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Fluorescent cosmetic compositions
Assignee: Estee Lauder Inc
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Filing: 1989-11-21
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-11-21
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed are cosmetic compositions that exhibit a fluorescent appearance when applied to a person's skin (e.g., the lips or cheeks), hair or nails, and exposed to incident light, and a method of using those compositions to provide an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the skin, hair or nails. The compositions comprise: (a) a daylight fluorescent pigment comprising a daylight fluorescent dye dissolved in a carrier resin and (b) a cosmetic carrier having admixed therein said daylight fluorescent pigment in an amount effective to provide a fluorescent appearance to the compositions when they are applied to a person's skin, hair or nails.
Inventors
- 👤 David W. Peters
- 👤 Luis C. Calvo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:49
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q1/00; A61Q1/02; A61Q1/04; A61Q1/06; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/49; A61K8/4973; A61K8/498; A61Q1/08; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/40; A61K2800/42; A61K2800/43; A61K2800/434
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
55 words
A cosmetic composition comprising : (a) a daylight fluorescent pigment comprising a daylight fluorescent dye dissolved in a carrier resin, and (b) a cosmetic carrier having admixed therein said daylight fluorescent pigment in an amount effective to provide a fluorescent effect to the composition when it is applied to a person's skin, hair or nails.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
55 words
A cosmetic composition comprising : (a) a daylight fluorescent pigment comprising a daylight fluorescent dye dissolved in a carrier resin, and (b) a cosmetic carrier having admixed therein said daylight fluorescent pigment in an amount effective to provide a fluorescent effect to the composition when it is applied to a person's skin, hair or nails.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The composition according to claim 1, wherein the daylight fluorescent dye is FD&C Red #3, D&C Yellow #8, D&C Red #22, D&C Red #28, D&C Orange #5, D&C Orange #11, D&C Green #8 or a mixture thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition according to any one of claims 1 and 2 wherein the carrier resin is an acrylic, cellophane, fluorocarbon, polyamide, or polyester resin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The composition according to claim 1 wherein the daylight fluorescent pigment contains about 0.1-50% by weight of the daylight fluorescent dye.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The composition according to claim 4 wherein the composition contains about 0.5-50% by weight of the daylight fluorescent pigment.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition is in the form of a stick suitable for application to the lips.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition is in the form of a powder.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition is in the form of a semi-liquid.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
41 words
A method for providing the skin, hair or nails of a person with an attractive fluorescent appearance comprising applying to the skin, hair or nails an effective amount of the composition of any one of claims 1 to 5 or 8.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A method for providing the lips of a person with an attractive fluorescent appearance comprising applying to the lips an effective amount of the composition of claim 6.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method for providing the skin or hair of a person with an attractive fluorescent appearance comprising applying to the skin or hair an effective amount of the composition of claim 7.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 11 wherein the composition is applied to the cheeks of a person.
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