Patent ID: 7211244

Claim:
A composition for coating keratinous fibres comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one volatile solvent and a nonvolatile fraction, said non-volatile fraction comprising: at least one polymer capable of adhering to a keratinous material; first solid particles comprising at least one first material chosen from crystalline and semicrystalline materials which are solid at 25° C. and have at least one of a first order phase transition, a melting transition and a combustion transition, greater than 100° C.; and optionally second solid particles comprising at least one second material that is different from the first material, said second solid particles not being capable of coalescing at a temperature of less than or equal to 40° C., wherein the first solid particles and, where appropriate, the second solid particles in the composition are present in an amount such that the volume fraction of the first solid particles and, where appropriate, of the second solid particles is greater than or equal to 50% of the total volume of the nonvolatile fraction of the composition; and, where appropriate, the volume fraction of said first solid particles is greater than or equal to 10% of the total volume fraction of said first and second solid particles, and wherein the keratinous fibers are chosen from natural eyelashes, false eyelashes, hair, and wigs.