus obtained is mixed with sufficient amount of an oil in water emulsion to make a total volume of 100 ml the amphoteric composition thus formulated has ph 3 7 an amphoteric composition containing 1m malic acid and 1m l arginine for cosmetic and dermatologic conditions may be formulated as follows 2 hydroxybutanedioic acid dl malic acid 13 4 g and l arginine 17 4 g are dissolved in water 40 ml and propylene glycol 20 ml after all the crystals have been dissolved sufficient amount of water is added to make a total volume of the solution to 100 ml the amphoteric.