Patent ID: 8529924

Claim:
A cosmetic composition comprising a cosmetic paste, the cosmetic paste comprising about 100% by weight hydrogenated vegetable oil wherein the level of hydrogenation is about 60% to about 100%, and wherein the paste has a wax pour temperature of about 150° F., and wherein the composition has one or more of the following characteristics: (a) the hydrogenated vegetable oil comprises an Iodine Value of about 60 to about 75; (b) the hydrogenated vegetable oil comprises a melting point of about 104° F. to about 113° F.; (c) the paste comprises no more than about 0.05% free fatty acid; (d) the hydrogenated vegetable oil includes hydrogenated soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, hydrogenated sunflower oil, hydrogenated canola oil, hydrogenated corn oil, hydrogenated olive oil, hydrogenated peanut oil, hydrogenated safflower oil, or a mixture thereof; (e) the hydrogenated vegetable oil comprises a fatty acid profile of no more than about 25 wt. % of C16 or less fatty acids, at least about 50 wt. % of C18:1 fatty acids, and no more than about 20 wt. % C18:0 fatty acids; and (f) the hydrogenated vegetable oil comprises a fatty acid profile between about 3 wt. % to about 5 wt. % C18:2 fatty acids, and up to about 1 wt % C18:3 fatty acids.