Use of thermoplastic elastomers in a composition and compositions thereof

1. A composition, comprising: a charge-neutral hydrophobic thermoplastic elastomer film former, a silicone resin or mixture of a silicone resin and a tackifier resin, and a volatile solvent or mixture of thereof, wherein the thermoplastic elastomer film former comprises a hard domain and an elastomer domain, wherein the composition is water insoluble, and wherein upon dissipation of the volatile solvent or mixture thereof, the thermoplastic elastomer film former is physically cross-linked, and the silicone resin is an MQ resin, an MT resin, or a T resin.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic elastomer film former is a block copolymer.

3. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the block copolymer has at least two blocks.

4. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the block polymer has at least three blocks.

5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic elastomer film former is an A-B-A tri-block copolymer.

6. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the A-B-A tri-block copolymer is styrene-isobutylene-styrene.

7. The composition of claim 1 wherein the hard domain has a T g greater than or equal to about 40° C. and the elastomer domain has a T g of less than about 25° C.

8. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the hard domain has a T g greater than about 50° C. and the elastomer domain has a T g of less than about 10° C.

9. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the hard domain has a T g greater than or equal to about 60° C. and the elastomer domain has a T g of less than about 0° C.

10. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the T g of the hard domain and elastomer domain differ by about 50° C.

11. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the hard domain and the elastomer domain have a difference in solubility parameter of at least about 0.5 (cal/cc) 1/2 .

12. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the charge-neutral hydrophobic thermoplastic elastomer film former is present at about 0.1 wt % to about 90 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.

13. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the charge-neutral hydrophobic thermoplastic elastomer film former is a poly(styrene-b-elastomer-b-styrene) block copolymer, a styrene-silicone-styrene block copolymer, a polyurethane/elastomer block copolymer, a polyester/elastomer block copolymer, a polyamide/elastomer block copolymer, a polyetherimide polysiloxane block copolymer, a styrene copolymer, or any combinations thereof.

14. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the silicone resin or tackifier resin has a softening point between about 5° C. and about 250° C.

15. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the tackifier resin has a T g between about −60° C. and about 200° C.

16. The composition of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the tackifier resins has a solubility parameter within about 0.2 (cal/cc) 1/2 of each of the elastomer domains.

17. The composition of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the silicone resins or the tackifier resins has a solubility parameter within about 0.2 (cal/cc) 1/2 of each of the hard domains.

18. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the tackifier resin is a rosin, a modified rosin, a terpene, a polyterpene, a hydrocarbon resin obtained by oligomerization of the C5 and C9 fractions of petroleum, a coumarone-indene resin, a copolymer of an alpha-methyl styrene and a vinyl toluene, or any combinations thereof.

19. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the silicone resin has a T g of about −60° C. to about 250° C.

20. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the silicone resin has a solubility parameter of about 1 (cal/cc) 1/2 or greater.

21. The composition of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the volatile solvents has a boiling point of less than about 250° C. at atmospheric pressure.

22. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the volatile solvent or mixture thereof, selectively solvates each of the hard and elastomer domains of the thermoplastic elastomer.

23. The composition of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the volatile solvents has a solubility parameter within about 0.2 (cal/cc) 1/12 of each of the elastomer domains.

24. The composition of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the volatile solvents has a solubility parameter within about 0.2 (cal/cc) 1/12 of each of the hard domains.

25. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the charge-neutral hydrophobic thermoplastic elastomer film former is less than or equal to about 5 weight % of the total weight of the composition, and the volatile solvent or mixture thereof is compatible with the elastomer domain.

26. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the charge-neutral hydrophobic thermoplastic elastomer film former is greater than or equal to about 5 weight % of the total weight of the composition, and the volatile solvent or mixture thereof is compatible with the hard domain.

27. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the volatile solvent is an aliphatic hydrocarbon, an olefinic hydrocarbon, an aromatic hydrocarbon, a chlorinated hydrocarbon, a ketone, an acetate, an ether, chloroform, an alcohol, an ester, a silicone, or combinations thereof.

28. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is a cosmetic, a medicinal preparation, an insect repellent, or a sunscreen.

29. The composition of claim 28 , wherein cosmetic is a mascara, a nail enamel, a lip coloring product, a lip gloss, a foundation, eye make-up, a skin care product, or a personal hygiene product.

30. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising an ingredient, wherein the ingredient is a colorant, a sunscreen, a moisturizer, a biologically active agent, a pesticide, or an organic or inorganic active agent.

31. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is a liquid, a gel, a foam, a cream, a lotion, or semi-solid.

32. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is durable, flexible, water and oil resistant, abrasion resistant, and transfer resistant.

33. A method of conveying durability, comfort, flexibility, water resistance, oil resistance, abrasion resistance, and transfer resistance to keratinous tissue, comprising: a) applying the composition of claim 1 to keratinous tissue; b) dissipating the volatile solvent or mixture thereof, and c) forming a physically cross-linked film, thereby conveying flexibility, water resistance, oil resistance, abrasion resistance, and transfer resistance when the composition is applied to the keratinous tissue.

34. A method for forming a film on a keratinous surface comprising: a) contacting said surface with a composition comprising: (i) a charge-neutral hydrophobic thermoplastic elastomer film former; (ii) a silicone resin or mixture of a silicone resin and a tackifier resin; and (iii) a volatile solvent or mixture of thereof, wherein the thermoplastic elastomer film former comprises a hard domain and an elastomer domain, and the silicone resin is an MQ resin, an MT resin, or a T resin: b) dissipating the volatile solvent or mixture thereof from the composition; and c) forming physical cross-links in the thermoplastic elastomer film former; thereby forming a film on the keratinous surface, wherein the film is flexible, water resistant, oil resistant, abrasion resistant, and transfer resistant.