Methods of temporarily enhancing the luster and brilliance of jewelry and gem stones

A method comprising:

• spraying, onto a piece of jewelry, a gem stone, or a piece of jewelry including a gem stone, a non-aqueous composition comprising:
• between about 99.98% and about 90% of a non-aqueous carrier, between about 0.01% and about 5% of one or more fragrances, and between about 0.01% and about 5% of one or more phospholipids, one or more amphoteric glycinates, one or more amphoteric betaines, one or more amphoteric imidazolines, one or more amphoteric propionates, one or more other amphoteric agents, or mixtures thereof;
• a propellant comprising air, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen, or mixtures thereof, wherein:
• the non-aqueous carrier including:
• one or more fatty acids, one or more glycerides, one or more essential oils, one or more hydrocarbons, one or more petroleum oils, or mixtures thereof, the one or more phospholipids are selected from the group consisting of:
• (1) diacylglyceridephospholipids or glycerophospholipids selected from the group consisting of phosphatidic acid (phosphatidate) (PA), phosphatidylethanolamine (cephalin) (PE), phosphatidylcholine (lecithin) (PC), phosphatidylserine (PS), and mixture thereof;
• (2) phosphoinositides selected from the group consisting of phosphatidylinositol (PI), phosphatidylinositol phosphate (PIP), phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate (PIP2) and phosphatidylinositol triphosphate (PIP3), and mixture thereof;
• (3) phosphosphingolipids selected from the group consisting of ceramide phosphorylcholine (Sphingomyelin) (SPH), ceramide phosphorylethanolamine (Sphingomyelin) (Cer-PE), ceramide phosphorylglycerol, and mixture thereof;
• and (4) mixtures thereof;
• or the one or more amphoteric acetates are selected from the group consisting of lauroarnphoacetate, alkyl amphoacetate, cocoampho(di)acetate, cocoarnphoacetate, cocoamphodiacetate, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, sodium cocoamphoacetate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, disodium capryloamphodiacetate, disodium lauroamphoacetate, disodium wheatgermamphodiacetate, cocoarnphoacetate, cocoamphoace tate, cocoamphoacetate, cocoamphoacetate and cocoamphodiacetate, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, or mixtures thereof;
• or the one or more amphoteric betaines are selected from the group consisting of cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauroamphoace, cocoamidopropyl hydroxy sulfo baden (CHSB), dodecyl dimethyl betaine, cetyl betaine, lauroarnphoacetate, alkyl amphoacetate, cocoampho(di)acetate, cocoarnphoacetate, cocoamphodiacetate, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, sodium cocoamphoacetate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, disodium capryloamphodiacetate, disodium lauroamphoacetate, disodium wheatgermamphodiacetate, cocoarnphoacetate, alkylamido baden, alkyldimethyl betaine, cocoamidopropylbetaine, tallowbis(hydroxyethyl)baden, hexadecyldimethylbetaine, alkyl amido propyl sulfo baden, alkyl dimethyl amine baden, coco amido propyl dimethyl baden, alkyl amido propyl dimethyl amine baden, cocamidopropyl baden, lauryl betaine, laurylamidopropyl betaine, coco amido baden, lauryl amido baden, dimethiconepropylPG-betaine, N-alkyldimethylbetaine, coco biguamide derivative, cetyl baden, oleamidopropyl betaine, isostearamidopropyl betaine, oleyl betaine, wheatgermamidopropylbetaine, cocamidopropyl betaine, lauramidopropylbetaine, 2-alkyl-N-carboxymethyl-N-hydroxyethyl imidazolinium baden, cocamidopropyl betaine, isostearamidopropylbetaine, myristamidopropylbetaine, palmitamidopropyl betaine, cocamidopropyl hydroxy sultaine, ammonium chloride cocamidopropyl hydroxy sultaine and potassium chloride, cocamidopropyl hydroxy sultaine, undecylenamidopropylbaden, wheatgermamidopropylbetaine, or mixture thereof;
• or the one or more amphoteric glycinates are selected from the group consisting of cocoamphocarboxyglycinate, tallowamphocarboxyglycinate, oleoamphocarboxyglycinate, cocoiminodiglycinate, capryloamphocarboxyglycinate, bis-2-hydroxyethyl tallow glycinate, lauryl amphoglycinate, oleic polyamphoglycinate, C10/12-fatty acid amidoethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-glycinate, C12/18-fatty acid amidoethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-glycinate, dihydroxyethyl tallow glycinate, or mixtures thereof;
• or the one or more amphoteric imidazolines are selected from the group consisting of 2-alkyl-I-(ethyl-beta-oxipropanoianoic)imidazoline sodium salt based on caprylic acid, 1-hydrox yethyl-2-alkylimidazoline, coco imidazoline, tall oil imidazoline, lauryl imidazoline, coco imidazoline dicarboxymethylated, sodium copra dicarboxylic imidazoline, oleyl imidazoline or mixtures thereof;
• or the one or more amphoteric propionates are selected from the group consisting of cocoiminodipropionate, octyliminodipropionate, cocoalkylaminopropionic acid, cocoamphodipropionate, lauraminopropionic acid, disodium tallow-p-iminodipropionate, monosodium-N-lauryl p-iminodipropionic acid, disodium lauriminodipropionate, sodium lauriminopropionic acid, 2-ethylhexylamino dipropionate, coco amino dipropionate, cocaminopropionicacid, lauraminopropionic acid, sodium lauriminodipropionate, disodium cocoamphodipropionate, disodium capryloamphodipropionate, disodium lauroamphodipropionate, sodium cocoamphopropionate, sodiumlauriminodipropionate, sodiumalkyliminopropionate or mixtures thereof;
• or the one or more other amphoteric agents are selected from the group consisting of N-coco-3-aminobutyric acid, sodium salt, N-coco-3-aminobutyric acid, ethoxylated fatty alcohol carboxym, cocamidopropyl hydroxy sultaine, sodium cocoamphohydroxypropyl sulfonate, sodium capryloarnphohydroxypropylsulfonate and mixtures or combinations thereof, and wherein the composition is adapted to temporarily enhance a luster and/or brilliance of the piece of jewelry, the gem stone, or the piece of jewelry including a gem stone.

A method comprising:

• applying, onto a piece of jewelry, a gem stone, or a piece of jewelry including a gem stone, a non-aqueous composition comprising:
• between about 99.98% and about 90% of a non-aqueous carrier, between about 0.01% and about 5% of one or more fragrances, and between about 0.010% and about 5% of one or more amphoteric betaines;
• wherein:
• the non-aqueous carrier including:
• one or more fatty acids, one or more glycerides, one or more essential oils, one or more hydrocarbons, one or more petroleum oils, or mixtures thereof;
• the one or more amphoteric betaines are selected from the group consisting of cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauroamphoace, cocoamidopropyl hydroxy sulfo baden (CHSB), dodecyl dimethyl betaine, cetyl betaine, lauroarnphoacetate, alkyl amphoacetate, cocoampho(di)acetate, cocoarnphoacetate, cocoamphodiacetate, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, sodium cocoamphoacetate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, disodium capryloamphodiacetate, disodium lauroamphoacetate, disodium wheatgermamphodiacetate, cocoarnphoacetate, alkylamido baden, alkyldimethyl betaine, cocoamidopropylbetaine, tallow bis(hydroxyethyl)baden, hexadecyldimethylbetaine, alkyl amido propyl sulfo baden, alkyl dimethyl amine baden, coco amido propyl dimethyl baden, alkyl amido propyl dimethyl amine baden, cocamidopropyl baden, lauryl betaine, laurylamidopropyl betaine, coco amido baden, lauryl amido baden, dimethicone propyl PG-betaine, N-alkyldimethyl betaine, coco biguamide derivative, cetyl baden, oleamidopropyl betaine, isostearamidopropyl betaine, oleyl betaine, wheatgermamidopropyl betaine, cocamidopropyl betaine, lauramidopropyl betaine, 2-alkyl-N-carboxymethyl-N-hydroxyethyl imidazolinium baden, cocamidopropyl betaine, isostearamidopropyl betaine, myristamidopropylbetaine, palmitamidopropyl betaine, cocamidopropyl hydroxy sultaine, ammonium chloride cocamidopropyl hydroxy sultaine and potassium chloride, cocamidopropyl hydroxy sultaine, undecylenamidopropyl baden, wheatgermamidopropyl betaine, or mixture thereof;
• and wherein the composition is adapted to temporarily enhance a luster and/or brilliance of the piece of jewelry, the gem stone, or the piece of jewelry including a gem stone.