Mascara and liquid eyeliner enhancer

• US 20090036548A1
• Filed: 07/30/2007
• Published: 02/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Julie Wardleigh, Theresa Kawchack
• Original Assignee: Julie Wardleigh, Theresa Kawchack
• Inventors: Wardleigh, Julie, Kawchack, Theresa
• Application Number:
  US11/881,865
• Publication Number:
  US 20090036548A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 514/769
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2800/51 Chelating agents
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2800/524 Preservatives
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/20 Halogens; Compounds thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/36 Carboxylic acids; Salts or anhydrides thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/678 Tocopherol, i.e. vitamin E
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/922 of vegetable origin
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 1/10 for eyes, e.g. eyeliner, mascara

Abstract

A composition and method of use of a composition for enhancing the usability of eye cosmetics, including but not limited to mascara and liquid eyeliner. The composition and its formulation contains a liquid enhancer, such that a few drops of the liquid enhancer added to the mascara and/or liquid eyeliner are used to maintain the viscosity, consistency, and smoothness of the cosmetic at the levels of the original, newly provided cosmetic. This enhancement thus allows continued ease of use and longer useful life of the cosmetic material.

Claims

1. A composition for enhancing cosmetics, the composition comprising a mixture of organic oils, stabilizers, and preservatives, in a liquid carrier, said preservatives comprising both oleophilic and hydrophilic materials, and said stabilizers comprising sequestrants preserving the solubility of the composition.

2. The composition for enhancing cosmetics in accordance with claim 1, wherein said liquid carrier comprises a sterile, isotonic solution of sodium chloride in de-ionized water.

3. The composition for enhancing cosmetics in accordance with claim 1, wherein said organic oils are selected from the group of:

soybean oil, corn oil, wheat germ oil, sesame oil, and lemon oil.

4. The composition for enhancing cosmetics in accordance with claim 1, wherein said hydrophilic preservatives are selected from the group of:

sodium borate, boric acid, and sorbic acid.

5. The composition for enhancing cosmetics in accordance with claim 1, wherein said oleophilic preservatives are selected from the group of:

d-alpha tocopherol acetate, butylated hydroxytoluene, and ascorbyl palmitate.

6. The composition for enhancing cosmetics in accordance with claim 1, wherein said metal ion sequestrants are selected from the group of:

glucono delta-lactone, sodium gluconate, potassium gluconate, and disodium ethylene diamine tetra-acetate.

7. The composition for enhancing cosmetics in accordance with claim 1, wherein said liquid carrier is present in an amount ranging from about 80% to 95% by weight relative to the total weight of said composition.

8. The composition for enhancing cosmetics in accordance with claim 1, wherein said organic oils are present in an amount ranging from about 1% to 16% by weight relative to the total weight of said composition.

9. The composition for enhancing cosmetics in accordance with claim 1, wherein said hydrophilic preservatives are present in an amount ranging from about 0.1% to 1.1% by weight relative to the total weight of said composition.

10. The composition for enhancing cosmetics in accordance with claim 1, wherein said oleophilic preservatives are present in an amount ranging from about 1% to 3% by weight relative to the total weight of said composition.

11. The composition for enhancing cosmetics in accordance with claim 1, wherein said stabilizers are present in an amount ranging from about 0.2% to 0.4% by weight relative to the total weight of said composition.

12. A method of enhancing the usability of a cosmetic, such as, but not limited to, mascara and eyeliner by applying an enhancing liquid comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium comprising an aqueous phase:

a mixture of organic oils, hydrophilic and oleophilic preservatives, and sequestrants, to said cosmetics for replacing lost volatile constituents of said cosmetics and maintaining viscosity, consistency, and smoothness thereof at the levels of the original, newly provided cosmetics.

13. A liquid cosmetic enhancer, comprising:

an aqueous solution;

an oleophilic preservative;

a hydrophilic preservative;

a mixture of oils; and

a stabilizing sequestrant;

whereby addition of the liquid cosmetic enhancer to a liquid cosmetic enhances the viscosity, consistency and smoothness thereof.

14. The liquid cosmetic enhancer in accordance with claim 13, wherein the mixture of oils comprises at least two different oils.

15. The liquid cosmetic enhancer in accordance with claim 14, wherein the mixture of oils comprises at least one of a soybean oil, a corn oil, a wheat germ oil, a sesame oil, and a lemon oil.

16. The liquid cosmetic enhancer in accordance with claim 15, wherein said soybean oil, corn oil, wheat germ oil, sesame oil, and lemon oil are combined in the mixture in approximately equal amounts.