IP Library Granted Patent US 12,622,849
Granted Patent B2
US 12,622,849 · App. 17/427,888 · Granted May 12, 2026

Coloration cosmetic composition with variable-color capsules

Inventors: Sun Haeng Jang (Seoul, KR); Sang Keun Han (Cheonan, KR)
Assignee: KOLMAR KOREA CO., LTD.
A61K8/11A61K8/34A61K8/65A61K8/73A61K8/9789A61Q19/02A61Q19/08A61K2800/42A61K2800/882
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Patent No.
US 12,622,849
App. No.
17/427,888
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a capsule coloration cosmetic composition in which, when in use, the color of capsules is changed. The present invention provides a capsule coloration cosmetic composition comprising: a first formulation comprising capsules; and a second formulation comprising a colored oil-soluble ingredient, wherein the outer membranes of the capsules comprise a mixed gum comprising: acacia gum; and at least one of gelatin and agar, and wherein an oil-based emollient is included inside the capsules.

Claims (19)

1 . A capsule coloration cosmetic composition comprising:

a first formulation comprising capsules; and

a second formulation comprising a colored oil-soluble ingredient, the second formulation being water-free,

wherein the first formulation and the second formulation are included in a weight ratio of 1:0.01 to 1:0.3;

wherein outer membranes of the capsules in the first formulation comprise a mixed gum comprising:

acacia senegal gum; and

at least one of gelatin and agar,

wherein an oil-based emollient is included inside the capsules;

wherein the mixed gum is included in an amount of 1 to 10 wt %, based on a total weight of the capsules;

wherein in the mixed gum, the acacia senegal gum and other gums including the at least one of gelatin and agar are mixed in a weight ratio of 1:0.01 to 1:1;

wherein the oil-based emollient is included in an amount of 50 to 85 wt %, based on the total weight of the capsules in the first formulation;

wherein the oil-based emollient comprises any two or more selected from the group consisting of ethylhexystearate, isopropyl myristate, ethyl laurate, ethyl myristate, isopropyl palmitate, triglyceride, diglyceride, monoglyceride, glyceryl trioctanoate, octadodecyl myristate, isostearyl isostearate, dicapryl carbonate, octyl palmitate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, triethylhexa senile, cetylethylhexanoate, octyldodecanol, liquid paraffin, petrolatum, hydrogenated polydecene, squalene, cyclomethicone, phenyltrimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, and dimethicone;

wherein the colored oil-soluble ingredient is included in an amount of 0.001 to 5 wt %, based on a total weight of the second formulation;

wherein water is included in an amount of less than 10 wt % in the capsules based on the total weight of the capsules in the first formulation; and

wherein the oil-soluble ingredient is included in the second formulation without water while being separated from the first formulation.

2 . The capsule coloration cosmetic composition of claim 1 , wherein the capsules are included in an amount of 0.01 to 50 wt %, based on the total weight of the first formulation.

3 . The capsule coloration cosmetic composition of claim 1 , wherein the first formulation further includes a polyol, and the capsules and the polyol are mixed in a weight ratio of 1:1 to 1:3.

4 . The capsule coloration cosmetic composition of claim 1 , wherein the colored oil-soluble ingredient has an intrinsic color or is processed to be colored.

5 . The capsule coloration cosmetic composition of claim 1 , wherein water is not included inside the capsules.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2021
From: JANG, SUN HAENG; HAN, SANG KEUN
To: KOLMAR KOREA CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057058/0719 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0028912 · Mar 13, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220117862A1 · Apr 21, 2022
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