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US 6,655,388 B2Granted
Cosmetic device and method
OwnerRachel Stevensoninventor
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Abstract
A cosmetic device comprises an enclosure that contains a liquid color composition and a liquid catalyst composition. The enclosure also comprises a seal that prevents the liquids from mixing when such mixing is not desired, and allows them to be intermixed to form a color altering composition when such mixing is desired. In a preferred embodiment, the seal is a perforatable seal. Methods of using the device involve applying the color altering composition to the skin or hair with an applicator.
Claims11
A device for altering the color of eyelashes or eyebrows comprising:
- (a) an enclosure comprising an opening and a liquid storage reservoir, wherein the liquid storage reservoir contains a liquid color composition and a liquid catalyst composition;
- (b) a seal positioned between the liquid color composition and the liquid catalyst composition, the seal being adapted to prevent mixing of the liquid color composition and the liquid catalyst composition when such mixing is not desired, and to allow mixing between the liquid color composition and the liquid catalyst composition to form a color altering composition when such mixing is desired;
- wherein the seal is a perforatable seal attached to the enclosure and positioned between the liquid color composition and the liquid catalyst composition so as to prevent mixing when the perforatable seal is not perforated and to allow mixing to form the color altering composition when the perforatable seal is perforated and a second perforatable seal positioned to prevent the liquid color composition and the liquid catalyst composition from passing through the opening.
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