Acrylic Thickener Cosmetic Compositions for Texture and Removability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cosmetic compositions, such as foundations and mascaras, often have poor feel and texture upon application, tend to be tacky, and are difficult to remove, with silicone elastomers being expensive and unstable when combined with other compounds.
Innovation Solution
The use of anhydrous compositions containing an acrylic thickener, such as anionic acrylic polymers, to improve the feel and texture of cosmetic products while enhancing removability, including methods for treating and caring for keratinous materials like skin and eyelashes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If silicone elastomers are added to cosmetic compositions to improve feel and texture, then cosmetic properties are improved, but cost increases and formulation stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical composition parameters by replacing silicone elastomers with acrylic thickeners (specifically acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer) to achieve similar cosmetic benefits without the instability and cost issues. This parameter substitution resolves the contradiction by maintaining reliability while improving ease of manufacture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a more economical acrylic thickener alternative to expensive silicone elastomers, achieving comparable cosmetic effects at lower cost and with better formulation stability, thus resolving the technical contradiction between reliability and ease of manufacture.
2Reliability
If cosmetic compositions are formulated to have good feel and texture, then cosmetic properties are improved, but removability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical parameter from silicone elastomer to acrylic thickener, which provides similar sensory benefits but with improved removability characteristics, thus resolving the contradiction between feel/texture quality and ease of removal.
Solution Approach 2:
The acrylic thickener acts as an intermediary substance that mediates between the need for good cosmetic feel/texture and the need for easy removability, providing a balance that neither silicone elastomers nor conventional thickeners achieve alone.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The acrylic thickener compositions provide improved cosmetic properties like good feel and texture, enhanced removability, and long-lasting color, with the acrylic thickener breaking down upon exposure to water for easy removal, addressing the challenges of existing products.
Implementation Method 1
the acrylic thickener breaking down upon exposure to water for easy removal
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a composition, especially a cosmetic composition, comprising at least one acrylic thickener and at least one oil, as well as to methods of using such compositions.