Patent ID: 6080413
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
A composition suitable for use as a nail polish comprising:(a) from about 1% to less than 10%, by weight of the composition, of a water-insoluble, film-forming polyurethane; and(b) a carrier suitable for application to mammalian nails comprising a liquid diluent comprising:(i) from 0% to about 5% of a pigment;(ii) from about 10% to about 90%, by weight of the composition, of one or more volatile organic solvents; and(iii) water;wherein when the film-forming polyurethane is an aliphatic polyurethane, the composition comprises less than about 0.75% of a hardening agent and wherein when the composition comprises less than about 30%, by weight of the composition, of the organic solvent, the composition is substantially free of a fluorinated copolymer.