Dry water cosmetic compositions that change color upon application
A powdered water cosmetic composition comprising activatable pigments, a water phase comprised of water droplets, and a particulate phase comprised of non-wetting particulates operable to surround and sequester the individual water droplets from each other in the composition, wherein said activatable pigments prior to activation provide a composition having a first resting color and, upon activation by application to a keratinous surface, a second application color which is visually distinct from the first color, and a method for applying color to keratinous surfaces using the composition of the invention.
1 . A powdered water cosmetic composition comprising activatable pigments, a water phase comprised of water droplets, and a particulate phase comprised of non-wetting particulates operable to surround and sequester the individual water droplets from each other in the composition, wherein said activatable pigments prior to activation provide a composition having a first resting color and, upon activation by application to a keratinous surface, a second application color which is visually distinct from the first color.
2 . The composition of claim 1 wherein the non-wetting particulates are hydrophobic silica.
3 . The composition of claim 3 wherein the hydrophobic silica is silica substituted with C1-6 alkyl or alkoxy groups.
4 . The composition of claim 2 wherein the hydrophobic silica is silica substituted with methicone.
5 . The composition of claim 2 wherein the hydrophobic silica is silica coated with dimethicone.
6 . The composition of claim 1 further comprising a superabsorbent polyacrylate polymer.
7 . The composition of claim 1 comprising from about 0.1 to 95% activatable pigments, and from 0.1-95% non-activatable pigments, or powders, by weight of the total composition.
8 . The composition of claim 7 wherein the non-activatable pigments or powders are coated with a hydrophobic ingredient.
9 . The composition of claim 8 wherein the hydrophobic ingredient is silicone, mineral oil, silk, or a fluoroalcohol.
10 . The composition of claim 9 wherein the hydrophobic material is C9-15 fluoroalcohol.
11 . The composition of claim 1 comprising, by weight of the total composition, from about 0.1-85% non-wetting particulates, from about 1-65% water, and from about 0.1-95% of activatable pigments, and from about 0.1-80% powders.
12 . The composition of claim 11 wherein the non-wetting particulates are silica treated with dimethicone.
13 . The composition of claim 11 additionally comprising from about 0.1-20% humectant in the water phase.
14 . The composition of claim 11 comprising from about 0.1-50% activatable pigment.
15 . The composition of claim 14 wherein the pigments are one or more iron oxides.
16 . The composition of claim 14 wherein the powders include mica, titanium dioxide, polymethylsilsesquioxane, boron nitride, or mixtures thereof.
17 . The composition of claim 1 which is a foundation makeup.
18 . The composition of claim 1 which is an eye shadow.
19 . The composition of claim 1 which is a powder.
20 . The composition of claim 1 which is a lipstick.
21 . The composition of claim 1 wherein the activatable pigments are suspended in the particulate phase of the composition.
22 . The composition of claim 21 wherein the activatable pigments are water dispersible.
23 . The composition of claim 22 wherein the water dispersible activatable pigments comprise iron oxides.
24 . The composition of claim 21 wherein the activatable pigments are treated with a mono-, di-, or polysaccharide.
25 . The composition of claim 24 wherein the polysaccharide is galactoarabinan.
26 . The composition of claim 1 wherein the first resting color is off white or gray.
27 . The composition of claim 26 wherein the second application color is beige.
28 . The composition of claim 1 wherein the activatable pigment comprises water soluble iron oxides treated with a material that causes them to be dispersible in the particulate phase of the composition, and prior to activation to form the first resting color.
29 . The composition of claim 28 wherein the second application color is formed when the composition is applied to the keratinous surface.
30 . A method for coloring keratinous surfaces by treating with a powdered water cosmetic composition comprising activatable pigments, a water phase comprised of water droplets, and a particulate phase comprised of non-wetting particulates operable to surround and sequester the individual water droplets from each other in the composition, wherein said activatable pigments prior to activation provide a composition having a first resting color and, upon activation by application to the keratinous surface, a second application color.