Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to cosmetic make-up compositions and more particularly, to pigmented foundation make-up compositions and blushers having improved moisturisation effectiveness, application characteristics, skin feel and appearance.

Background of the Invention

A foundation composition can be applied to the face and other parts of the body to even skin tone and texture and to hide pores, imperfections, fine lines and the like. A foundation composition is also applied to moisturize the skin, to balance the oil level of the skin and to provide protection against the adverse effects of sunlight, wind and the harsh environment.

Make-up compositions are generally available in the form of liquid or cream suspensions, emulsions, gels, pressed powders or anhydrous oil and wax compositions.

US Patent No. 3,444,291 discloses a method of filling and camouflaging skin cavities by applying a composition which includes 65 to 75 parts by weight of a microcrystalline wax and about 25 to 35 parts of a mineral oil. The composition includes a colourant, preferably a coal tar dye, for example, D &C Red No. 17, which matches the colour of the user's skin.

A spreadable, flowable and greaseless cosmetic cover-up composition is taught in US Patent No 4,486,405. That composition is characterized by the presence of a first and a second alkoxylated surfactant present in substantially the same concentration.

US Patent No. 4,804,532 recites a facial cosmetic powder which utilizes crystalline silica in much lower concentration than that employed in the then prior art compositions. This powder, used as a blush or a facial coating, is said to be effective in hiding skin wrinkles, lines and pores. The composition is a mixture of a colour phase and a diluent phase. The colour phase is formed by blending crystalline silica with colourants. The resultant colour phase is mixed with the diluent phase, essentially formed from nacreous materials such as talc and mica, to form the composition.

The use of a foundation composition which has a significantly high concentration of nacreous material is taught in US Patent No. 3,978,207. This foundation, a pressed powder composition, is characterized by the presence of a nacreous material such as mica and a binder oil which provides a frosted pearl effect, that is, a lustrous look. The colour of this foundation is provided by the nacreous material.

US Patent No. 4,659,562 discloses a cosmetic make-up composition which includes, as a binding agent therefore, an intimate mixture of from 5 to 95 weight percent of a mixture of finely divided silica and about 5 to 95 weight percent of finely divided polyethylene fibres. The composition is recited to maintain its uniformity over the areas of the skin to which it is applied. That is, it is said to be "creaseproof". The composition of the '562 patent includes colourant in admixture with nacreous agents.

Nakamura et al., Preprints of the XFVth I.F.S.C.C. Congress, Barcelona, 1986, Vol. I, 51-63 (1986) describes a novel make-up composition utilizing spherical silica and polydimethyl siloxane. This combination is recited to provide a foundation which reduces wrinkle visibility to a greater extent than make-up foundations with which it was compared. This reduction in wrinkle visibility is caused by optical

blurring enhanced by the novel use of spherical silica and polydimethyl siloxane.

US Patent No. 5,143,722 discloses a cosmetic make-up composition comprising water-in-oil emulsions comprising pigment coated with polysiloxane, a silicone phase, a water phase and a polydiorganosiloxane-polyoxyalkylene copolymeric surfactant.

Foundations in the form of water-in-oil emulsions are well known and provide good coverage and good skin feel, wear and appearance. These have, however, not been successful from the viewpoint of moisturisation.

In the past, humectants such as water-soluble polyglycerylmethacrylate lubricants and glycerine have been incorporated into skin and hair gel compositions for use as moisturisation agents. These compositions have provided improvements in moisturisation compared with conventional cosmetic cream and lotion compositions. They have, however, often suffered from negatives such as greasiness, shine, tackiness and heaviness, especially when relatively large levels of humectants are used. It would therefore be desirable to provide a cosmetic emulsion composition having enhanced moisturisation benefits both in the short and longer term, together with improved application characteristics, a matte finish and non greasy skin feel and appearance.

It is accordingly a primary object of this invention to provide a make-up composition in the form of a water-in-oil emulsion, particularly a water- in-silicone emulsion, which exhibits improvements in moisturisation both in the short and longer term, together with improved application characteristics.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a pigmented make-up composition in the form of a water-in-silicone emulsion which exhibits improved short and longer term moisturisation together with reduced shine, tack and greasiness.

It is a further object of the invention to provide emulsion-form make-up compositions containing humectants and which provide improved moisturisation effectiveness and reduced tackiness and shine.

Summary of the Invention

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a make-up composition in the form of a water-in-oil emulsion comprising:

a) from about 1 % to about 50% by weight of silicone oil selected from volatile silicones, non-volatile silicones and mixtures thereof, b) optionally up to about 30% by weight of humectant, c) from about 0.1 % to about 25% by weight of pigment, and d) from about 0.01 % to about 0.8% by weight (active basis) of an aluminium-magnesium-hydroxystearate gelling agent.

The water-in-oil emulsions of the present invention provide improved short and longer term moisturisation together with reduced tack, shine and greasiness and improved spreadability and other application characteristics.

According to another aspect of the present invention there is provided a make-up composition in the form of a gel or emulsion comprising:

a) from about 0.1 % to about 30% by weight of humectant, b) from about 0% to about 25% by weight of pigment, c) from about 0.01 % to about 5% by (active basis) weight of an aluminium-magnesium-hydroxystearate gelling agent, and d) water.

All levels and ratios are by weight of total composition, unless otherwise indicated. Chain length and degrees of alkoxylation are also specified on a weight average basis.

Detailed Description of the Invention The make-up composition according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a mixture of volatile and/or non-volatile silicones, pigment, aluminium-magnesium-hydroxystearate gelling agent and optionally humectant. The composition is in the form of a water-in-oil emulsion.

A first essential component of the water-in-oil emulsion is a silicone oil which in preferred embodiments comprises a mixture of volatile silicones and non-volatile silicones. The silicone oil is present in an amount of from about 1 % to about 50% by weight. Suitable volatile silicone oils include cyclic and linear volatile polyorganosiloxanes (as used herein, "volatile" refers to those materials which have a measurable vapour pressure at ambient conditions).

A description of various volatile silicones is found in Todd, et al.. "Volatile Silicone Fluids for Cosmetics", 91 Cosmetics and Toiletries 27-32 (1976).

Preferred cyclic silicones include polydimethylsiloxanes containing from about 3 to about 9 silicon atoms, preferably containing from about 4 to about 5 silicon atoms. Preferred linear silicone oils include the polydimethylsiloxanes containing from about 3 to about 9 silicon atoms. The linear volatile silicones generally have viscosities of less than about 5 centistokes at 25 °C, while the cyclic materials have viscosities of less than about 10 centistokes. Examples of silicone oils useful in the present invention include: Dow Corning 344, Dow Corning 21330, Dow Corning 345, and Dow Corning 200 (manufactured by the Dow Corning Corporation): Silicone 7207 and Silicone 7158 (manufactured by the Union Carbide Corporation). SF:202 (manufactured by General Electric) and SWS-03314 (manufactured by Stauffer Chemical).

Suitable non-volatile silicones preferably have an average viscosity of from about 1,000 to about 2,000,000 mm^s' ¹ at 25°C, more preferably from about 10,000 to about 1,800,000 mm^.s-! , even more preferably from about 100,000 to about 1,500,000 mm^.s-! . Lower viscosity non¬ volatile silicone conditioning agents, however, can also be used.

Viscosity can be measured by means of a glass capillary viscometer as set forth in Dow Corning Corporate Test Method CTM0004, July 20, 1970. Suitable non-volatile silicone fluids for use herein include polyalkyl siloxanes, polyaryl siloxanes, poly alky laryl siloxanes, poly siloxanes with amino functional substitutions, poly ether siloxane copolymers, and mixtures thereof. The siloxanes useful in the present invention may be endcapped with any number of moieties, including, for example, methyl, hydroxyl, ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, amino and carboxyl. However, other silicone fluids having skin conditioning properties may be used. The non-volatile polyalkyl siloxane fluids that may be used include, for example, polydimethylsiloxanes. These siloxanes are available, for example, from the General Electric Company as a Viscasil (RTM) series and from Dow Corning as the Dow Corning 200 series. Preferably, the viscosity ranges from about 10 mmZ.s- ¹ to about 100,000 mm^.s' ¹ at 25°C. The polyalkylaryl siloxane fluids that may be used, also include, for example, polymethylphenylsiloxanes. These siloxanes are available, for example, from the General Electric Company as SF 1075 methyl phenyl fluid or from Dow Corning as 556 Cosmetic Grade Fluid. The poly ether siloxane copolymer that may be used includes, for example, a polypropylene oxide modified dimethylpolysiloxane (e.g., Dow Corning DC-1248) although ethylene oxide or mixtures of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide may also be used.

References disclosing suitable silicone fluids include US-A-2, 826,551, Green; US-A-3, 964,500, Drakoff, issued June 22nd, 1976; US-A- 4,364,837, Pader; and GB-A-849,433, Woolston. In addition, Silicone Compounds distributed by Petrarch Systems Inc., 1984 provides an extensive (though not exclusive) listing of suitable silicone fluids.

Preferred non-volatile silicones for use herein include polydiorganosiloxane-polyoxyalkylene copolymers containing at least one polydiorganosiloxane segment and at least one polyoxyalkylene segment, said polydiorganosiloxane segment consisting essentially of

RbSiO(4_b)/2

siloxane units wherein b has a value of from about 0 to about 3, inclusive, there being an average value of approximately 2 R radicals per silicon for all siloxane units in the copolymer, and R denotes a radical selected from methyl, ethyl, vinyl, phenyl and a divalent radical bonding said polyoxyalkylene segment to the polydiorganosiloxane segment, at least about 95% of all R radicals being methyl; and said polyoxyalkylene segment having an average molecular weight of at least about 1000 and consisting of from about 0 to about 50 mol percent polyoxypropylene units and from about 50 to about 100 mol percent polyoxyethylene units, at least one terminal portion of said polyoxyalkylene segment being bonded to said polydiorganosiloxane segment, any terminal portion of said polyoxyalkylene segment not bonded to said polydiorganosiloxane segment being satisfied by a terminating radical; the weight ratio of polydiorganosiloxane segments to polyoxyalkylene segments in said copolymer having a value of from about 2 to about 8. Such polymers are described in US-A-4,268,499.

More preferred for use herein are polydiorganosiloxane- polyoxyalkylene copolymers having the general formula:

H ₃ C CH-

< ^c 2 ^H 4 ⁰ > a < ^c 3 ^H 6°> b ^R

wherein x and y are selected such that the weight ratio of polydiorganosiloxane segments to polyoxalkylene segments is from about 2 to about 8, the mol ratio of a:(a+b) is from about 0.5 to about 1, and R is a chain terminating group, especially selected from

hydrogen; hydroxyl; alkyl, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, benzyl; aryl, such as phenyl; alkoxy such as methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy; benzyloxy; aryloxy, such as phenoxy; alkenyloxy, such as vinyloxy and allyloxy; acyloxy, such as acetoxy, acryloxy and propionoxy and amino, such as dimethylamino.

The number of and average molecular weights of the segments in the copolymer are such that the weight ratio of polydiorganosiloxane segments to polyoxyalkylene segments in the copolymer is preferably from about 2.5 to about 4.0.

Suitable copolymers are available commercially under the tradenames Belsil (RTM) from Wacker-Chemie GmbH, Geschaftsbereich S, Postfach D-8000 Munich 22 and Abil (RTM) from Th. Goldschmidt Ltd,. Tego House, Victoria Road, Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 OYL. Particularly preferred for use herein are Abil WE 09, Belsil (RTM) 6031, Abil (RTM) B88183 and DC3225C. A preferred silicone herein is known by its CTFA designation as dimethicone copolyol.

The silicone oil phase preferably comprises from about 2 % to about 25% , more preferably from about 5% to about 15% by weight of composition of non-volatile silicones.

Another desirable component of the compositions herein is a humectant or mixture of humectants. The humectant or mixture of humectants herein is preferably present in an amount of from about 0.1 % to about 30%, more preferably from about 5% to about 25% , and especially from about 10% to about 20% by weight of composition. Suitable humectants are selected from glycerine and polyglycerylmethacrylate lubricant having a viscosity at 25 °C of 300,000 to 1 ,100,000 cps; a specific gravity at 25 °C of 1 to 1.2g/ml, a pH of 5.0 to 5.5; a bound water content of 33 to 58%; and, a free water content from 5 to 20% .

The humectant can be incorporated at least partly into the oil phase of the water-in-oil emulsion so as to form a multiphase humectant-in-oil-in- water dispersion. In these embodiments, the oil phase comprises from about 0.1 % to about 10%, preferably from about 0.1 % to about 3% by weight of humectant on a composition basis. Suitably, the humectant is

introduced into the oil phase in the form of a mixture with or incorporated within a particulate lipophilic or hydrophobic carrier material, for example a cross-linked hydrophobic acrylate or methacrylate copolymer as described in detail hereafter.

Suitable polyglycerylmethacrylate lubricants are marketed by Guardian Chemical Corporation under the trademark "Lubrajel". The "Lubrajels" identified as "Lubrajel DV", "Lubrajel MS", and "Lubrajel CG" are preferred in the present invention. The gelling agents sold under these trademarks contain about 1 % propylene giycol.

Other suitable humectants include sorbitol, panthenols, propylene giycol, butylene giycol, hexylene giycol, alkoxylated glucose derivatives, such as Glucam (RTM) E-20, hexanetriol, glucose ethers, sodium hyaluronate, and mixtures thereof. Urea is also suitably added as a humectant in the internal aqueous phase.

The panthenol moisturiser can be selected from D-panthenol ([R]-2,4- dihydroxy-N-[3-hydroxypropyl)]-3 ,3-dimethylbutamide) , DL-panthenol, calcium pantothenate, royal jelly, panthetine, pantotheine, panthenyl ethyl ether, pangamic acid, pyridoxin, pantoyl lactose and Vitamin B complex.

In preferred embodiments, the humectant is selected from glycerine and sodium hyaluronate, and mixtures thereof. Chemically, glycerine is 1,2,3-propanetriol and is a product of commerce. When present, sodium hyaluronate is preferably incorporated at a level of from about 0.05% to about 2% by weight. The mixtures are especially valuable herein from the viewpoint of providing enhanced moisturisation.

A further essential component of the compositions herein is an aluminium-magnesium-hydroxystearate gelling agent. The aluminium- magnesium-hydroxystearate gelling agent preferably comprises from about 5 to about 40% , more preferably from about 15% to about 25% , especially from about 17% to about 23 % by weight thereof of aluminium-magnesium hydroxystearate and from about 95 % to about 60% , more preferably from about 85% to about 75% , especially from about 83% to about 77% by weight thereof of a lipophilic oil component

which in preferred embodiments is selected from mineral oil, isopropyl myristete, isopropyl palmitate, volatile silicones, castor oil and dioctyl adipate, and mixtures thereof, preferably volatile silicones as described generally above, more preferably cyclomethicone.

The aluminium-magnesium hydroxystearate gelling agent is present in the compositions of the present invention at a level of from about 0.01 % to about 5%, preferably from about 0.05% to about 0.8% especially from about 0.05% to about 0.5%, by weight of composition, wherein the level is defined on an aluminium-magnesium-hydroxystearate active basis, the lower levels being highly preferred from the viewpoint of providing optimum application characteristics.

A preferred aluminium-magnesium-hydroxystearate gelling agent is commercially available from Guilini Chemie GmbH under the tradename Gilugel Sil 5. (CTFA designation: Cyclomethicone pentamer (and) Aluminium-Magnesium-Hydroxy-Stearate). Gilugel Sil 5 is a lipogel comprising about 80% cyclomethicone pentamer and about 20% aluminium-magnesium-hydroxy-stearate. It is particularly valuable in the compositions of the present invention from the viewpoint of improving emulsion stability, spreadability, rheological characteristics and skin feel, and for reducing undesirable tack, shine and greasiness characteristics associated with humectants such as glycerin.

According to a second aspect of the invention therefore, there is provided a make-up composition in the form of a gel or emulsion comprising:

a) from about 0.1 % to about 30% by weight of humectant, b) from about 0% to about 25% by weight of pigment, c) from about 0.01 % to about 5%, preferably from about 0.02% to 2% by weight (active basis) of an aluminium-magnesium- hydroxystearate gelling agent, and d) water.

In highly preferred compositions of this kind, the humectant (especially glycerine or another C2-C6 polyol), sodium hyaluronate and mixtures thereof is present at a level of from about 10% to about 20% by weight.

Gel-form compositions also preferably contain from about 0.01 % to about 10% of a hydrophilic gelling agent.

Another desirable component herein is a pigment. Suitable pigments for use herein can be inorganic and/or organic. Also included within the term pigment are materials having a low colour or lustre such as matte finishing agents, and also light scattering agents. Examples of suitable pigments are iron oxides, acylglutamate iron oxides, ultramarine blue, D&C dyes, carmine, and mixtures thereof. Depending upon the type of make-up composition, whether foundation or blusher, a mixture of pigments will normally be used.

The foundation composition can also include at least one matte finishing agent. The function of the matte finishing agent is to hide skin defects and reduce shine. Such cosmetically acceptable inorganic agents, i.e., those included in the CTFA Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, Third Ed., as spherical silica, hydrated silica, silicone-treated silica beads, mica, talc, polyethylene, titanium dioxide, bentonite, hectorite, kaolin, chalk, diatomaceous earth, attapulgite and the like may be utilized. Of particular usefulness as a matte finishing agent is low lustre pigment such as titanated mica (mica coated with titanium dioxide) coated with barium sulfate. Of the inorganic components useful as a matte finishing agent low lustre pigment, talc, polyethylene, hydrated silica, kaolin, titanium dioxide and mixtures thereof are particularly preferred. Materials suitable for use herein as light-scattering agents can be generally described as spherical shaped inorganic materials having a particle size of up to about 100 microns, preferably from about 5 to about 50 microns, for example spherical silica particles. Highly preferred from the viewpoint of oil absorption and shine reduction, especially in humectant containing products, are spherical silica particles having a specific surface area (N2, BET) of at least 150 m^/g (ASTM-D3663-91) and a pore volume of at least 0.5 ml/g (ASTM- D4222-91).

According to another aspect of the invention, therefore, there is provided a make-up composition in the form of a gel or emulsion comprising:

a) from about 0.1 % to about 30% by weight of humectant; b) from about 0% to about 25% by weight of pigment; c) from about 0% to about 5% by weight (active basis) of an aluminium-magnesium-hydroxy stearate gelling agent; and

(d) from about 0.01 % to about 10% , preferably from about 0.1 % to about 5% , more preferably from about 0.2% to about 1 % by weight of spherical silica particles having a specific surface area of at least about 150 m^/g and a pore volume of at least 0.5 ml/g.

The total concentration of the pigment may be from about 0.1 to about 25% by weight and is preferably from about 1 to about 15% by weight of the total composition, the exact concentration being dependent to some extent upon the specific mixture of pigments selected for use in a foundation make-up or blusher to achieve the desired shades. The preferred compositions contain from about 2% to about 20% by weight of titanium dioxide and most preferably from about 5% to about 10% by weight of titanium dioxide.

The preferred pigments for use herein from the viewpoint of moisturisation, skin feel, skin appearance and emulsion compatibility are treated pigments. The pigments can be treated with compounds such as amino acids, silicones, lecithin and ester oils. The more preferred pigments are the silicone (poly siloxane) treated pigments.

The balance of the composition of the present invention comprises deionized water. The composition preferably comprises from about 15% to about 95%, more preferably from about 20% to about 80% by weight of the oil phase, and from about 5% to about 85% , more preferably from about 20% to about 80% by weight of the water phase.

The make-up compositions of the present invention can also comprise a particulate cross-linked hydrophobic acrylate or methacrylate copolymer. This copolymer is particularly valuable for reducing shine and controlling oil while helping to provide effective moisturization benefits. The cross-linked hydrophobic polymer is preferably in the form of a copolymer lattice with at least one active ingredient dispersed uniformly throughout and entrapped within the copolymer lattice. Alternatively, the hydrophobic polymer can take the form of a porous

particle having a surface area (N2-BET) in the range from about 50 to 500, preferably 100 to 300m2/g and having the active ingredient absorbed therein.

The cross-linked hydrophobic polymer when used herein is in an amount of from about 0.1 % to about 10% , preferably from about 0.3- 3 % by weight and is preferably incorporated in the external silicone- containing oil phase. The active ingredient can be one or more or a mixture of skin compatible oils, skin compatible humectants, emollients, moisturizing agents and sunscreens. The polymer material is in the form of a powder, the powder being a combined system of particles. The system of powder particles forms a lattice which includes unit particles of less than about one micron in average diameter, agglomerates of fused unit particles of sized in the range of about 20 to 100 microns in average diameter and aggregates of clusters of fused agglomerates of sizes in the range of about 200 to 1 ,200 microns in average diameter.

The powder material of the present invention which can be employed as the carrier for the active ingredient can be broadly described as a cross- linked "post absorbed" hydrophobic polymer lattice. The powder preferably has entrapped and dispersed therein, an active which may be in the form of a solid, liquid or gas. The lattice is in particulate form and constitutes free flowing discrete solid particles when loaded with the active material. The lattice may contain a predetermined quantity of the active material. The polymer has the structural formula:

where the ratio of x to y is 80:20, R ^* is -CH2CH2- and R" is (CH ₂ )nCH ₃ .

The hydrophobic polymer is a highly crosslinked polymer, more particularly a highly cross-linked polymethacrylate copolymer. The material is manufactured by the Dow Corning Corporation, Midland. Michigan, USA, and sold under the trademark POLYTRAP (RTM) . It is an ultralight free-flowing white powder and the particles are capable of absorbing high levels of lipophilic liquids and some hydrophilic liquids while at the same time maintaining a free-flowing powder character. The powder structure consists of a lattice of unit particles less than one micron that are fused into agglomerates of 20 to 100 microns and the agglomerates are loosely clustered into macro-particles or aggregates of about 200 to about 1200 micron size. The polymer powder is capable of containing as much as four times its weight of fluids, emulsions, dispersions or melted solids.

Adsorption of actives onto the polymer powder can be accomplished using a stainless steel mixing bowl and a spoon, wherein the active is added to the powder and the spoon is used to gently fold the active into the polymer powder. Low viscosity fluids may be adsorbed by addition of the fluids to a sealable vessel containing the polymer and then tumbling the materials until a consistency is achieved. More elaborate blending equipment such as ribbon or twin cone blenders can also be employed. The preferred active ingredient for use herein is glycerine. Preferably, the weight ratio of humectant : carrier is from about 1:4 to about 3:1.

Also suitable as a highly cross-linked polymethacrylate copolymer is Microsponges 5647. This takes the form of generally spherical particles of cross-linked hydrophobic polymer having a pore size of from about 0.01 to about 0.05μm and a surface area of 200-300m2/g. Again, it is preferably loaded with humectant in the levels described above.

The compositions of the invention can also contain a hydrophilic gelling agent at a level preferably from about 0.01 % to about 10% , more preferably from about 0.02% to about 2%, and especially from about 0.02% to about 0.5%. The gelling agent preferably has a viscosity (1 % aqueous solution, 20°C, Brookfield RVT) of at least about 4000 mPa.s, more preferably at least about 10,000 mPa.s and especially at least 50,000 mPa.s.

Suitable hydrophilic gelling agents can generally be described as water- soluble or colloidally water-soluble polymers, and include cellulose ethers (e.g. hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose), polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinylalcohol, polyquaternium-10, guar gum, hydroxypropyl guar gum and xanthan gum.

Among suitable hydrophilic gelling agents are acrylic acid/ethyl acrylate copolymers and the carboxyvinyl polymers sold by the B.F. Goodrich Company under the trade mark of Carbopol resins. These resins consist essentially of a colloidally water-soluble polyalkenyl polyether crosslinked polymer of acrylic acid crosslinked with from 0.75% to 2.00% of a crosslinking agent such as for example polyallyl sucrose or

polyallyl pentaerythritol. Examples include Carbopol 934, Carbopol 940, Carbopol 950, Carbopol 980, Carbopol 951 and Carbopol 981. Carbopol 934 is a water-soluble polymer of acrylic acid crosslinked with about 1 % of a polyallyl ether of sucrose having an average of about 5.8 allyl groups for each sucrose molecule. Also suitable for use herein are hydrophobically-modified cross-linked polymers of acrylic acid having amphipathic properties available under the Trade Name Carbopol 1382, Carbopol 1342 and Pemulen TR-1 (CTFA Designation: Acrylates/10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer). A combination of the polyalkenyl polyether cross-linked acrylic acid polymer and the hydrophobically modified cross-linked acrylic acid polymer is also suitable for use herein. The gelling agents herein are particularly valuable for providing excellent stability characteristics over both normal and elevated temperatures.

Neutralizing agents suitable for use in neutralizing acidic group containing hydrophilic gelling agents herein include sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide, monoethanolamine, diethanolamine and triethanolamine.

The make-up compositions herein can additionally comprise an emollient. Emollients suitable for the compositions of the present invention include natural and synthetic oils selected from mineral, vegetable, and animal oils, fats and waxes, fatty acid esters, fatty alcohols, alkylene giycol and polyalkylene giycol ethers and esters, fatty acids and mixtures thereof.

Suitable emollients for use herein include, for example, optionally hydroxy-substituted C8-C50 unsaturated fatty acids and esters thereof, C1-C24 esters of Cg-C30 saturated fatty acids such as isopropyl myristate, cetyl palmitate and octyldodecylmyristate (Wickenol 142), beeswax, saturated and unsaturated fatty alcohols such as behenyl alcohol and cetyl alcohol, hydrocarbons such as mineral oils, petrolatum and squalane, fatty sorbitan esters (see US-A-3988255, Seiden, issued October 26 1976), lanolin and lanolin derivatives, such as lanolin alcohol ethoxylated, hydroxylated and acetylated lanolins, cholesterol and derivatives thereof, animal and vegetable triglycerides such as almond oil, peanut oil, wheat germ oil, linseed oil, jojoba oil, oil of

apricot pits, walnuts, palm nuts, pistachio nuts, sesame seeds, rapeseed, cade oil, corn oil, peach pit oil, poppyseed oil, pine oil, castor oil, soybean oil, avocado oil, safflower oil, coconut oil, hazelnut oil, olive oil, grapeseed oil, and sunflower seed oil and Cj_C24 esters of dimer and trimer acids such as diisopropyl dimerate, diisostearylmalate, diisostearyldimerate and triisostearyltrimerate.

Preferred emollients are selected from cetearyl isononanoate, isopropyl palmitate, isopropyl isostearate, cetyl octanoate, cetyl acetate, trioctyl citrate, PEG isoceteth-3 acetate, dioctyl maleate, propylene giycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, caprylic/ capric triglyceride, mineral oil, PPG-20 methylglucose ether, and lanolin alcohol, and mixtures thereof. These emollients may be used independently or in mixtures and may be present in the composition of the present invention in an amount from about 1 % to about 30% by weight, and preferably are present in an amount from about 5% to about 15% by weight of the total composition.

The composition may also contain additional materials such as, for example, fragrances, fillers such as nylon, sun-screens, preservatives, proteins, antioxidants, chelating agents and water-in-oil emulsifϊers as appropriate.

Another optional component of the make-up composition is one or more ultraviolet absorbing agents. Ultraviolet absorbing agents, often described as sunscreening agents, can be present in a concentration in the range of between about 1 % and about 12% by weight, based on the total weight of composition. Preferably, the UV absorbing agents constitute between about 2% and 8% by weight. More preferably, the UV absorbing agents can be present in the composition in a concentration range of between about 4% and about 6% by weight. Of the ultraviolet absorbing agents suitable for use herein, benzophenone-3, octyl dimethyl PABA (Padimate O) and mixtures thereof are particularly preferred.

A chelating agent can also be incorporated in the make-up composition. A chelating agent is preferably present in the composition in a concentration in the range of between about 0.02% to about 0.10% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition. Preferably, the

chelating agent is present in a concentration in the range of between about 0.03% and about 0.07% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition. Among the chelating agents that may be included in the composition is trisodium EDTA.

Another optional but preferred component of the foundation composition is one or more preservatives. The preservative concentration in the foundation composition, based on the total weight of that composition, is in the range of between about 0.2% and about 0.8% by weight, preferably between about 0.4% and about 0.6% by weight. Suitable preservatives for use herein include diazolidinyl urea, methyl paraben and ethyl paraben, and mixtures thereof.

Another optional but preferred component of the foundation composition is a sebum spreading agent. The sebum spreader is present at a level of from about 0.01 % to about 5% by weight of composition. A preferred sebum spreading agent is sodium Cg-Cjό isoalkylsuccinyl lactoglobulin sulfonate (Biopol(RTM) OE).

A lower (Ci-C ) alcohol may also be present in the foundation of the present invention at a level of from about 0.5% to about 10% by weight of composition. Suitable lower alcohols for use herein include ethanol, hexylene giycol, butylene giycol, propanol and propylene giycol, preferably ethanol.

The make-up compositions of the present invention can be in the form of foundations, blushers, concealers, compact powders, and the like, preferably as foundations and blushers.

The following Table is provided to illustrate compositions of the make¬ up of the present invention:

Example I II m IV V VI VII VIII

% % % % % % % %

A.

Cetyloctanoate 2.00 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Cyclomethicone 8.574 12.25 12.25 15.0 12.0 8.574 8.57 15.58

Cyclomethicone/ dimethicone copolyol (90:10) 17.16 15.0 20.0 5.0 8.0 13.0 17.16 12.5

Propylparaben 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25

laureth-7 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5

Dioctyl maleate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Dimethicone 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 5.0 10.0 0.0 0.0

Benzophenene-3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0

Propylene giycol 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Dicaprylate/

Dicaprate 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 0.0

B.

Titanium Dioxide 8.25 6.0 1.5 6.0 8.0 20.0 8.25 8.25

Titanium Dioxide treated

(Aluminium hydrate, stearic acid) 0.25 0.5 3.0 0.25 0.25 0.0 0.25 0.25

Titanated Micas 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.25 1.0 0.0 0.1 0.1

Talc 3.387 4.5 6.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 3.387 4.0

Nylon 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0

Example I π m IV V VI VII VIII

Wt wt wt wt wt wt wt wt

% % % % % % % %

C.

Cyclomethicone/ dimethicone copolyol (90:10) 1.858 1.5 1.85 5.0 1.0 1.0 1.858 1.0

Acrylates

Copolymer 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Acrylates

Copolymer

(loaded with glycerine) 1.0 0.0 6.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0

D.

Yellow Iron

Oxide 1.2 1.2 0.6 0.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

Red Iron Oxide 0.49 0.6 0.6 0.49 0.49 0.2 0.6 0.42

Black Iron Oxide 0.16 0.1 0.24 0.1 0.1 0.24 0.24 0.22

Ultramarine Blue 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Cyclomethicone 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.68 0.0 0.0 0.0

Silica (spheron

P1500) 6.0 — 6.0 — 0.1 — — 0.0

Silica beads

(Spheron L1500) 0.0 0.0 1.0 - - 0.1 0.5 0.5

E.

Synthetic Wax 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.1 -._. .- 0.1

Arachidyl behenate 0.3 — — 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3

Stearic Acid 0.0 — — — — — 2.5 0.0

Palmitic Acid 0.0 — — — — 2.5 — 0.0

Example I II III IV V VI VII VIII

Wt wt wt wt wt wt wt wt

% % % % % % % %

F. Trihydroxy- stearin 0.3 0.3 1.5 1.5 — — — 0.3

Cyclomethicone 1.0 4.0 — — 4.0 4.0 4.0 1.0

Beeswax 1.5 1.2 — — 1.3 — — 0.0

Abil WEO9 — 3.0 — — — — — 0.0

Palm Oil — — — — 4 — — 0.0

Al Mg hydroxy stearate/ cyclomethicone

(20:80) 0.5 1.5 1.8 1.5 10.0 3.0 3.0 0.0

G.

Ethylene brassylate 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05

BHT 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05

H.

Deionized water -100- to

Methyl paraben 0.12 0.15 0.15 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.15 0.12

Propylene giycol 8.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 1.75 8.00 0.0 0.0

Sodium chloride 2.0 1.4 1.4 0.5 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.0

Sodium dihydroacetate 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.8 0.3

Glycerine 4.5 15.0 10.0 5.0 6.5 10.0 3.0 10.0

Trisodium EDTA 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.01 0.0

Triethanolamine 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.75 0.0

Allantoin 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Biopol OE — 0.5 — — — 0.5 — 0.0

Ethanol — 6 -- ~ -- 2 — 0.0

Example I II III IV V VI vπ VIII

Wt wt wt wt wt Wt wt wt

% % % % % % % %

Panthenol — — 2 — — 2 — 0.0 hydroxyethyl- cellulose 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 sunscreen 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0

Sodium hyaluronate 0.0 0.05 0.08 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0

I.

Deionized Water 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 _ 0.0

Magnesium

Aluminium

Silicate — — — — 0.2 — — 0.0

J.

Propylene Giycol 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Xanthan Gum 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.08 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

K

Essential Oils 0.0 — — 0.20 -- -- - 0.0

Perfume Oil 0.0 0.25 — 0.20 - 0.0

Vitamin A 0.05 — — 0.0

Palmitate 0.0 0.05 — 0.0

L.

Aloe Vera Gel 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0

Chamomile

Extract 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0

The various components listed in the Table have been segregated into groups, the constituents of each group being mixed together before being added to members of the remaining groups in accordance with the procedures set forth below.

In the first step, the mixture of components of phase A is stirred for approximately 5 minutes with sheer mixing until homogeneous. With high speed sheer mixing, the materials of phase B are added gradually to A and the batch is mixed for 35 minutes until dispersed.

The components of phase C and then phase D are slowly added to the mixture of phases A and B with high shear mixing until dispersed. Silica is added at this point and dispersed through the mixture.

The components of phase E are added into the resulting batch which is then heated to 84°C and mixed until dispersed. The vessel is cooled to 45 °C and the premixed phase F is added. The batch is mixed until homogeneous. The mixture is cooled to 30 °C and phase G is added.

A premix of phase H is made by mixing all the components until completely dissolved. At 30°C the premix of phase H is added sparingly to the batch mixture with high shear, ensuring that there is no excess water on the surface. The mixture is then mixed for 15 minutes. Finally phases I, J, K, and L are added.

The resulting make-up composition is ready for packing.

The make-up compositions of the Examples exhibit improved moisturisation, spreadability, product stability and skin-feel benefits, with reduced shine and tackiness and improved skin appearance and wear characteristics