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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1999
Filed:
May. 01, 1998
Peter Christopher Ellingson, Hamilton, OH (US);
Alice Jean Michels, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Edward Dewey Smith, III, Mason, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions, kits, and films formed therefrom which are useful as cosmetic or therapeutic agents, particularly as polishes for mammalian nails, as well as methods of their use. More particularly, the present invention relates to fast-drying compositions which enhance long wear through their fast-drying properties. When applied to mammalian nails, the present fast-drying compositions exhibit a 5% Diluent Content Time of less than about 38 minutes and or exhibit a 5% Diluent Content Time of less than about 44 minutes and has an Initial Slope greater than about 2.25.