Mascara comprising solid particles

A method for applying make-up to keratinous fibres or a nontherapeutic treatment of keratinous fibres comprising applying to said keratinous fibres an effective amount of a composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one volatile solvent and a nonvolatile fraction, said non-volatile fraction comprising:

• at least one polymer capable of adhering to a keratinous material;
• first solid particles comprising at least one first material chosen from crystalline and semicrystalline materials which are solid at 25° C. and have at least one of a first order phase transition, a melting transition and a combustion transition, greater than 100° C.;
• and optionally second solid particles comprising at least one second material that is different from the first material, said second solid particles not being capable of coalescing at a temperature of less than or equal to 40° C.,
• wherein the first solid particles and, where appropriate, the second solid particles in the composition is present in an amount such that the volume fraction of the first solid particles and, where appropriate, of the second solid particles is greater than or equal to 50% of the total volume of the nonvolatile fraction of the composition;
• and, where appropriate, the volume fraction of said first solid particles is greater than or equal to 10% of the total volume fraction of said first and second solid particles.

A method for curling keratinous fibres comprising applying to said keratinous fibres a composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one volatile solvent and a nonvolatile fraction, said non-volatile fraction comprising:

• at least one polymer capable of adhering to a keratinous material;
• first solid particles comprising at least one first material chosen from crystalline and semicrystalline materials which are solid at 25° C. and have at least one of a first order phase transition, a melting transition and a combustion transition, greater than 100° C.;
• and optionally second solid particles comprising at least one second material that is different from the first material, said second solid particles not being capable of coalescing at a temperature of less than or equal to 40° C.,
• wherein the first solid particles and, where appropriate, the second solid particles in the composition is present in an amount such that the volume fraction of the first solid particles and, where appropriate, of the second solid particles is greater than or equal to 50% of the total volume of the nonvolatile fraction of the composition;
• and, where appropriate, the volume fraction of said first solid particles is greater than or equal to 10% of the total volume fraction of said first and second solid particles.

A method for curling keratinous fibres comprising applying to said keratinous fibres a mascara comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium:

• first solid particles comprising at least one first material chosen from crystalline and semicrystalline materials which are solid at 25° C. and have at least one of a first order phase transition, a melting transition and a combustion transition, greater than 100° C.;
• optionally second solid particles comprising a second material, different from the first material, said second solid particles not being capable of coalescing at a temperature of less than or equal to 40° C.;
• at least one volatile solvent;
• and a nonvolatile fraction comprising at least one polymer capable of adhering to a keratinous materials;
• wherein the first solid particles and, where appropriate, the second solid particles are present in the composition in an amount such that the volume fraction of the first solid particles and, where appropriate, of the second solid particles is greater than or equal to 50% of the total volume of the nonvolatile fraction of the composition;
• and, where appropriate, the volume fraction of the first solid particles is greater than or equal to 10% of the total volume fraction of the first and second solid particles.

A composition for coating keratinous fibres comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one volatile solvent and a nonvolatile fraction, said non-volatile fraction comprising:

• first solid particles comprising at least one first material chosen from crystalline and semicrystalline materials which are solid at 25° C. and have at least one of a first order phase transition, a melting transition and a combustion transition, greater than 100° C.;
• and optionally second solid particles comprising at least one second material that is different from the first material, said second solid particles not being capable of coalescing at a temperature of less than or equal to 40° C.,
• wherein the first solid particles and, where appropriate, the second solid particles in the composition are present in an amount such that the volume fraction of the first solid particles and, where appropriate, of the second solid particles is greater than or equal to 50% of the total volume of the nonvolatile fraction of the composition;
• and, where appropriate, the volume fraction of said first solid particles is greater than or equal to 10% of the total volume fraction of said first and second solid particles, and wherein at least a portion of at least one of said first solid particles and said optional second solid particles are chosen from at least one polymer capable of adhering to keratinous fibers.