Patent ID: 7431919

Claim:
A mascara composition comprising a mascara base and a keratin conditioning agent in an amount effective to improve the aesthetic appearance of a keratinous fiber to which said mascara composition is applied, wherein the mascara base is an oil-in-water emulsion comprised of a water phase in an amount of about 50 weight % to about 75 weight % and an oil phase in an amount of about 25 weight % to about 50 weight % of the total composition; and wherein the in mascara base comprises: (a) about 10 weight % to about 20 weight % of a cosmetically acceptable wax consisting essentially of a mixture of: (i) about 1 weight % to about 10 weight % of at least one soft wax having a melting/softening point of about 35° F. to about 65° F., and (ii) about 1 weight % to about 10 weight % of a shellac wax; (b) a cosmetically acceptable emulsifier in amounts less than 2.5 weight %; and about 0.5 weight % to about 5 weight % of at least one keratin conditioning agent selected from the group consisting of algae extracts, wheat amino acids, wheat protein, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, hydrolyzed vegetable protein derivatives, keratin amino acids, serum protein, yeast extract, hydrolyzed mucopolysaccharides, hydrolyzed animal protein, chitosan, phytantriol, hydrolyzed corn protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed silk, silk amino acids, and mixtures thereof; and wherein the viscosity of said mascara composition varies from about 40,000 cps to about 150,000 cps, as measured by a Brookfield viscometer at 77° F.; wherein said composition is adapted to be gentle to eyelashes and readily washed off.