Patent ID: 8562960

Claim:
A mascara or eyeliner composition comprising: (a) a first polymeric film-former having a first glass transition temperature ranging from about −20° C. to about 0° C., wherein the first polymeric film-former comprises one or more water-soluble or water-dispersible acrylates copolymers comprising one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 8 alkyl acrylates, C 1 -C 8 alkyl methacrylates, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy acrylates, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy methacrylates, and combinations thereof; (b) a second polymeric film-former having a second glass transition temperature that is at least 50° C. higher than the first glass transition temperature, wherein the second polymeric film-former comprises an acrylates copolymer having one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of acrylates, alkyl acrylates, methacrylates, alkyl methacrylates, hydroxyesters acrylates, and combinations thereof; and (c) a third cross-linked polymeric film-former, wherein the third cross-linked polymeric film-former comprises a taurate crosspolymer; and wherein the first polymeric film-former and the second polymeric film former are present in the composition in a ratio in the range of from about 2:1 to about 26:1, said ratio based on the total weight of the first and second polymeric film formers in the composition.