Latest Patents on Color Cosmetics

Light-Reflective Makeup Patented by L’Oréal

? US Patent No. 8,114,388 B2; Societe L’Oréal S.A.,Paris, has patented a goniochromatic/light reflecting cosmetic makeup composition. The composition is comprised of at least one goniochromatic coloring agent and an amount of light reflective particles different from the goniochromatic coloring agent. The light reflective particles are particles of a synthetic substrate made from glasses, are partially coated with at least one layer of at least one metal or metal oxide and are not greater than 250μm in size. They are formulated into a topically applicable, physiologically acceptable medium. The composition has a mean gloss greater than or equal to 30 and creates an optical volumizing effect once applied to a support or a substrate.

Cosmetic For Eyelids, Brows Patented by Faber Castell

? US Patent 8,388,988 B2; Faber-Castell AG,Stein,Germany, has been awarded aUSpatent covering an aqueous cosmetic preparation for coloring eyelids and eyebrows. It consists of an aqueous plastic dispersion based on an acrylate polymer; alcohol, wherein the alcohol is ethanol, propanol, or a mixture of ethanol and propanol; a moisture-retention agent, wherein the moisture-retention agent is selected from the group consisting of a single moisture-retention agent and a plurality of moisture-retention agents; a polyoxyethylene glycerin fatty acid ester; colorant; water; and additives selected from the group consisting of skin care agents and preservatives.

The preparation has aBrookfieldviscosity at25°Cof less than 50 mPa-sec.

Preparation of UV-Curable Artificial Nail Gels

? US 8,367,045 B2; Mycone Dental Supply Co., Cherry Hill, NJ, has patented a method of preparing colored ultraviolet (UV)-curable compositions useful for adornment of natural and artificial nails and artificial nail extensions. It entails dispersing a pigment in an organic liquid to form a pigment concentrate. The organic liquid is comprised of one or more organic chemicals selected from solvents, ethylenically unsaturated monomers, and ethylenically unsaturated oligomers. The dispersed pigment concentrate is mixed with a radiation-curable nail gel composition consisting essentially of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers, one or more ethylenically unsaturated oligomers, or mixtures thereof, a photoinitiator and, optionally, one or more photo accelerators, fillers, inhibitors, plasticizers, non-reactive polymers and adhesion promoters. The resultant mixture is adapted to be curable in the presence of UV radiation.

Avon Awarded Patent Covering Long-Wearing Cosmetics

? US Patent No. 8,377,425 B2; Avon Products has been awarded a US patent covering a cosmetic composition comprising a film-forming polyurethane polymer selected from the group consisting of bis-PEG-1 dimethicone-dimer diol/ isophorone diisocyanate copolymer and bis-PEG-1 dimethicone-trimethylolpropane dioleate/isophorone diisocyanate copolymer. The film-forming polyurethane polymer is from about 0.1 to 60% of the weight of the composition.

Shiseido Patents Oil-Based Cosmetic for Eyelashes

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