Volumizing and lengthening eyelash coating compositions
The invention relates to an eyelash coating compositions comprising water, at least one polyelectrolytic compound, at least one film-forming agent, at least two waxes, and an emulsification system comprising low HLB emulsifier(s) (HLB value less than 8) and high HLB emulsifier(s) (HLB value greater than 16), as well as to methods of using such compositions.
1. A composition comprising water, at least one polyelectrolytic compound, at least one film-forming agent which is a copolymer, at least one high melting point hydrocarbon wax, at least one low melting point hydrocarbon wax, at least one volumizing agent, and an emulsification system comprising at least one low HLB emulsifier and at least one high HLB emulsifier, wherein the composition is an eyelash coating composition and wherein the composition is free of polyethylene wax and of film-forming agent resulting from copolymerization of vinyl monomer(s) and amide(s).
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the polyelectrolytic compound comprises at least one quaternary group.
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the polyelectrolytic compound is selected from the group consisting of Polyquaternium 2, Polyquaternium 4, Polyquaternium 5, Polyquaternium 6, Polyquaternium 7, Polyquaternium 8, Polyquaternium 10, Polyquaternium 11, Polyquaternium 17, Polyquaternium 18, Polyquaternium 22, Polyquaternium 24, Polyquaternium 27, Polyquaternium 39, Polyquaternium 44, Polyquaternium 53, Polyquaternium 67, and mixtures thereof.
4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the polyelectrolytic compound is polyquaternium-11.
5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the polyelectrolytic compound is present in an amount from about 0.1% to about 1% based on the total weight of the composition.
6. The composition of claim 4 , wherein the polyelectrolytic compound is present in an amount from about 0.1% to about 1% based on the total weight of the composition.
7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is a mascara.
8. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising at least one colorant.
9. The composition of claim 1 , in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion.
10. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the low HLB emulsifier(s) and the high HLB emulsifier(s) are present in a weight ratio of from 0.1 to 10.
11. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the low HLB emulsifier(s) and the high HLB emulsifier(s) are present in a weight ratio of from 0.1 to 10.
12. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the low melting point wax(es) and high melting point wax(es) are present in a weight ratio of from 0.5 to 40.
13. The composition of claim 11 , wherein the low melting point wax(es) and high melting point wax(es) are present in a weight ratio of from 0.5 to 40.
14. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the polyelectrolytic compound(s) and film-forming polymer(s) are present in a weight ratio of from 0.55:0.5 polyelectrolytic compound(s) to 10:40 film forming polymer(s).
15. The composition of claim 13 , wherein the polyelectrolytic compound(s) and film-forming polymer(s) are present in a weight ratio of from 0.55:0.5 polyelectrolytic compound(s) to 10:40 film forming polymer(s).
16. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is a volumizing eyelash coating composition.
17. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the low HLB emulsifier(s) and/or the high HLB emulsifier(s) are ethoxylated fatty alcohols containing from 9 to 250 oxyethylenated groups.
18. An oil-in-water emulsion comprising water, from about 0.1% to about 1% based on the total weight of the composition of polyquaternium-11, at least one copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and vinyl acetate, at least one styrene/acrylates/ammonium methacrylate copolymer, at least one high melting point hydrocarbon wax, at least one low melting point hydrocarbon wax, at least one volumizing agent, and an emulsification system comprising at least one low HLB emulsifier and at least one high HLB emulsifier, wherein the composition is an eyelash coating composition and wherein the composition is free of polyethylene wax and of film-forming agent resulting from copolymerization of vinyl monomer(s) and amide(s).
19. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one film forming agent is selected from the group consisting of styrene/acrylates/ammonium methacrylate copolymers, copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone and vinyl acetate, and mixtures thereof.
20. The composition of claim 1 , wherein at least one high melting point hydrocarbon wax is rice bran wax and the at least one low melting point hydrocarbon wax is paraffin wax.
21. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one film forming agent is at least one film-forming agent resulting from copolymerization of (1) vinyl monomer(s), and (2) acid monomer(s) and/or ester(s) thereof.