Method for cosmetic decoration by pigment deposition, decorative aid, projector, and pack using the method

• US 20040167590A1
• Filed: 02/26/2004
• Published: 08/26/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ryuichi Utsugi
• Original Assignee: Ryuichi Utsugi
• Inventors: Utsugi, Ryuichi
• Application Number:
  US10/786,126
• Publication Number:
  US 20040167590A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/89
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2800/81 Preparation or application process involves irradiation
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/0208 Tissues; Wipes; Patches
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0614 Tanning
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 1/02 Preparations containing skin colorants, e.g. pigments preparations in powder form A61Q1/12
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 1/025 Semi-permanent tattoos, stencils, e.g. "permanent make-up"
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 17/04 Topical preparations for affording protection against sunlight or other radiation; Topical sun tanning preparations
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 19/02 for chemically bleaching or whitening the skin
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 19/04 for chemically tanning the skin topical sun or radiation screening or tanning preparations A61Q17/04

Abstract

The alleviation of the burden on the cosmetic decoration and the effect of making the subject to look thin can be easily accomplished by providing a technique of cosmetic decoration which easily obtains the same effect based on light and shade as the application of foundation, allows the beautiful state resulting from the cosmetic decoration to last for a fixed number of days without being impaired by water or perspiration, and produces a natural finish.

The method for cosmetic decoration according to this invention, in performing cosmetic decoration by resorting to the impartation of light and shade to the surface color of the skin, implements the cosmic decoration by causing the degree of pigment deposition in the area of the skin requiring to assume a darker color to be larger than in the other part of the skin thereby imparting light and shade to the surface color of the skin.

Claims

1. A method for cosmetic decoration resorting to the impartation of light and shade to the surface color of the skin, characterized by imparting light and shade to the surface color of the skin by causing the degree of color deposition to become larger in the area of the skin requiring to assume a darker color.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein a prescribed light is made to irradiate the skin for the purpose of varying the degree of pigment deposition in different areas.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein the light to irradiate the skin is a laser beam.

4. A method according to claim 2, wherein the deposition of pigment is made to occur more in the area of the skin requiring to assume a darker color by allowing a light other than the laser beam to irradiate the area of the skin requiring a darker color in a larger dosage.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the deposition of pigment is made to occur more in the area of the skin requiring to assume a darker color by applying a pigment deposition promoting agent capable of promoting pigment deposition to the area of the skin requiring to assume a darker color.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the deposition of pigment is made to occur less in the area of the skin requiring to assume a brigher color adapted to hide the prescribed area of the skin.

7. (Amended) A method according to claim 1 including providing a decorative aid [provided with] having a cover adapted to hide [the] a prescribed area of [the] skin, said cover being [so] formed [as] to render passage of light more difficult [in] to the part of the skin corresponding to the area requiring [to assume] a brighter color.

9. A projector provided with a light source adapted to permit emission of light capable of inducing pigment deposition on the skin and a filter adapted to pass said light emitted from said light source in such a manner that the light irradiating the skin positioned at a prescribed distance from said light source may be in a larger amount in the area requiring to assume a darker color.

10. A pack provided with a sheet to be used as applied fast to the skin, said sheet having the part thereof corresponding to the area of the skin requiring to assume a darker color coated or impregnated with a pigment deposition promoting agent capable of promoting deposition of pigment.

11. A pack provided with a sheet to be used as applied fast to the skin, said sheet having the part thereof corresponding to the area of the skin requiring to assume a brighter color coated or impregnated with a whitening agent capable of inhibiting deposition of pigment.