Patent ID: 7846424

Claim:
A method for imparting a volumizing effect to eyelashes comprising the step of contacting the eyelashes with a post-expanding composition comprising a film-forming agent, a surfactant, a solvent for the surfactant, and a volatile agent, wherein the film-forming agent is present in an amount effective to form a film that entraps at least a portion of foam formed by interaction of the volatile agent and the surfactant after the composition is applied to a hair fiber, the volatile agent being solubilized in the composition by a solubilizing agent selected from the group consisting of a block polymer surfactant, a polyvinyl alcohol-containing polymer surfactant, and a mixture thereof, wherein the solubilizing agent is present in an amount sufficient to prevent separation of the volatile agent from the composition whereby the composition is storable in a non-pressurized container.