Patent ID: 8529788

Claim:
A pearly luster composition comprising: i) at least one fatty acid glycol ester represented by the formula (I): Y—O—(CH 2 CH 2 O) m —COR 3 (I) wherein R 3 is a pentadecyl group or a heptadecyl group, Y is —COR 3 (R 3 is as defined above), and m is 1, meaning an average number of moles added, wherein the fatty acid glycol ester is contained in an amount of from 15 to 30% by weight of the pearly luster composition, ii) a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether nonionic surfactant represented by the formula (C): R 1 —O—(R 2 O) p —H (C) wherein R 1 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 8 to 20 carbon atoms, R 2 is an ethylene group or a propylene group, and p is the number of from 1 to 12, meaning an average number of moles added, and iii) water, the pearly luster composition further comprising an aliphatic compound (B) of any one selected from the group consisting of: 1) a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid having 14 to 18 carbon atoms, 2) C 16-18 aliphatic alcohol, 3) a fatty acid monoglyceride represented by the formula (A): wherein either one of R a and R b is a hydrogen atom and the other is —COR c , wherein R c is an alkyl group or alkenyl group having 15 to 17 carbon atoms, and 4) a distearyl ether, wherein the aliphatic compound as a crystallization additive is contained in an amount of from 0.3 to 3% by weight of the pearly luster compositions and is contained in an amount of from 1.5 to 15 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the fatty acid glycol ester.