Abstract: A nail enamel composition comprising, by weight of the total composition, about 10-95% solvent, and 5-95% of a film forming polymer having a glass transition temperature in the range of 5 to 90° Centigrade, and containing about 2 to 29% by weight of the total polymer of at least one polar monomer; a two container kit for polishing the nails containing the nail enamel composition of the invention and a second composition comprising 1-99% solvent and 1-99% of an film forming polymer; and method for polishing nails using the composition and kit of the invention.

Abstract: A stabilized film forming cosmetic composition comprising a stabilizing effective amount of dispersed non-quaternary montmorillonite mineral and a film forming effective amount of a film forming component, and a method for compatibilizing ingredients in long wearing or transfer resistant cosmetic compositions by formulating such compositions with a non-quaternary montmorillonite mineral.

Abstract: Cosmetic compositions containing at least one homopolymer or random copolymer obtained from the polymerization of nonpolar hydrocarbon diene monomers.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition comprising a first film forming siloxane polymer, and a second film forming polymer obtained by polymerizing siloxane monomers and at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of ethylenically unsaturated monomers, urethanes, amides, and mixtures thereof, said polymers solvated or dispersed in a cosmetically acceptable nonpolar oil.

Abstract: A computerized video imaging device for recording an image of all sides of a user. The device includes a video camera for capturing an image of the user, a recording device for recording said image captured by said video camera, a monitor for displaying the captured image and a processor for processing and enhancing the captured image by adding an image of a pair of glasses to the image of the user whereby the altered image is recorded by the recording device and displayed on the monitor whereby the user is able to view themselves in the monitor with a particular style of glasses. A motor is connected to rotate the camera to capture an image of the user at different angles. The monitor includes a touch screen and the processor controls display of a plurality of icons on the touch screen for controlling operation of the device by contacting desired ones of said plurality of icons. The recording device includes at least one of a floppy disk drive, a CD read/write drive and a video reproducing means.

Abstract: A mobile or transportable refrigerated container temperature monitoring system which includes digital monitoring and printout devices which provide accuracy and reliability, and means for periodically checking the monitoring means for operability and logging the results. An analog to digital converter is utilzed to convert analog temperature data obtained from thermistor sensors to digital form to provide digital data readout and to drive a digitally responsive printer. Sensing and control devices are provided to prevent printer jamming and compensate for widely varying temperature conditions. Automatically activated testing devices are provided which test and record the functionality of the thermistor temperature sensors by periodically applying a predetermined heat input to the thermistor temperature sensors and recording the responses including responses indicating errors, insuring reliability of the outputted recorded temperature data and pinpointing any improperly functioning sensors.