Granted Patent B2

US 9,259,383 · App. 13/779,108 · Granted Feb 16, 2016

Abstract

Claims (163)

1. A colouring pre-mix for use in colouring of a cosmetic composition, comprising:

45-80

wt-%

benzyl benzoate;

20-49

wt-%

dipropylene glycol;

0.00001-5

wt-%

colouring plant extracts;

with the provision that the content of benzyl benzoate exceeds the content of dipropylene glycol, wherein all data given in wt-% refer to the total weight of the colouring pre-mix and wherein the cumulative weight percent of benzyl benzoate, dipropylene glycol, and colouring plant extracts does not exceed 100 percent.

2. The colouring pre-mix of claim 1 , wherein the colouring plant extracts are liquid or freeze dried.

3. The colouring pre-mix of claim 1 , wherein the content of benzyl benzoate amounts to 45 to 75 wt-% and the content of dipropylene glycol amounts to 25 to 45 wt-%.

4. The colouring pre-mix of claim 1 , wherein the content of benzyl benzoate amounts to 50 to 75 wt-% and the content of dipropylene glycol amounts to 30 to 45 wt-%.

5. The colouring pre-mix of claim 1 , wherein the colouring plant extracts comprise one or more cosmetically acceptable plant extracts.

6. The colouring pre-mix of claim 1 , wherein the colouring plant extracts are extracts of flowering plants or parts thereof capable of imparting colour to a cosmetic composition.

7. The colouring pre-mix of claim 1 , wherein the colouring plant extracts are fruit juice, fruit juice concentrate, water-based, alcohol-based or oil-based extracts of the flower, leaf, fruit, stem, stipe and/or root.

8. The colouring pre-mix of claim 1 , wherein the colouring plant extract is Rubus fruticosus (Blackberry) juice (INCI name) or a concentrate thereof, Malva sylvestris flower extract (INCI name) or Fragaria vesca leaf extract (INCI name).

9. The colouring pre-mix of claim 1 , further comprising:

00001-5 wt-% further colorants wherein the further colorants comprise one or more cosmetically acceptable colorants that are not colouring plant extracts.

10. The colouring pre-mix of claim 9 , wherein the colorants comprise Green 6 (INCI name), Yellow 5 (INCI name), Violet 2 (INCI name), Red 17 (INCI name), Blue 1 (INCI name), Red 27 (INCI name) or a mixture thereof.

11. The colouring pre-mix of claim 1 , comprising:

55.2 to 60.2

wt-%

benzyl benzoate;

39.7 to 44.7

wt-%

dipropylene glycol;

0.05 to 0.2

wt-%

Green 6 (INCI name);

0.05 to 0.2

wt-%

Yellow 5 (INCI name);

0.05 to 0.1

wt-%

Violet 2 (INCI name);

0.01 to 0.05

wt-%

Red 17 (INCI name);

0.0005 to 0.002

wt-%

rubus fruticosus (blackberry) juice.

12. The colouring pre-mix of claim 11 , comprising:

58.2

wt-%

benzyl benzoate;

41.4

wt-%

dipropylene glycol;

0.125

wt-%

Green 6 (INCI name);

0.125

wt-%

Yellow 5 (INCI name);

0.075

wt-%

Violet 2 (INCI name);

0.03

wt-%

Red 17 (INCI name);

0.0012

wt-%

rubus fruticosus (blackberry) juice;

and optionally water.

13. A coloured cosmetic composition comprising 0.015 to 15 wt-% colouring pre-mix of claim 1 , wherein the amount of colouring pre-mix given in wt-% refers to the total weight of the cosmetic composition.

14. The coloured cosmetic composition of claim 13 , wherein the cosmetic composition is an emulsion, a cream, a lotions, a spray, a shampoo, a shower gel, a shower oil, a bath product, a foam bath, a perfume, a fragrance, an eau de toilette (EDT), an aftershave, a shaving balm, a face lotion, a hair conditioner, a skin gel, a deodorant, a sun cream, a sun lotion, an after-sun product, a body bronzer, a sun spray, a sun milk, a mascara, a foundation, a make-up, a lipstick and/or a lip balm.

15. A coloured cosmetic composition consisting of:

Wt-%:

INCI name:

70 to 75

wt-%

alcohol;

10 to 15

wt-%

fragrance;

ad 100

wt-%

water;

1.0 to 1.5

wt-%

ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate;

0.65 to 1.2

wt-%

benzyl benzoate;

0.5 to 1.0

wt-%

butylphenyl methylpropional;

0.4 to 0.8

wt-%

dipropylene glycol;

0.15 to 0.5

wt-%

benzyl salicylate;

0.15 to 0.5

wt-%

ethylhexyl salicylate;

0.15 to 0.5

wt-%

benzophenone-3;

0.2 to 0.4

wt-%

limonene;

0.1 to 0.3

wt-%

butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane;

0.1 to 0.2

wt-%

hydroxycitronellal;

0.08 to 0.12

wt-%

alpha-isomethyl ionone;

0.07 to 0.1

wt-%

hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene

carboxaldehyde;

0.07 to 0.1

wt-%

citronellol;

0.05 to 0.1

wt-%

t-butyl alcohol;

0.05 to 0.07

wt-%

geraniol;

0.02 to 0.05

wt-%

linalool;

0.02 to 0.05

wt-%

acrylates/octylacrylamide copolymer;

0.02 to 0.05

wt-%

coumarin;

0.01 to 0.02

wt-%

BHT;

0.002 to 0.05

wt-%

hydrolyzed jojoba esters;

0.002 to 0.003

wt-%

citral;

0.0015 to 0.002

wt-%

Green 6 (EU-CL61565,

Japan-Midori202);

0.0015 to 0.002

wt-%

Yellow 5 (EU-CL19140, Japan-Ki4);

0.001 to 0.0015

wt-%

Violet 2 (EU-CL6075,

Japan-Murasaki201);

0.0004 to 0.0005

wt-%

Red 17 (EU-CL26100,

Japan-Aka225); and

0.000015 to 0.00002

wt-%

rubus fruticosus (blackberry) juice.

16. A method of imparting colour to a cosmetic composition, the method comprising the step of adding 0.015 to 15 wt-% of a colouring pre-mix of claim 1 , wherein the amount of colouring pre-mix given in wt-% refers to the total weight of the final coloured cosmetic composition.

Assignments (11)