Reaction product of a polar modified polymer and an alkoxysilane and composition containing the reaction product

The present invention relates to a reaction product of a polar modified polymer and an alkoxysil ane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent, as well as a composition compri sing the reaction product. The reaction product and composition containing said reaction product have industrial, pharmacological and/or cosmetic applicability and can act as a carrier or matrix for desired agents .

It i s desirable to formulate products and to make them available to consumers in various forms such as in anhydrous, aqueous and emul sion types of compositions. It i s al so desirable that these products have long wearing and transfer-resi stant properties, that i s, they adhere longer to surfaces and sub strates such as keratinous material s . One way of achieving these properties i s through the use of film forming resins such as silicone film forming resins in anhydrous systems . However, one drawback associ ated with their use i s that they tend to be brittle and flake off.

Another way of achieving long wearing and transfer-resi stant properties i s to employ latex film-formers in oil-in-water emul sions which help improve the adhesion of the compositions to surfaces and keratinous material s . However, latex film formers can be difficult to formulate with due to the large solid content load required, making them unstable, or sensitive to added ingredi ents . Moreover, the formulation of emul sions which use traditional surfactants or emul sifying agents can pose challenges with respect to stability and effective delivery of beneficial ingredients or desired agents .

Thus, there remains a need for improved products which have long-wearing and transfer-resi stant properties, which can be made available in various types of compositions such as anhydrous, aqueous and emul sion types, and which can al so function as a carrier and/or matrix for desired agents.

The present invention relates to a reaction product of at least one polar modified polymer and at least one alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent.

The present invention al so relates to compositions containing a reaction product of at least one polar modified polymer and at least one alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent; and at least one oil carrier.

The present invention al so relates to methods of treating, caring for and/or making up keratinous material (for example, skin, hair, eyes, eyelashes, lips or hair) by applying the compositions of the present invention to the keratinous material in an amount sufficient to treat, care for and/or make up the keratinous material .

The present invention al so relates to compositions containing at least one polar modifi ed polymer; at least one alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent; and at least one oil carrier. Such composition can further advantageously contain water; and/or at least one desired agent; and/or at least one auxiliary agent.

The present invention al so relates to compositions as described above which impart good adhesion, long-wear and/or transfer- resi stance properties, as well as improved feel or texture properties to a composition, such as a cosmetic composition, upon application to a surface or a keratinous material .

It i s to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only, and are not restrictive of the invention.

As used herein, the expression " at least one" means one or more and thus includes individual components as well as mixtures/combinations.

Other than in the operating examples, or where otherwi se indicated, all numbers expressing quantities of ingredients and/or reaction conditions are to b e understood as being modified in all instances by the term "about," meaning within 10% to 1 5% of the indicated number.

"Film former" or "film forming agent" as used herein means a polymer or resin that leaves a film on the sub strate to which it i s applied, for example, after a solvent accompanying the film former has evaporated, ab sorbed into and/or di ssipated on the sub strate.

" Transfer resi stance" as used herein refers to the quality exhibited by compositions that are not readily removed by contact with another materi al, such as, for example, a glass, an item of clothing or the skin, for example, when eating or drinking . Transfer resistance may be evaluated by any method known in the art for evaluating such. For example, transfer resi stance of a composition may be evaluated by a "ki ss " test. The "ki ss" test may involve application of the composition to human keratin material such as hair, skin or lips followed by rubbing a material , for example, a sheet of paper, against the hair, skin or lips after expiration of a certain amount of time following application, such as 2 minutes after application. Similarly, transfer resi stance of a composition may be evaluated by the amount of product transferred from a wearer to any other sub strate, such as transfer from the hair, skin or lips of an individual to a collar when putting on clothing after the expiration of a certain amount of time following application of the composition to the hair, skin or lips. The amount of composition transferred to the sub strate (e .g. , collar, or paper) may then b e evaluated and compared.

For example, a composition may be transfer resi stant if a maj ority of the product is left on the wearer' s hair, skin or lips. Further, the amount transferred may be compared with that transferred by other compositions, such as commercially available compositions . In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, little or no composition i s transferred to the sub strate from the hair, skin or lips.

"Long wear" compositions as used herein, refers to compositions where color remains the same or sub stantially the same as at the time of application, as viewed by the naked eye, after an extended period of time. Long wear properties may b e evaluated by any method known in the art for evaluating such properties. For example, long wear may be evaluated by a test involving the application of a composition to human hair, skin or lips and evaluating the color of the composition after an extended period of time. For exampl e, the color of a composition may be evaluated immediately following application to hair, skin or lips and these characteri stics may then be re-evaluated and compared after a certain amount of time. Further, these characteri stics may be evaluated with respect to other compositions, such as commercially available compositions .

"Tackiness" as used herein refers to the adhesion between two sub stances. For example, the more tackiness there i s between two sub stances, the more adhesion there i s between the sub stances. To quantify "tackiness," it i s useful to determine the "work of adhesion" as defined by IUPAC associated with the two sub stances. Generally speaking, the work of adhesion measures the amount of work necessary to separate two sub stances . Thus, the greater the work of adhesion associated with two sub stances, the greater the adhesion there i s between the sub stances, meaning the greater the tackiness i s between the two sub stances .

Work of adhesion and, thus, tackiness, can be quantified using acceptabl e techniques and methods generally used to measure adhesion, and is typically reported in units of force time (for example, gram seconds ("g s")) . For example, the TA-XT2 from Stable Micro Systems, Ltd. can be used to determine adhesion following the procedures set forth in the TA-XT2 Application Study (ref: MATI/P0.25), revi sed January 2000, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. According to thi s method, desirable values for work of adhesion for sub stantially non-tacky sub stances include less than ab out 0.5 g s, less than about 0.4 g s, less than about 0.3 g s and less than about 0.2 g s. As known in the art, other similar methods can be used on other similar analytical devices to determine adhesion. "Waterproof" as used herein refers to the ability to repel water and permanence with respect to water. Waterproof properties may b e evaluated by any method known in the art for evaluating such properties . For example, a mascara composition may be applied to fal se eyelashes, which may then be placed in water for a certain amount of time, such as, for example, 20 minutes . Upon expiration of the pre-ascertained amount of time, the fal se eyelashes may be removed from the water and passed over a material, such as, for example, a sheet of paper. The extent of residue left on the material may then be evaluated and compared with other compositions, such as, for example, commercially available compositions . Similarly, for example, a composition may be applied to skin, and the skin may be submerged in water for a certain amount of time. The amount of composition remaining on the skin after the pre-ascertained amount of time may then be evaluated and compared. For example, a composition may be waterproof if a maj ority of the product i s left on the wearer, e. g. , eyelashes, skin, etc. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, little or no composition i s transferred from the wearer.

" Sub stituted" as used herein, means compri sing at least one sub stituent. Non-limiting examples of sub stituents include atoms, such as oxygen atoms and nitrogen atoms, as well as functional groups, such as hydroxyl group s, ether groups, alkoxy groups, acyloxyalky group s, oxyalkylene group s, polyoxyalkylene groups, carboxylic acid group s, amine groups, acylamino groups, amide groups, halogen containing groups, ester group s, thiol group s, sulphonate group s, thiosulphate group s, siloxane groups, and polysiloxane group s. The sub stituent(s) may be further sub stituted.

"Volatile", as used herein, means having a flash point of less than 100 degrees C .

"Non-volatile", as used herein, means having a flash point of greater than 100 degrees C .

The compositions and methods of the present invention can compri se, consi st of, or consi st essentially of the essential elements and limitations of the invention described herein, as well as any additional or optional ingredients, components, or limitations described herein or otherwi se useful .

POLAR MODIFIED POLYMER

According to the present invention, compositions compri sing at least one polar modified polymer and reaction products thereof are provided. "Polar modified polymer" as used herein refers to a hydrophobic homopolymer or copolymer which has been modified with hydrophilic unit(s) . Such polar modified polymers are preferably chosen from oil-soluble polar modified polymers, and oil-soluble high carbon polar modified polymers.

Oil- Soluble Polar Modified Polymer

According to the present invention, compositions comprising at least one oil-soluble polar modified polymer and reaction products thereof are provided. "Oil- soluble" as used herein means that the polar modified polymer is soluble in oil s.

The oil s used for assessing the solubility of the oil-soluble polymers of the invention are preferably cosmetic oil s, and more preferably oil s chosen from liquid hydrocarbons (such as i sododecane, isohexadecane) and esters (such as octyldodecyl neopentanoate) . According to a preferred embodiment, the oil- soluble polymers are completely soluble in at least one solvent chosen from isododecane, isohexadecane and octyldodecyl neopentanoate at room temperature (20°C) and atmospheric pressure (760 mm Hg) at a weight ratio of polymer to solvent up to 75 : 25. According to a particularly preferred emb odiment, the oil- soluble polymers are completely soluble in each one of these three solvents at room temperature (20°C) and atmospheric pressure (760 mm Hg) at a weight ratio of polymer to solvent up to 75 : 25.

Suitable monomers for the hydrophobic homopolymers and/or copolymers include, but are not limited to, cyclic, linear or branched, sub stituted or unsub stituted, C2 - C20 compounds such as, for example, styrene, ethylene, propylene, i sopropylene, butylene, isobutylene, pentene, i sopentene, i soprene, hexene, i sohexene, decene, i sodecene, and octadecene, including all ranges and subranges therebetween. Preferably, the monomers are C2 - C 8 compounds, more preferably C2 - C6 compounds, and mo st preferably C2 - C4 compounds such as ethylene, propylene and butylenes.

Suitable hydrophilic unit(s) include, but are not limited to, maleic anhydride, acrylates, alkyl acrylates such as, for example, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, propyl acrylate, and butyl acrylate, and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP).

According to the present invention, the polar modified polymer is oil- soluble : that is, the polymer does not contain a sufficient amount of hydrophilic unit(s) to render the entire polymer water- soluble or oil-insoluble. According to preferred embodiments, the polar modified polymer contains the same amount of hydrophobic monomer as hydrophilic unit ( 1 : 1 ratio) or more hydrophobic monomer than hydrophilic unit. According to particularly preferred emb odiments, the polar modified polymer contains 50% or less hydrophilic unit(s) (based on weight of the polymer), 40% or less hydrophilic unit(s), 30% or less hydrophilic unit(s), 20% or less hydrophilic unit(s), 10% or less hydrophilic unit(s), 5 % or less hydrophilic unit(s), 4% or l ess hydrophilic unit(s), or 3 % or less hydrophilic unit(s) .

Preferably, the polar modified polymer has from about 0.5% to ab out 1 0%) hydrophilic units, more preferably from about 1 % to about 8%) hydrophilic units by weight with respect to the weight of the polymer, including all ranges and subranges therebetween. Particularly preferred hydrophilically modified polymers are ethylene and/or propylene homopolymers and copolymers which have been modified with maleic anhydride units .

According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the polar modified polymer i s a wax. According to particularly preferred embodiments, the polar modified wax i s made via metallocene catalysi s, and includes polar group s or units as well as a hydrophobic backbone. Suitable modified waxes include those di sclo sed in U. S . patent application publication no. 2007003 1361 , the entire contents of which i s hereby incorporated by reference. Particularly preferred pol ar modified waxes are C2-C3 polar modified waxes.

In accordance with preferred embodiments of the present invention, the polar modified wax i s based upon a homopolymer and/or copolymer wax of hydrophobic monomers and has a weight- average molecul ar weight Mw of l ess than or equal to 25 000 g/mol, preferably of 1000 to 22 000 g/mol and particularly preferably of 4000 to 20, 000 g/mol, a number-average molecular weight Mn of less than or equal to 1 5 000 g/mol, preferably of 500 to 12 000 g/mol and particularly preferably of 1000 to 5000 g/mol, a molar mass di stribution Mw/Mn in the range from 1 .5 to 10, preferably from 1 .5 to 5 , particularly preferably from 1 .5 to 3 and especially preferably from 2 to 2.5 , which have b een obtained by metallocene catalysi s. Al so, the polar modified wax preferably has a melting point above 75 °C, more preferably above 90°C such as, for example, a melting point between 90°C and 160°C, preferably between 100°C and 1 50°C, including all ranges and subranges therebetween.

In the case of a copolymer wax, it i s preferable to have, based on the total weight of the copolymer backbone, 0. 1 to 30% by weight of structural units originating from the one monomer and 70.0 to 99.9% by weight of structural units originating from the other monomer. Such homopolymer and copolymer waxes can be made, for example, by the process described in EP 571 882, the entire contents of which i s hereby incorporated by reference, using the metallocene catalysts specified therein. Suitable preparation processes include, for example, suspension polymerization, solution polymerization and gas- phase polymerization of olefins in the presence of metallocene catalysts, with polymerization in the monomers al so being possible.

Polar modified waxes can be produced in a known manner from the homopolymers and copolymers described above by oxidation with oxygen-containing gases, for example air, or by graft reaction with polar monomers, for example maleic acid or acrylic acid or derivatives of these acids . The polar modification of metallocene polyolefin waxes by oxidation with air i s described, for example, in EP 0 890 583 A l , and the modification by grafting i s described, for example, in U. S . Pat. No . 5 , 998 , 547, the entire contents of both of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety .

Acceptable polar modified waxes include, but are not limited to, homopolymers and/or copolymers of ethylene and/or propylene groups which have been modified with hydrophilic units such as, for example, maleic anhydride, acrylate, methacrylate, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), etc. Preferably, the polar modified wax has from about 0.5% to about 10% hydrophilic units, more preferably from about 1 % to about 8% hydrophilic units by weight with respect to the weight of the wax, including all ranges and subranges therebetween. Particularly preferred hydrophilically modified waxes are ethylene and/or propylene homopolymers and copolymers which have been modified with maleic anhydride units.

Particularly preferred polar modified waxes for use in the present invention are C 2 - C 3 polar modified waxes such as polypropylene and/or polyethylene-maleic anhydride modified waxes ("PEMA," "PPMA." "PEPPMA") commercially available from Clariant under the trade name LICOCARE or LICOCENE, Specific examples of such waxes include products marketed by Clariant under the LicoCare name having designations such as PP207.

Other suitable polar modified polymers include, but are not limited to A-C 573 A (ETHYLENE-MALEIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER; Drop Point, Mettler : 106°C) from Honeywell, A-C 596 A (PROPYLENE-MALEIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER; Drop Point, Mettler : 143 °C) from Honeywell, A-C 597 (PROPYLENE- MALEIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER; Drop Point, Mettler : 141 °C) from Honeywell, ZeMac® copolymers (from VERTELLUS) which are 1 : 1 copolymers of ethylene and maleic anhydride, polyi sobutylene- maleic anhydride sold under the trade name ISOBAM (from Kuraray), polyi soprene-graft-maleic anhydride sold by Sigma Al drich, poly(maleic anhydride-octadecene) sold by Chevron Philips Chemcial Co. , poly (ethylene-co-butyl acrylate-co-maleic anhydride) sold under the trade name of Lotader (e. g. 2210, 3210, 4210, and 3410 grades) by Arkema, copolymers in which the butyl acrylate i s replaced by other alkyl acrylates (including methyl acrylate [grades 3430, 4404, and 4503 ] and ethyl acrylate [grades 6200, 8200, 3300, TX 8030, 7500, 5500, 4700, and 4720) also sold by Arkema under the Lotader name, and i sobutylene maleic anhydride copolymer sold under the name ACO-5013 by ISP . Oil- Soluble High Carbon Polar Modified Polymer

According to the present invention, compositions compri sing at least one oil-soluble high carbon polar modified polymer are al so provided. "Oil-soluble" as used herein means that the polar modifi ed polymer i s soluble in oil, solubility being as defined hereabove for the Oil- Solubl e Polar Modified Polymers. "High carb on" means more than 20 carbon atoms.

Suitable monomers for the hydrophobic homopolymers and/or copolymers include, but are not limited to, cyclic, linear or branched, sub stituted or unsub stituted, C22 - C40 compounds such as, C22 - C28 compounds, C24 - C26 compounds, C26 - C 28 compounds, and C30 - C38 compounds, including all ranges and subranges therebetween. Preferably, the monomers are C24 -26 compounds, C26 - C28 compound s or C30 - C38 compounds .

Suitable hydrophilic unit(s) include, but are not limited to, maleic anhydride, acrylates, alkyl acrylates such as, for example, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, propyl acrylate, and butyl acrylate, and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) .

According to preferred embodiments, the oil- soluble high carbon polar modified polymer i s a wax. Also preferably, the oil- soluble high carbon polar modified polymer wax has one or more of the following properties :

a weight-average molecular weight Mw of less than or equal to 30 000 g/mol, preferably of 500 to 10 000 g/mol and particularly preferably of 1000 to 5 ,000 g/mol, including all ranges and subranges thereb etween;

a number-average molecular weight Mn of less than or equal to 1 5 000 g/mol, preferably of 500 to 12 000 g/mol and particularly preferably of 1000 to 5000 g/mol, including all ranges and subranges thereb etween;

a molar mass di stribution Mw/Mn in the range from 1 .5 to 10, preferably from 1 .5 to 5 , particularly preferably from 1 .5 to 3 and especially preferably from 2 to 2.5 , including all ranges and subranges therebetween; and/or

a crystallinity of 8% to 60%, preferably 9% to 40%, and more preferably 1 0% to 30%, including all ranges and subranges therebetween, as determined by differential scanning calorimetry.

According to preferred embodiments relating to a copolymer wax, it is preferable to have, based on the total weight of the copolymer backbone, 0. 1 to 30% by weight of structural units originating from the one monomer and 70.0 to 99.9% by weight of structural units originating from the other monomer.

Waxes of the present invention can be based upon homopolymers or copolymers made, for example, by the process described in EP 571 882, the entire contents of which i s hereby incorporated by reference. Suitabl e preparation processes include, for example, suspension polymerization, solution polymerization and gas- phase polymerization of olefins in the presence of catalysts, with polymerization in the monomers al so b eing possible.

Oil- soluble high carbon polar modified polymer wax can be produced in a known manner from the homopolymers and copolymers described ab ove by oxidation with oxygen-containing gases, for example air, or by graft reaction with pol ar monomers, for example maleic acid or acrylic acid or derivatives of these acids. The polar modification of polyolefin waxes by oxidation with air i s described, for example, in EP 0 890 583 A l , and the modification by grafting i s describ ed, for example, in U. S . Pat. No. 5 , 998, 547, the entire contents of both of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

Acceptable oil-soluble high carbon polar modified polymer waxes include, but are not limited to, homopolymers and/or copolymers of C ₂₄ , C ₂₅ and/or C ₂₆ compounds, copolymers C ₂₆ , C ₂₇ and/or C ₂₈ compounds, or copolymers of C ₃₀ -C _{3 8} compounds, which have been modified with hydrophilic units such as, for exampl e, maleic anhydride, acrylate, methacrylate, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), etc. Preferably, the oil- soluble high carbon polar modifi ed polymer wax has from ab out 5% to about 30% hydrophilic units, more preferably from about 10% to about 25% hydrophilic units by weight with respect to the weight of the wax, including all ranges and subranges thereb etween. Particularly preferred hydrophilically modified waxes are C ₂₆ , C ₂₇ and/or C ₂₈ homopolymers and copolymers which have been modified with maleic anhydride units.

Particularly preferred oil- soluble high carbon polar modified polymer waxes for use in the present invention are C ₂₆ -C ₂₈ alpha olefin mal eic acid anhydride copolymer waxes commercially available from Clariant under the trade name LICOCARE or LICOCENE . Specific examples of such waxes include products marketed by Clariant under the LicoCare name having designations such as CM 401 , which i s a maleic anhydride modified wax having a Mw of 2025 and a crystallinilty of 1 1 %, C ₃ o-C _{3 8} olefin/i sopropylmaleate/maleic anhydride copolymer sold by B aker Hughes under the name Performa® V 1608, and C ₂ 4-C ₂₆ alpha olefin acrylate copolymer wax commercially available from Clariant under the trade name LICOCARE CA301 LP3346 based on a polar backbone with C ₂₄ - ₂₆ side chains with alternating ester and carboxylic acid groups .

According to other embodiments of the present invention, the polar modified polymer i s not a wax. In accordance with these emb odiments of the present invention, the polar modified polymer i s based upon a homopolymer and/or copolymer of hydrophobic monomer(s) and has a weight-average molecular weight Mw of less than or equal to 1 , 000, 000 g/mol, preferably of 1 000 to 250, 000 g/mol and particularly preferably of 5 ,000 to 50, 000 g/mol, including all ranges and subranges therebetween.

In accordance with these embodiments, the pol ar modifi ed polymer can be of any form typically associated with polymers such as, for example, block copolymer, a grafted copolymer or an alternating copolymer. For example, the polar modified polymer can contain a hydrophobic backbone (such as polypropylene and/or polyethylene) onto which hydrophilic groups (such as maleic anhydride) have been attached by any means including, for example, grafting. The attached groups can have any orientation (for example, atactic, i sotactic or syndiotactic along the backbone) .

Preferably, the polar modified polymer(s) of the present invention represent from about 1 % to ab out 30% by weight, more preferably from about 3 % to about 25% by weight, and most preferably from ab out 5 % to about 20% by weight, of the total weight of the composition, including all ranges and subranges therebetween.

ALKOXYSILANE

In accordance with the present invention, the alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and an amino sub stituent has an amine group available to react with hydrophili c groups on the backbone of the polar modified polymer.

As used herein, the term "at least one solubilizing functional group" means any functional chemical group facilitating the bringing into solution of the alkoxysilane in the solvent or in a combination of solvents of the composition, for example, in solvents chosen from water, water-alcoholic mixtures, organic solvents, polar solvents and non-polar solvents .

Suitable solubilizing functional groups for use in accordance with the present di sclo sure include, but are not limited to, primary, secondary, and tertiary amine, aromatic amine, alcohol, carboxyli c acid, sulfonic acid, anhydride, carbamate, urea, guanidine, aldehyde, ester, amide, epoxy, pyrrole, dihydroimidazole, gluconamide, pyridyle, polyether and alkoxy groups . The at least one alkoxysilane present in the composition comprises at least one solubilizing functional group, which may be identical or different, such as those previously defined.

The at least one alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and amino substituent present in the composition of the present disclosure may comprise at least one silicon atom, for example, one silicon atom.

The at least one alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and amino substituent present in the composition may, in at least one embodiment, comprise two or three alkoxy functions. In another embodiment, the alkoxy functional groups are chosen from methoxy and ethoxy functional groups.

According to one embodiment, the at least one alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and amino substituent present in the composition of the present disclosure is chosen from compounds of formula (I):

(I)

wherein:

R ₄ is chosen from OR' groups;

R ₅ is chosen from OR" groups;

R ₆ is chosen from OR'" groups;

Ri, R ₂ are hydrogen;

R ₃ , R', R", R'", which may be identical or different, are chosen from linear and branched, saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbon groups, optionally bearing at least one additional chemical group, wherein R', R", and R'" may also be chosen from hydrogen.

In at least one embodiment, the R', R", and R'" groups are chosen from C1-C12 alkyl, C ₆ -Ci4 aryl, Ci-C ₈ alkyl-C ₆ -Ci4 aryl, and C ₆ -Ci ₄ aryl-Ci-C ₈ -alkyl radicals. Particularly preferred alkoxysilanes having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent include alkoxysilanes compri sing a sili cone atom. Suitable examples include those of formula R(4-n) SiXn,

wherein X i s a hydrolysable group such as methoxy, ethoxy or

2-methoxyethoxy, R i s a monovalent organic radical which contains 1 to 12 carbon atoms and contains groups such as amino or urea, and n i s an integer from 1 to 4, and according to at least one emb odiment i s 3 . Possible examples of useful alkoxysilanes include aminoalkyltrialkoxy silanes such as 3 -aminopropyltriethoxysilane, as described in French Patent Application No. FR 2 789 896.

In another embodiment, the useful alkoxysilanes of the present invention may be alkoxysilanes which carry a group having a cosmetic functional group, such as aromatic nitro dyes or anthraquinone, napthoquinone, benzoquinone, azo, xanthene, triarylmethane, azine, indoaniline, indophenolic or indoamine dyes; groups having a reductive effect, such as thiol groups, sulphinic acid or sulphinic salt, it being possible for these alkoxysilanes to carry a solubilizing non- hydrolysable group such as amino groups, carboxylic acids, sulphonic acids, sulphates, quaternary ammoniums, polyalcohol s, polyether and phosphates. One possible example includes aminopropyl-N-(4,2- dinitrophenyl)aminopropyldiethoxysilane. Compounds of thi s kind are described, for example, in Patent Application EP 1 216 023 .

The alkoxysilanes of the present di sclosure may be amino aryl alkoxysilanes . Possible examples include but are not limited to the following compounds :

3 -(m-aminophenoxy)propyltrimethoxysilane, of the formula: provided by GELEST,

p-aminophenyltrimethoxysilane, of formul a:

provided by GELEST, and

N-(2-aminoethylaminomethyl)phenethyltrimethoxy silane, of the formula:

provided by GELEST .

In another embodiment the at least one alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent i s a trialkoxysilane.

In a preferred embodiment, the at least one alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent present in the composition of the present disclo sure i s a γ- aminopropyltriethoxysilane, al so known as 3 - aminopropyltriethoxy silane.

The at least one alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent of the present invention is soluble in both oil and water.

The at least one alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at l east one amino sub stituent i s employed in the composition of the invention in an amount ranging from ab out 0.01 to ab out 1 0% by weight, such as from ab out 0.01 to ab out 5 %, such as from about 0.05 to about 3 % by weight, and from about 0. 1 to about 2 % by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, including all ranges and subranges therebetween. REACTION PRODUCT

Although not wanting to be bound by any particul ar theory, it i s believed that the polar modified polymer reacts with the alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent to form links or bonds b etween the amine groups of the alkoxysilane and the hydrophilic groups of the polar modified polymer. The appropriate amount of the alkoxy silane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent to react with the polar modified polymer to obtain a reaction product can be easily determined, taking into account the number/amount of reactive amine group s on the alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent and the number/amount of corresponding reactive groups on the polar modified polymer (for example, maleic anhydri de group s) . According to preferred embodiments, excess polar modified polymer (as determined by the relative number/amount of corresponding reactive groups on the polymer as compared to the reactive amine group(s) on the alkoxysilane) i s reacted with the alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent. The molar ratio of the alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent to polar modified polymer may range from between 0.003 and 6, such as between 0.01 and 1 .5 , and such as between 0. 1 and 0.5 , including all ranges and subranges therebetween.

According to the present invention, any suitable amine chemi stry can be used to form the reaction product of the present invention. The exact chemi stry will depend upon the nature of the corresponding reactive group of the polar modified polymer with whi ch the amine group s of the alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent will react. However, once the nature of the corresponding reactive groups i s known, their reaction with the amine groups will proceed according to known amine chemi stry principles . According to preferred embodiments, the polar modified polymer is initially present in an oil carrier, and the alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent i s blended into the oil carrier during production of the compositions of the present invention. B ecause the polar modified polymer i s typically solid at room temperature, the oil carrier containing the polar modified polymer i s preferably heated to liquefy the wax prior to combination with the alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent. Preferably, the oil carrier is heated beyond the melting point of the polar modified polymer, typically up to about 70°C, 80°C, 90°C, 100°C or 1 10°C . Then, the polar modified polymer i s preferably combined with the alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent through blending at room temperature or at an elevated temperature (that i s, at a temperature b etween room temperature and the temperature at which the polar modified wax was liquefied or melted or at a higher temperature) such as, for example, about 30°C, 40°C, 50°C, 60°C, 70°C, 80° C, 90° C, 120°C or above 120° C for at least about 1 minute, preferably at least about 5 minutes, preferably at least about 30 minutes, including all time interval s therein.

According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the combination of the pol ar modified polymer and the alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent in one or more oil carriers can be under the form of an anhydrous composition. Preferably, the molar ratio of the alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent to polar modified polymer in an anhydrous composition may range from between 0.003 and 1 , preferably from between 0.01 and 0.6, and preferably from between 0. 1 and 0.4, including all ranges and subranges therebetween.

According to other preferred embodiments of the present invention, the alkoxy silane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent is initially present in a water carrier in which the alkoxysilane undergoes hydroly si s and condensation to form a polyamine . The polar modified polymer i s then combined with the alkoxysilane which i s now in the form of a polyamine by combining the polar modifi ed polymer' s oil carrier and the alkoxysilane ' s water carrier. Although not wanting to be bound by any particular theory, it i s believed that an emul sion constituting an oil phase and a water phase i s thus formed from the combination of the oil carrier and the water carrier and that a reaction between the polar modified polymer and the amino group(s) on the alkoxysilane can occur at the oil-water interface of the emul sion.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the polar modified polymer is initially present in an oil carrier and the alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent i s initially present with both the polar modified polymer in the oil carrier and in a separate water carrier. Although not wanting to be bound to any particular theory, it i s believed in thi s case, that the polar modified polymer will first react with the alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent present in the oil carri er after which any unreacted hydrophilic groups on the polar modified polymer can then react with the amino group(s) of the condensation product of the alkoxysilane present in the water phase and/or with the ethoxy groups on the alkoxysilane in the oil carrier with any free hydroxyl groups on the alkoxysilane in the water carrier at the oil-water interface of the emulsion formed between the oil carrier and the water carrier. Preferably, the molar ratio of the alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent to polar modified polymer in an emul sion composition may range from between 0.003 and 6, preferably from between 0.01 and 3 .5 , and preferably from between 0. 1 and 0.5 , including all ranges and subranges therebetween.

According to other embodiments, the polar modified polymer and the alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent can be added to the oil carrier first, and then the water can be sub sequently added to the mixture to form an emul sion. Preferably, the molar ratio of the alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent to polar modified polymer is between 0.003 and 0. 1 5 , preferably between 0.005 and 0. 1 3 , and preferably between 0.01 and 0.05 , including all ranges and subranges therebetween.

Without intending to be bound by any particular theory, it is believed that due to the chemical and phy sical reactions which take place when the polar modified polymer is combined with the alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent, the sub sequent reaction product or composition that i s formed i s surpri singly and unexpectedly able to entrap large amounts of water molecules within its hydrophobic matrix. The resultant product or composition resulting from the chemical and physical reactions b etween the polar modified polymer and the alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent is capable of forming a film, i s self- emul sifying, and transfer-resi stant. Moreover, the product or composition i s both stable and capable of carrying various types of ingredients .

According to preferred emb odiments, the oil carrier compri ses volatile and/or non-volatile oils. Such oil s can b e any acceptable oil including but not limited to silicone oil s and/or hydrocarbon oils .

According to preferred embodiments, the oil carrier compri ses one or more volatile silicone oil s. Examples of such volatile silicone oil s include linear or cyclic sili cone oil s having a vi scosity at room temperature less than or equal to 6cSt and having from 2 to 7 silicon atoms, these silicones being optionally sub stituted with alkyl or alkoxy groups of 1 to 1 0 carb on atoms . Specific oil s that may be used in the invention include octamethyltetrasiloxane, decamethylcyclopentasiloxane, dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane, heptamethyloctyltrisiloxane, hexamethyldi siloxane, decamethyltetrasiloxane, dodecamethylpentasiloxane and their mixtures. Other volatile oil s which may be used include KF 96A of 6 cSt viscosity, a commercial product from Shin Etsu having a flash point of 94°C. Preferably, the volatile silicone oils have a flash point of at least 40°C.

Non-limiting examples of volatile silicone oils are listed in Table 1 below.

Table 1

Further, a volatile linear silicone oil may be employed in the present invention. Suitable volatile linear silicone oils include those described in U.S. patent no. 6,338,839 and WO03/042221, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. In one embodiment the volatile linear silicone oil is decamethyltetrasiloxane. In another embodiment, the decamethyltetrasiloxane is further combined with another solvent that is more volatile than decamethyltetrasiloxane.

According to other preferred embodiments, the oil carrier comprises one or more non-silicone volatile oils and may be selected from volatile hydrocarbon oil s, volatile esters and volatile ethers. Exampl es of such volatile non-silicone oil s include, but are not limited to, volatile hydrocarbon oil s having from 8 to 16 carbon atoms and their mixtures and in particular branched C ₈ to C ₁₆ alkanes such as C ₈ to C ₁₆ i soalkanes (al so known as i soparaffins), i sododecane, i sodecane, and for example, the oils sold under the trade names of Isopar or Permethyl . Preferably, the volatile non- silicone oils have a flash point of at least 40°C .

Non-limiting examples of volatile non- silicone volatile oil s are given in Table 2 below.

Table 2

The volatility of the solvents/oil s can be determined using the evaporation speed as set forth in U. S . patent no. 6, 338, 839, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.

According to preferred emb odiments of the present invention, the oil carrier compri ses at least one non-volatile oil . Examples of non-volatile oil s that may be used in the present invention include, but are not limited to, polar oil s such as :

- hydrocarbon-based plant oil s with a high triglyceride content consi sting of fatty acid esters of glycerol, the fatty acids of which may have varied chain lengths, these chains possibly being linear or branched, and saturated or unsaturated; these oil s are especially wheat germ oil, corn oil, sunflower oil, karite butter, castor oil, sweet almond oil, macadamia oil , apricot oil, soyb ean oil, rapeseed oil, cottonseed oil, alfalfa oil, poppy oil, pumpkin oil, sesame seed oil, marrow oil, avocado oil, hazelnut oil, grape seed oil, blackcurrant seed oil, evening primrose oil, millet oil, barley oil, quinoa oil, olive oil, rye oil, safflower oil, candlenut oil, passion flower oil or musk rose oil ; or capryli c/capri c acid triglycerides, for instance those sold by the company Stearineries Duboi s or those sold under the names Miglyol 8 10, 8 12 and 8 1 8 by the company Dynamit Nobel ;

- synthetic oil s or esters of formula R ₅ COOR ₆ in which R ₅ represents a linear or branched higher fatty acid residue containing from 1 to 40 carbon atoms, including from 7 to 19 carbon atoms, and R ₆ represents a branched hydrocarbon-based chain containing from 1 to 40 carbon atoms, including from 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and also including, for example, octyldodecyl neopentanoate, Purcellin oil (cetostearyl octanoate), i sononyl isononanoate, C ₁₂ to C _{1 5} alkyl benzoate, isopropyl myri state, 2-ethylhexyl palmitate, and octanoates, decanoates or ricinoleates of alcohol s or of polyalcohol s; hydroxylated esters, for instance isostearyl lactate or dii sostearyl malate; and pentaerythritol esters;

- synthetic ethers containing from 10 to 40 carbon atoms;

- C ₈ to C ₂ 6 fatty alcohol s, for instance oleyl alcohol ; and

- mixtures thereof.

Further, examples of non-volatile oil s that may be used in the present invention include, but are not limited to, non-polar oil s such as branched and unbranched hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon waxes including polyolefins, in particular Vaseline (petrolatum), paraffin oil, squalane, squalene, hydrogenated polyi sobutene, hydrogenated polydecene, polybutene, mineral oil, pentahydrosqualene, and mixtures thereof.

The oil carrier of the present invention i s employed in the composition of the invention in an amount ranging from about 1 to ab out 90% by weight, more preferably from ab out 10% to about 85%, and more preferably from ab out 40% to about 80% by weight, b ased on the total weight of the composition, including all ranges and subranges therebetween. According to preferred emb odiments of the present invention, the oil carrier, the water carrier, or both compri se a desired agent to b e incorporated within the reaction product or the compositions of the present invention. The desired agent can be, for example, any colorant (pigment, dye, etc. ), any pharmaceutically or cosmetically active agent, or any film forming agent known in the art. Such a desired agent can be incorporated into the reaction product or into the compositions of the present invention. When the desired agent i s incorporated into the reaction product, it can be active during sub sequent use of a composition comprising the reaction product. For example, a cosmetic makeup composition or a paint composition comprising colorants within the reaction product can provide colorant and/or film forming agent to a sub strate (skin, lips, wall, frame, etc. ) during use to provide the sub strate with the desired film and/or color. Similarly, a pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition compri sing a pharmaceutically active agent or a skin active agent can provide such active agent to the patient or consumer upon use (for example, a transdermal patch containing the reaction product of the present invention within which i s a pharmaceuti cally or cosmetically active agent, or a tablet or capsule containing the same reaction product/active agent combination).

Acceptable colorants include pigments, dyes, such as liposoluble dyes, nacreous pigments, and pearling agents.

Representative liposoluble dyes which may be used according to the present invention include Sudan Red, DC Red 17, DC Green 6, β-carotene, soybean oil, Sudan Brown, DC Yellow 1 1 , DC Violet 2, DC Orange 5 , annatto, and quinoline yellow.

Representative nacreous pigments include white nacreous pigments such as mica coated with titanium or with bi smuth oxychloride, colored nacreous pigments such as titanium mica with iron oxides, titanium mica with ferric blue or chromium oxide, titanium mica with an organic pigment chosen from those mentioned above, and nacreous pigments based on bi smuth oxychloride. Representative pigments include white, colored, inorganic, organic, polymeric, nonpolymeric, coated and uncoated pigments . Representative examples of mineral pigments include titanium dioxide, optionally surface-treated, zirconium oxide, zinc oxide, cerium oxide, iron oxides, chromium oxides, manganese violet, ultramarine blue, chromium hydrate, and ferric blue. Representative examples of organic pigments include carbon black, pigments of D & C type, and lakes based on cochineal carmine, barium .

Representative cosmetically active agents include, but are not limited to agents for combating free radical s, UV screening agents, moi sturizing agents, and humectants . In the event that water or an aqueous carrier i s employed in the composition of the present invention, suitable exampl es of moisturizing agents are, but not limited to, polyols such as glycerin and glyco saminoglycans (GAGs). GAg S are al so referred to as acidic mucopolysaccharides on account of their high water-retaining capacity, their carbohydrate nature and their acidic nature derived from the numerous negative charges thereon . The strong anionic nature of GAGs i s explained by the presence of carboxylate groups .

Suitable examples of glycosaminoglycans are hyaluronic acid or hyaluronan (HA), heparan sulfate (HS), heparin (HP), chondroitin, chondroitin sulfate (C S), chondroitin 4-sulfate or chondroitin sulfate A (C SA), chondroitin 6- sulfate or chondroitin sulfate C (C SC), dermatan sulfate or chondroitin sulfate B (C SB) and keratan sulfate (KS) .

In one preferred emb odiment of the present invention, the glyco saminoglycan i s chosen from hyaluronic acid, its derivatives and its salts . In the context of the present invention, the term " hyaluronic acid or a derivative thereof/" covers the basic unit of hyaluronic acid which includes the smallest fraction of hyaluronic acid compri sing a di saccharide dimer, namely D-glucuroni c acid and N- acetylglucosamine.

The term " hyaluronic acid or a derivative thereof" al so compri ses, in the context of the present invention, the linear polymer compri sing the polymeric unit describ ed above, linked together in the chain via alternating beta(l,4) and beta(l,3) glycosidic linkages, having a molecular weight (MW) that can range between 380 and 13,000,000 daltons (Da). This molecular weight depends in large part on the source from which the hyaluronic acid is obtained and/or on the preparation methods.

The term "hyaluronic acid or a derivative thereof" also comprises, in the context of the present invention, the hyaluronic acid salts, and in particular the alkali metals salts such as the sodium salt and the potassium salt.

In the natural state, hyaluronic acid is present in pericellular gels, in the base substance of the connective tissues of vertebrate organs such as the dermis and epithelial tissues, and in particular in the epidermis, in the synovial fluid of the joints, in the vitreous humor, in the human umbilical cord and in the crista galli apophysis.

Thus, the term " hyaluronic acid or a derivative thereof" comprises all the fractions or subunits of hyaluronic acid having a molecular weight in particular within the molecular weight range recalled above.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention the hyaluronic acid fractions suitable for the use covered by the present invention have a molecular weight of between 50,000 and 5,000,000, in particular between 100,000 and 5,000,000, especially between 400,000 and 5,000,000 Da. In this case, the term used is high- molecular-weight hyaluronic acid.

Alternatively, the hyaluronic acid fractions that may also be suitable for the use in the present invention are chosen from those with a molecular weight of between 50,000 and 400,000 Da (intermediate- molecular-weight hyaluronic acid) and from those with a molecular weight of less than 50,000 Da (low-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid).

Finally, the term "hyaluronic acid or a derivative thereof" also comprises hyaluronic acid esters in particular those in which all or some of the carboxylic groups of the acid functions are esterified with oxyethylenated alkyls or alcohols, containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, in particular with a degree of substitution at the level of the D-glucuronic acid of the hyaluronic acid ranging from 0.5 to 50 percent. Mention may in particular be made of methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, n-pentyl, benzyl and dodecyl esters of hyaluronic acid.

The molecular weights indicated above are al so valid for the hyaluronic acid esters.

Hyaluronic acid may in particular be hyaluronic acid supplied by the company Hyactive under the trade name CPN (MW : 10 to 1 50 kDa), by the company Soliance under the trade name Cri stalhyal (MW : 1 . 1 million Da), by the company Bioland under the name Nutra HA (MW : 820, 000 Da), by the company Bioland under the name Nutra AF (MW : 69, 000 Da, by the company Bioland under the name Oligo HA (MW : 6100 Da) or el se by the company Vam Farmacos Metica under the name D Factor (MW : 380 Da) .

In one embodiment, the hyaluronic acid i s present in the form of spheres. In particular, such spheres are sold by the company BASF under the name Sphere d'Acide Hyaluronique [hyaluronic acid sphere] . It i s a mixture of hyaluronic acid of various molecular weights, i. e . of MW 1 .5 million, 400,000 and 600, 000 Da.

The preferred form of hyaluronic acid in the present invention i s sodium hyaluronate, which i s commercially available from Soliance in three different forms produced from the fermentation of lactic bacteria on a pl ant sub strate and known under the tradenames Bashyal, Vitalhyal and Cri stalhyal, whose molecular weights range from less than 0.2 million Da to more than 1 million Da.

Preferably, hyaluronic acid i s employed in the reaction product and in the compositions of the present invention in an amount of from ab out 0.01 % to ab out 5% by weight, more preferably, from about 0.2% to about 2.0% by weight, and more preferably, from about 0.5% to ab out 1 .5% by weight with respect to the total weight of the reaction product/composition, including all ranges and subranges therebetween.

Acceptable film forming agents and/or rheological agents are known in the art and include, but are not limited to, those di sclosed in U. S . patent application publication no. 2004/0170586, the entire contents of which i s hereby incorporated by reference. Non-limiting representative examples of acceptable film forming/rheolgocial agents include silicone resins such as, for example, MQ resins (for example, trimethylsiloxysilicates), T-propyl silsesquioxanes and MK resins (for example, polymethylsilsesquioxanes), silicone esters such as those disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,045,782, 5,334,737, and 4,725,658, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference, polymers comprising a backbone chosen from aqueous polyurethane dispersions, vinyl polymers, methacrylic polymers, and acrylic polymers and at least one chain chosen from pendant siloxane groups and pendant fluorochemical groups such as those disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,209,924, 4,693,935, 4,981,903, 4,981,902, and 4,972,037, and WO 01/32737, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference, polymers such as those described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,468,477, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference (a non-limiting example of such polymers is poly(dimethylsiloxane)-g-poly(isobutyl methacrylate), which is commercially available from 3M Company under the tradename VS 70 IBM).

Suitable examples of acceptable liposoluble polymers include, but are not limited to, polyalkylenes, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) or vinylpyrrolidone (VP) homopolymers or copolymers, copolymers of a C ₂ to C30, such as C ₃ to C22 alkene, and combinations thereof. As specific examples of VP copolymers which can be used in the invention, mention may be made of VP/vinyl acetate, VP/ethyl methacrylate, butylated polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), VP/ethyl methacrylate/methacrylic acid, VP/eicosene, VP/hexadecene, VP/triacontene, VP/styrene or VP/acrylic acid/lauryl methacrylate copolymer.

One type of block copolymer which may be employed in the compositions of the present invention is a thermoplastic elastomer. The hard segments of the thermoplastic elastomer typically comprise vinyl monomers in varying amounts. Examples of suitable vinyl monomers include, but are not limited to, styrene, methacryl ate, acrylate, vinyl ester, vinyl ether, vinyl acetate, and the like.

The soft segments of the thermoplastic elastomer typically compri se olefin polymers and/or copolymers which may be saturated, unsaturated, or combinations thereof. Suitable olefin copolymers may include, but are not limited to, ethylene/propylene copolymers, ethylene/butylene copolymers, propylene/butylene copolymers, polybutylene, polyi soprene, polymers of hydrogenated butanes and i soprenes, and mixtures thereof.

Thermoplastic el astomers useful in the present invention include block copolymers e. g. , di-block, tri-block, multi-block, radial and star block copolymers, and mixtures and blends thereof. A di- block thermoplastic elastomer i s usually defined as an A-B type or a hard segment (A) followed by a soft segment (B) in sequence. A tri- block i s usually defined as an A-B-A type copolymer or a ratio of one hard, one soft, and one hard segment. Multi-block or radial block or star block thermoplasti c el astomers usually contain any combination of hard and soft segments, provided that the elastomers possess both hard and soft characteristics.

In preferred embodiments, the thermoplastic elastomer of the present invention may be chosen from the class of Kraton™ rubbers (Shell Chemical Company) or from similar thermopl astic elastomers . Kraton™ rubbers are thermoplastic elastomers in which the polymer chains compri se a di-block, tri-block, multi-block or radi al or star block configuration or numerous mixtures thereof. The Kraton™ tri- block rubb ers have polystyrene (hard) segments on each end of a rubber (soft) segment, while the Kraton™ di-block rubbers have a polystyrene (hard) segment attached to a rubber (soft) segment. The Kraton™ radial or star configuration may be a four-point or other multipoint star made of rubber with a polystyrene segment attached to each end of a rubber segment. The configuration of each of the Kraton™ rubbers forms separate polystyrene and rubber domains.

Each molecule of Kraton™ rubber i s said to compri se block segments of styrene monomer units and rubber monomer and/or co- monomer units. The most common structure for the Kraton™ triblock copolymer is the linear A-B-A block type styrene-butadiene-styrene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, styrene-ethylenepropylene-styrene, or styrene-ethylenebutylene-styrene. The Kraton™ di-block is preferably the AB block type such as styrene-ethylenepropylene, styrene- ethylenebutylene, styrene-butadiene, or styrene-isoprene. The Kraton™ rubber configuration is well known in the art and any block copolymer elastomer with a similar configuration is within the practice of the invention. Other block copolymers are sold under the tradename Septon (which represent elastomers known as SEEPS, sold by Kurary, Co., Ltd) and those sold by Exxon Dow under the tradename Vector™.

Other thermoplastic elastomers useful in the present invention include those block copolymer elastomers comprising a styrene- butylene/ethylene-styrene copolymer (tri-block), an ethylene/propylene-styrene copolymer (radial or star block) or a mixture or blend of the two. (Some manufacturers refer to block copolymers as hydrogenated block copolymers, e.g. hydrogenated styrene-butylene/ethylene-styrene copolymer (tri-block)).

Acceptable film forming/rheological agents also include water soluble polymers such as, for example, high molecular weight crosslinked homopolymers of acrylic acid, and Acrylates/Cio-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, such as the Carbopol ® and Pemulen ®; anionic acrylate polymers such as Salcare ® AST and cationic acrylate polymers such as Salcare ® SC96; acrylamidopropylttrimonium chloride/acrylamide; hydroxyethyl methacrylate polymers, Steareth-10 Allyl Ether/Acrylate Copolymer; Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Metacrylate Copolymer, known as Aculyn ® 28; glyceryl polymethacrylate, Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Copolymer; bentonite; gums such as alginates, carageenans, gum acacia, gum arabic, gum ghatti, gum karaya, gum tragacanth, guar gum; guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, xanthan gum or gellan gum; cellulose derivatives such as sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxymethyl carboxyethyl cellulose, hydroxymethyl carboxypropyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, sulfated cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, methyl cellulo se, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulo se, microcrystalline cellulo se; agar; pectin; gelatin; starch and its derivatives; chitosan and its derivatives such as hydroxyethyl chitosan; polyvinyl alcohol, PVM/MA copolymer, PVM/MA decadiene crosspolymer, poly(ethyl ene oxide) based thickeners, sodium carb omer, and mixtures thereof.

Compositions of the present invention can optionally further compri se any additive or auxiliary agents usually used in the field(s) under consideration. For example, di spersants such as poly( 12- hydroxystearic acid), antioxidants, essential oil s, sunscreens, preserving agents, fragrances, fillers, neutralizing agents, pH adj usters, cosmetic and dermatologi cal active agents such as, for example, emollients, vitamins, essenti al fatty acids, surfactants, silicone elastomers, pasty compounds, vi scosity increasing agents such as waxes or liposoluble/lipodi spersible polymers, and mixtures thereof can be added. A non-exhaustive li sting of such ingredients can b e found in U. S . patent application publication no. 2004/0170586, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. Further examples of suitabl e additional components can be found in the other references which have been incorporated by reference in thi s application. Still further examples of such additional ingredients may be found in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook (9 ^th ed. 2002) .

In the event that water i s employed in the composition of the present invention, an emb odiment of the composition of the present invention may include an auxiliary ingredient chosen from at least one surfactant. The surfactant may be chosen from anionic, nonioni c, amphoteric, cationic, and zwitterionic surfactants.

Preferably, the at least one surfactant may be employed in the compositions of the present invention in an amount of from about 0. 1 % to ab out 10%) by weight, more preferably, from ab out 1 %> to about 7.5%) by weight, and more preferably, from about 1 .5% to about 5% by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition, including all ranges and subranges therebetween. In the event that the composition of the present invention includes water, the composition may compri se water in an amount of from about 1 % to about 75 % water, more preferably from ab out 5% to about 65% water, and more preferably from about 1 5% to ab out 50% water by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition, including all ranges and subranges therebetween.

According to other preferred embodiments, compositions of the present invention comprising water can include compositions in the form of a solid, a semi-solid or a cream such as a lipstick or a stick foundation or a cream foundation. Such compositions can compri se from between about 5 to about 65 %, preferably from about 10 to about 50%), more preferably from about 1 5 to about 25 % water by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition, including all ranges and subranges therebetween.

In one preferred emb odiment of the present invention, the compositions of the present invention are sub stantially free of silicone oil s (i . e. , contain less than about 0.5 % silicone oil s) . In another embodiment, the compositions are sub stantially free of non-silicone oil s (i. e. , contain less than about 0.5% non-silicone oils) . In another emb odiment, the compositions are sub stantially free of non-volatile oil s (i. e . , contain less than about 0.5% non-volatile oil s) .

Another preferred embodiment of the present invention is an emul sion which i s sub stantially free of surfactant (that i s, less than 3 % of surfactant), essentially free of surfactant (that is, less than 2% surfactant), or free of surfactant (that is, less than 0.5% surfactant) .

Another particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention i s a composition which contains so little elastomer that the presence of such an elastomer does not affect the cosmetic properties of the composition. Preferably, the compositions are sub stantially free of such elastomers (i. e. , contain less than ab out 0.5% elastomer), essentially free of such elastomers (i. e. , contain less than about 0.25% elastomer) or free of such elastomer (i. e. , contain no elastomer) .

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the compositions of the present invention are anhydrous. According to the invention, the term " anhydrous " refers to a composition not containing any added water, that i s to say a composition in which the water that may be present comes only from the water of cry stallization or of adsorption of the starting material s . In any case, an anhydrous composition contains less than 5% by weight of water, preferably less than 1 % by weight, and b etter still less than 0.5% by weight of water, relative to the total weight of the composition.

According to other embodiments of the present invention, the composition i s an emul sion wherein the alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent i s present in the water or an aqueous carrier or in both the oil carrier and in the water or aqueous carrier.

Compositions of the present invention may further compri se a desired agent such as a cosmetically active agent chosen from colorants.

In some embodiments, when water is present in the composition of the present invention, hyaluronic acid is additionally present in the water or aqueous carrier. In other embodiments, a surfactant i s additionally present in the water or aqueous carrier.

According to other preferred embodiments, cosmetic and personal care compositions and methods of treating, caring for and/or making up or enhancing the appearance of keratinous material by applying such compositions to the keratinous material in an amount sufficient to treat, care for and/or enhance the appearance of the keratinous material are provided. In accordance with these preceding preferred embodiments, the compositions of the present invention compri sing at least one polar modified polymer and at least one alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent are applied topically to the desired area of the keratin material in an amount sufficient to treat, care for and/or enhance the appearance of the keratinous material. The compositions may be applied to the desired area as needed, preferably once or twice daily, more preferably once daily and then preferably allowed to dry before subj ecting to contact such as with clothing or other obj ects (for example, a glass or a topcoat) . Preferably, the composition i s allowed to dry for about 1 minute or less, more preferably for about 45 second s or less. The composition i s preferably applied to the desired area that i s dry or has b een dried prior to application, or to which a b asecoat has been previously applied.

According to a preferred emb odiment of the present invention, compositions having improved cosmetic properties such as, for example, improved waterproof characteristics, improved feel upon application (for example, texture, reduced drag or tackiness), increased anti- smudging properties, shine/color characteri stics and/or increased long wear properties are provided.

In some embodiments of the present invention, depending on the level s of the alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent and/or of the polar modified polymer, compositions with varying vi scosity and texture characteristics such as a unique bouncy gel texture or a creamy texture or a soft and smooth texture are provided.

According to other embodiments of the present invention, methods of improving the anti- smudging, waterproof, transfer- resi stance and/or long wear properties of a composition, comprising adding at least one polar modified polymer and at least one alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent to the composition are provided. In accordance with this embodiment, the at least one polar modified polymer and the at least one alkoxy silane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino sub stituent are present in amounts sufficient to achieve the desired result.

Unless otherwi se indicated, all numbers expressing quantities of ingredients, reaction conditions, and so forth used in the specification and claims are to be understood as being modified in all instances by the term " about. " Accordingly, unless indicated to the contrary, the numerical parameters set forth in the following specification and attached claims are approximations that may vary depending upon the desired properties sought to be obtained by the present invention.

Notwithstanding that the numerical ranges and parameters setting forth the broad scope of the invention are approximations, the numerical values set forth in the specific examples are reported as preci sely as possible. Any numerical value, however, inherently contain certain errors necessarily resulting from the standard deviation found in their respective measurements. The following examples are intended to illustrate the invention without limiting the scope as a result. The percentages are given on a weight basi s.

EXAMPLES

Compositions 1 to 17 were prepared, using the ingredients as detailed in the tables hereunder (in which all amount are expressed in percentages by weight)

Anhydrous Compositions ( 1 -3 ) :

(*) PP207 is a linear polypropylene-ethylene-maleic anhydri de copolymer wax commercially available from Clariant under the tradename LICOCARE PP207 LP 3349.

Procedure for preparing compositions 1 to 3 : For each composition, all ingredients in Phase A l were added to a suitable size metal container. The contents were heated to 85 Cel sius degrees or until all solids had melted.

All ingredients indicated in phase A2 were added to the metal container in a drop-wi se fashion.

Contents were mixed at 80-85 Cel sius degrees for 1 hour.

Contents were cooled to 25 Celsius degree while mixing.

Comparative Example 1 contained Polyalkylene/Malei c Anhydride Copolymer (PPMA, PP207) as the polar modified polymer (control) . Inventive Examples 2 and 3 contained PPMA and aminopropyl triethoxy silane (APTES) as the alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and amino sub stituent with an amine group .

Comparing with the control (Comparative Example 1 ), it was found that Inventive Example 2 (PPMA+ APTES) formed a vi scous liquid that had a high affinity to keratinous sub strates . By increasing the concentration of APTES (Inventive Example 3 ), a bouncy gel was formed. With the vi scous liquid, the film was easily spreadable and shiny, while the bouncy gel provided a unique texture.

Emul sion Compositions : PPMA in oil phase and APTES in water phase (Examples 4-6) :

Comparative Inventive Inventive

Phase Chemical Name Example 4 Example 5 Example 6

A Isododecane QS QS QS

Octododecanyl

A Pentanoate 20 20 20

Polyalkylene/Maleic

Anhydride

A Copolymer* (PPMA) 20 20 20

B Water 25 25 25

Aminopropyl

Triethoxysilane

B (APTES) 0 0.25 1

TOTAL 100 100 100 (*) PP207 is a linear polypropylene-ethylene-maleic anhydri de copolymer wax commercially available from Clariant under the tradename LICOCARE PP207 LP 3349. Procedure for preparing compositions 4 to 6 :

For each composition, all ingredients in Phase A were added to a suitable size metal container. The contents were heated to 85 Cel sius degrees or until all solids had melted.

All ingredients indicated in phase B were added to a suitable size side container B , and mixed until uniform . The contents were al so heated to 85 Cel sius degrees .

When both containers were at their proper temperatures, side container B was slowly added to main container A while mixing at high speed.

Contents were mixed at 80-85 Cel sius degrees for 1 hour.

Contents were cooled to 25 Cel sius degrees while mixing.

Comparative Example 4 contained PPMA and di stilled water (control) . Invention Examples 5 and 6 contained PPMA, and APTES in water.

Comparing with the control (Comparative Example 4), it was found that Inventive Example 5 (PPMA+Water+ APTES) formed a cream that had a high affinity to keratinous sub strates and did not undergo phase separation. By increasing the concentration of APTES (Inventive Example 6), a bouncy gel with high affinity to keratinous sub strates was formed. While the cream provided a film that was easily spreadable on keratinous sub strates, and was smooth, soft and shiny, the bouncy gel provided a unique texture. Increasing the APTES concentration al so caused the emul sion droplet size to decrease, as ob served by optical microscopy.

Emul sion Compositions with sodium hyaluronate : PPMA in oil phase and APTES+HA in water phase (Examples 7- 10)

(*) PP207 is a linear polypropylene-ethylene-maleic anhydride copolymer wax commercially available from Clariant under the tradename LICOCARE PP207 LP 3349.

Procedure for preparing compositions 7 to 10 :

For each composition, all ingredients in Phase A were added to a suitable size metal container. The contents were heated to 85 Cel sius degrees or until all solids had melted.

All ingredients indicated in phase B were added to a suitable size side container B, and mixed until uniform . The contents were al so heated to 85 Cel sius degrees for 8 hrs. When both containers were at their proper temperatures, side container B was slowly added to main container A while mixing at high speed.

Contents were mixed at 80-85 Cel sius degrees for 1 hour.

Contents were cooled to 25 Celsius degree while mixing.

Example 7 was a light cream with well defined emul sion droplet size. Example 8 was a thicker cream with smaller emulsion droplet size. Example 9 exhibited a gelling texture and strong film formation. Example 10 exhibited a b ouncy gelling texture and enhanced film formation.

Emul sion Compositions : PPMA+APTES in oil phase and HA in water phase (Examples 1 1 - 13 )

wax commercially available from Clariant under the tradename LICOCARE PP207 LP 3349.

Procedure for preparing compositions 1 1 to 13 :

For each composition, all ingredients in Phase A were added to a suitable size metal container. The contents were heated to 85 Cel sius degrees or until all solids had melted.

All ingredients indicated in phase B were added to a suitable size side container B , and mixed until uniform . The contents were al so heated to 85 Cel sius degrees. When both containers were at their proper temperatures, side container B was slowly added to main container A while mixing at high speed.

Contents were mixed at 80-85 Cel sius degrees for 1 hour.

Contents were cooled to 25 Cel sius degree while mixing.

Comparative Example 1 1 showed clear separation once mixing was stopped. Inventive Example 12 formed a smooth cream that has good spreadibility and film forming properties . Inventive Example 13 formed a semi-solid gel that was bouncy and had very good film forming properties and water resi stance.

Emul sion compositions : PPMA+APTES in oil phase and APTES+HA in water phase (Examples 14- 17)

(*) PP207 is a linear polypropylene-ethylene-maleic anhydride copolymer wax commercially available from Clariant under the tradename LICOCARE PP207 LP 3349.

Procedure for preparing compositions 14 to 17 :

For each composition, all ingredients in Phase A were added to a suitable size metal container. The contents were heated to 85 Cel sius degrees or until all solids had melted. All ingredients indicated in phase B were added to a suitable size side container B , and mixed until uniform . The contents were al so heated to 85 Cel sius degrees for 8 hrs.

When both containers were at their proper temperatures, side container B was slowly added to main container A while mixing at high speed.

Contents were mixed at 80-85 Cel sius degrees for 1 hour.

Contents were cooled to 25 Cel sius degree while mixing.

Inventive Example 14 was a light cream with well defined emul sion droplet size . Inventive Example 1 5 was a thicker cream with smaller emul sion droplet size. Inventive Example 1 6 exhibited a gelling texture and strong film formation. Inventive Example 17 exhibited a bouncy gelling texture and enhanced film formation.