Patent ID: 8435500

Claim:
A cosmetic composition for bleaching discolored nails comprising: a) at least one hydrogen peroxide generator in an amount sufficient to bleach said nails, wherein the hydroxide generator is selected from the group consisting of carbamide peroxide, sodium percarbonate, sodium perborate monohydrate, and sodium perborate tetrahydrate; b) at least one film forming polymer selected from the group consisting of (i) a polyurethane polymer selected from the group consisting of polyurethane-acrylics, polyurethane-polyvinylpyrrolidones, polyester-polyurethanes, polyether-polyurethanes, and polyurea-polyurethanes; (ii) polyurea; (iii) polyurea copolymers; (iv) polyesters produced by condensation of a dicarboxylic acid and a diol; (v) polyesteramides; (vi) fatty-chain polyesters; (vii) copolymers based on isophthalate/sulphoisophthalate; and (viii) arylsulfonamide epoxy resins, and c) at least one cosmetically acceptable volatile solvent, wherein the composition is anhydrous or substantially anhydrous and contains water in an amount less than 10% by weight of the composition, and wherein the composition does not contain a colorant.