# US 5,344,583 A · Composition for removing nail enamel from artificial nails

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- Number: US 5,344,583 A
- Document ID: US5344583A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/112,701
- Filed: 1993-08-26
- Granted: 1994-09-06
- Earliest claimed: 1993-08-26
- Assignees: Dotolo Research Corporation
- Inventors: Ronnie E. Bayless
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5344583A

## CPC

- C11D 3/3738: {Alkoxylated silicones}
- A61K 8/31: Hydrocarbons
- A61K 8/37: Esters of carboxylic acids
- A61K 8/466: {containing sulfonic acid derivatives; Salts}
- A61K 8/894: modified by a polyoxyalkylene group, e.g. cetyl dimethicone copolyol
- A61Q 3/04: Nail coating removers
- C11D 1/652: {Mixtures of anionic compounds with carboxylic amides or alkylol amides}
- C11D 3/18: Hydrocarbons {(C11D3/164 takes precedence)}
- C11D 3/2093: {Esters; Carbonates}
- C11D 1/126: {Acylisethionates}
- C11D 1/523: {Carboxylic alkylolamides, or dialkylolamides, or hydroxycarboxylic amides (R1-CO-NR2R3), where R1, R2 or R3 contain one hydroxy group per alkyl group}
- C11D: DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D)
- A61Q: SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS

## Abstract

A non-aqueous composition for removing nail enamel from artificial nails, the composition containing d-limonene, methyl acetate cocamide DEA/dihexyl sodium sulfosuccinate and dimethicone copolyol.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A non-aqueous composition for removing nail enamel from artificial nails, the composition comprising the following ingredients in approximate percentage by weight:
______________________________________ Ingredient Percent by Weight ______________________________________ d-limonene 30-42 Methyl acetate 52-66 cocamide DEA/Dihexyl sodium sulfosuccinate 1/2-8 dimethicone copolyol 0.1-4 ______________________________________

### Claim 2

A nail enamel removing composition for removing enamel from artificial nails, the composition consisting of the following ingredients in approximate percent by weight:
______________________________________ Ingredients Percent by Weight ______________________________________ d-limonene 30-70 methyl acetate 30-70 cocamide DEA/dihexyl 1-5 sodium sulfosuccinate dimethicone copolyol 0.2-3 ______________________________________

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A composition as defined in claim 1 having the following ingredients in approximate percentage by weight:
______________________________________ Ingredients Percent by Weight ______________________________________ d-limonene 36 methyl acetate 60 cocamide DEA/dihexyl 3 dimethicone copolyol 1 ______________________________________