Patent ID: 6346237
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
A cosmetic composition comprising a cosmetically acceptable vehicle and a liquid crystal (LC) coloring agent in an amount capable of producing a color within a range of hues, said color existing between at least two specific colors and varying as a function of the incidence of the light and the angle of observation, said coloring agent being chosen from linear or cyclic polymers onto which are grafted mesomorphic groups, and said LC coloring agent being used in combination with at least one non-LC coloring agent, wherein said cosmetically acceptable vehicle is present in an amount cosmetically effective for making up the nails, wherein said composition is an aqueous or anhydrous nail enamel, wherein the total amount of said LC coloring agent and said at least one non-LC coloring agent ranges from about 0.01 and about 60% by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition, and wherein the ratio of said LC coloring agent to said at least one non-LC coloring agent ranges from about 20/1 to about 1/20.