The present invention relates to the field of human or animal nail care, and in particular to nail lacquers that have safety characteristics and / or contain a specific distribution of
diamond particles. The lacquers of the present invention are preferably composed of substances
generally recognized as safe (also known in the art as "
Generally Recognized as Safe" (GRAS)).
Lacquer refers to any liquid that is applied to the nail and hardens to form a hard film or layer. The present invention provides a liquid
lacquer composition for forming a
solid cosmetic
coating on nail tissue, the composition comprising one or more film-forming polymers or
polymer precursors, one or more solvents for the polymers or
polymer precursors, one or more plasticizers that promote flexibility of the
solid cosmetic
coating, and optionally one or more pigments or optical modifiers. The liquid
lacquer composition preferably further comprises
diamond particles having an
average size in the range of 0.1 microns to 10 microns dispersed in the liquid. The diamonds may be present in an amount of 0.01 to 0.20% by weight.