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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Irina Travkina, River Edge, NJ (US);
Lisa Lamberty, Hawthorne, NJ (US);
Harold Pahlck, Waldwick, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Avon Products, Inc., Suffern, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 3/00 ; C08K 3/54 ; C08L 5/702 ; A61K 5/100 ; A61K 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 3/00 ; C08K 3/54 ; C08L 5/702 ; A61K 5/100 ; A61K 9/00 ;
Abstract
There is provided a gel composition having a silica powder and a non-volatile compound. The silica powder particles are spherical and porous. The silica powder has a specific gravity about 0.09 to about 0.6, and is present in an amount about 10 wt % to about 50 wt %. The non-volatile compound is present from about 35 wt % to about 90 wt %. The composition has less than about 5 wt % water. There is also provided a method for imparting a powdery feel to the skin, and a method for treating a cosmetic or medical condition of the skin, nail/cuticle, lips or hair.