Patent ID: 7211245

Claim:
A stretch mascara containing an oil phase and an aqueous phase, which comprises a) the oil phase comprises 2 to 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the oil phase, of an unbranched polyethylene having a molecular weight distribution ranging between 400 and 1,500 Dalton, and further comprising at least one oil or wax or mixture thereof; b) the aqueous phase comprises 0.5 to 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the mascara, of a film-forming agent for the aqueous phase selected from the group consisting of PVP/PVP-VA, vinylcaprolactam/vinylpyrrolidone/quaternized vinylimidazole and mixtures thereof; c) additionally 0.5 to 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the mascara, of an external phase of a film-forming agent comprising a water soluble film-forming agent selected from the group consisting of PEG/PPG-25/25 dimethicone/acrylates/t-butyl acrylates copolymer, polyurethane-1 and mixtures thereof; and d) further cosmetic pigments, carriers and auxiliary substances to make 100% by weight.