Abstract: The invention relates to a application system for coating, in particular, for making up, keratin fibers, having a reservoir containing a composition for coating, in particular, for making up keratin fibers, in particular, the eyelashes, a removable closure means designed to close the reservoir and an applicator member for applying the composition to the fibers, wherein the coating composition has an aqueous medium and a film-forming polyurethane in the form of solid particles dispersed in the aqueous medium, the composition having a viscosity, measured at 25° C., at a shear rate of 200 s−1, ranging from 5 Pa·s to 18 Pa·s, and wherein the composition is free of wax.

Abstract: A composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, at least one film-forming polymer and at least one thermal transition agent which undergoes a change of state at a transition temperature Tt chosen within a temperature range from 25° C. to 80° C., the at least one thermal transition agent being insoluble in water maintained at a temperature below the transition temperature, Tt, the at least one film-forming polymer and the at least one thermal transition agent are present in an amount which is sufficient so that the composition is capable of forming a film at the temperature of a keratinous material to which the composition is applied, wherein the film has a resistance (Rc) to hot water (40° C.) of less than or equal to 15 minutes and a resistance (Rf) to cold water (20° C.) such that Rf−Rc≧8 minutes. The invention also relates to a cosmetic care or make-up process for a keratinous material.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition containing an aqueous dispersion of particles of at least one free-radical film-forming polymer and an aqueous dispersion of at least one polymer having at least one fatty chain, for example an alkyd resin, having a length in terms of oil ranging from 5% to 90%, wherein when the weight ratio of the at least one free-radical film-forming polymer and the at least one polymer having at least one fatty chain is less than 1.5:1, the at least one polymer having at least one fatty chain has a length in terms of oil of less than 50%, and wherein when the weight ratio is greater than or equal to 1.5:1, the at least one free-radical film-forming polymer has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of less than or equal to 30° C. A method for treating keratinous material is also provided.

Abstract: The present application relates to a cosmetic or dermatological composition suitable for application on the skin and/or the lips, comprising at least one film-forming polymer in a dispersion and at least one aqueous silicone emulsion capable of forming a non-transferring cohesive film on the lips and/or the skin.

Abstract: The invention a nail varnish composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of at least one film-forming polymer particle and at least one associative polyurethane in an effective quantity such that the composition has a viscosity of at least 2 Pa.s., at a rotation rate of 100 rpm, at 23° C.

Abstract: A composition suitable for topical application, comprising a liquid fatty phase, at least one dye, and at least 2% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of polymer particles which are dispersed and stabilized at the surface by at least one stabilizer in the liquid fatty phase. The present invention also provides a composition suitable for topical application, comprising a cosmetic, dermatological, hygiene or pharmaceutical liquid fatty phase, at least one active agent selected from the group consisting of cosmetic, dermatological, hygiene and pharmaceutical active agents, and at least 2% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of polymer particles which are dispersed and stabilized at the surface by at least one stabilizer in the liquid fatty phase.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a care and/or make-up anhydrous composition, in particular a cosmetic, dermatological, hygienic or pharmaceutical composition, for the skin, which may be provided in the form of a cast product or a gel comprising at least one, in particular pulverulent, coloring matter and a dispersion of non-film-forming polymer particles which are surface-stabilized in a partially nonvolatile liquid fatty phase. Depending on the quantity of polymer and of nonvolatile oil, it is possible to obtain, on the lips or the skin, a nonfatty soft film having remarkable transfer-free properties, while imparting a very high degree of comfort. The invention also relates to the use of this dispersion in such a composition.

Abstract: A cosmetic or dermatological composition comprising, in an aqueous phase: i) a water-soluble or water-dispersible terephthalic copolyester oligomer comprising dicarboxylate repeat units of formula (I): [—CO—A—CO—O—(CH2—CH2O)n—]  (I) wherein A is 1,4-phenylene and sulfo-1,3-phenylene groups, n ranges from 1 to 4, at least 35 mol % of said units of formula (I) are units of formula (I), wherein A is a 1,4-phenylene group and n is equal to 1, at least 7 mol % of said units of formula (I) are units of formula (I), wherein A is a sulfo-1,3-phenylene group, and the weight-average molecular mass of said copolyester oligomer is less than 20,000, and ii) at least one silicone compound as an emulsion in the aqueous phase, and the composition is intended for making up keratinous substances.

Abstract: The invention relates to a film-forming composition comprising at least one aqueous dispersion of poly urethane particles and at least one plasticizer chosen from solvents having an average Hansen solubility parameter dH at 25° C. such that dH≦8 (J/cm3)½, and to its use in a process for making up keratin substances and/or mucous membranes. The invention also relates to the use of the aqueous dispersion of polyurethane particles and of the plasticizer to obtain a film-forming composition whose viscosity is stable over time and/or which does not solidify over time.

Abstract: Composition for the skin, semi-mucous membranes and/or mucous membranes, comprising a polymer system capable of forming a film having a hardness of less than 50; and a make-up process and a non-therapeutic treatment process for the skin, semi-mucous membranes and/or mucous membranes, comprising applying a composition according to the invention thereto.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for forming a film which may be used as a mascara, an eye-liner, a nail varnish or a lacquer, by applying to eyelashes, hair, nails, or skin a film-forming composition in an aqueous medium, containing, in dispersed form, at least one film-forming material and a fluoro copolymer resulting from the copolymerization of at least a first fluorovinyl monomer and at least a second monomer of formula (A): ##STR1## where R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl radical and R.sub.2 represents a C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkyl radical, a C.sub.2 to C.sub.4 hydroxycarbon radical or a radical --(CH.sub.2).sub.p --NH--R.sub.3, where R.sub.3 represents a C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkyl or a cycloalkyl and p is an integer ranging from 1 to 4, for a time sufficient to form the film.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polyurethanes and a process for preparing them. These polyester polyurethanes contain units corresponding to the following formulae (I) and (II): ##STR1## The polyester urethanes according to the present invention form pseudolatices which may be utilized in cosmetic compositions.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition for application to the skin, the semimucosae and/or the mucosae, including a polymeric system which includes an aqueous dispersion of particles of film-forming polymer, wherein the polymeric system makes it possible to obtain a supple and flexible film.

Abstract: This patent application relates to a composition capable of being applied to the skin and/or the mucosae, including a polymeric system which includes an aqueous dispersion of particles of film-forming polymer, the said polymeric system making it possible to obtain a supple and flexible film. The invention also relates to the use of such a polymeric system in such an, especially cosmetic, composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a film-forming composition, which may be used as a mascara, an eye-liner, a nail varnish or a lacquer, in an aqueous medium, containing, in dispersed form, at least one film-forming material and a fluoro copolymer resulting from the copolymerization of at least a first fluorovinyl monomer and at least a second monomer of formula (A): ##STR1## where R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl radical and R.sub.2 represents a C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkyl radical, a C.sub.2 to C.sub.4 hydroxycarbon radical or a radical --(CH.sub.2).sub.p --NH--R.sub.3, where R.sub.3 represents a C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkyl or a cycloalkyl and p is an integer ranging from 1 to 4.

Abstract: A colored or colorless nail varnish containing, in a varnish solvent system, a film-forming substance, a resin and a plasticizer as well as a combination of (i) 0.05-5 wt % an amino or thio silicone and (ii) 0.05-5 wt % of an organofluorinated hydrocarbon compound, the total weight of (i)+(ii) being at most 5 wt % of the total weight of the varnish. The varnishes have an improved drying time.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cosmetic composition, for example, a nail varnish, comprising a film-forming material, at least one plasticizer comprising an epoxidized oil such as Vernonia oil and at least one solvent.

Abstract: An aqueous nail varnish free from nitrocellulose and having improved spreading properties contains 10 to 59 weight percent of a film-forming polymer present in a dispersed state, 0.01 to 1 weight percent of a water-soluble perfluoroalkyl and 40 to 90 weight percent of water.

Abstract: The present invention provides colored and colorless aqueous nail varnishes which contain 10 to 59% by weight of a film forming polymer present in a dispersed state, from 0.01 to 1% by weight of a water-soluble perfluoroalkyl compound and form 40 to 90% by weight of water. The presence of the water-soluble perfluoroalkyl compound makes it possible to provide excellent aqueous nail varnishes with improved spreading properties.