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US 9,516,882 B2Granted
Cosmetic formulation
AssigneesPardis Kelly, Stefanie Grotkin
InventorsPardis Kelly, Stefanie Grotkin
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to nail polish formulations for application to natural or artificial finger- or toenails, where the nail polish formulation comprises grapefruit seed extract that imparts antifungal and other antimicrobial properties.
Claims20
A method of retarding onychomycosis in a fingernail or toenail comprising:
- applying to the fingernail or toenail an antimicrobial nail polish composition comprising:
- a glycerin-based grapefruit seed extract (GSE) formulation, wherein the GSE is at a concentration of from 0.05% to 0.50% (w/w) of the nail polish composition;
- one or more film-forming components;
- one or more solvents and/or diluents;
- one or more plasticizers;
- and one or more thixotropic agent, wherein said antimicrobial nail polish composition is adherent yet flexible, glossy, resists chipping and treats and/or retards onychomycosis.
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A method of retarding onychomycosis in a fingernail or toenail comprising:
- applying to the fingernail or toenail an antimicrobial nail polish composition comprising:
- 0.05% to 0.50% (w/w) a glycerin-based grapefruit seed extract (GSE) formulation;
- one or more film-forming components selected from Ecocell™ 1/2 ES (nitrocellulose/isopropyl alcohol (RS 1/2 sec)) or Ecocell™ 1/4 ES (nitrocellulose/isopropyl alcohol (RS 1/4 sec)), NX-55 or sucrose acetate isobutyrate;
- one or more solvents and/or diluents;
- one or more plasticizers selected from Lexorez® (polyol esterpolymer), Lexfilm® (neopentyl glycol diheptanoate), triphenyl phosphate, or dioctyl terephthalate;
- and one or more thixotropic agent, wherein said antimicrobial nail polish composition is adherent yet flexible, glossy, resists chipping and treats and/or retards onychomycosis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.