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Patent Pick: Mascara Reaching New Limits

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's highlight, from L'Oréal, relates to a mascara and device that reportedly provide previously unmatched effects for eyelash and eyebrow volume and length.

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Patent Pick: P&G's Printable Cosmetic Ink

Cosmetics that are "printed" or deposited by a device onto skin are rising in popularity. How might their formulas vary from traditional products? This look at a recent P&G patent provides insight.

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Patent Pick: Making Cosmetics More 'Taste'ful

Most formulators (and hopefully consumers) know cosmetics aren't for eating. And if you've ever grazed your lips with lotion, you know the bitter twinge that ensues. But LVMH inventors aim to improve this encounter by taking the bite out of it.

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Patent Pick: DIY Particle Dispersion

Are you "back at the grind," milling metal oxides for color cosmetics or sunscreens? These inventors are enabling the work do itself, with a self-dispersing particle coating.

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Patent Pick: Vibrating Powder Puff

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's highlight describes a novel powder puff designed for even makeup application.

Patent Pick: Makeup E-view

Patent Picks are compiled by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's patent describes a means for consumers to electronically preview (e-view) cosmetic looks.

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Patent Pick: Translucent Color Cosmetic

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's choice, from L'Oréal et al., describes a translucent, colored cosmetic to impart a warm tone on skin.

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Patent Pick: Biphasic Sensory Benefits

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's highlight, from Coty Inc., is a biphasic composition to impart different olfactory and/or color characteristics to formula phases.

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Patent Pick: Omniphobic Pigments for Lasting Wear

A group of researchers in France has invented an "omniphobic" pigment capable of adhering to skin and resisting sebum and sweat. A recent patent application explains.

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Patent Pick: Oral Care Dye Double Agents

Oral care colorants have a new mission: as antibacterial agents. As this patent application from Colgate-Palmolive explains, colorants typically used in oral care have been found to possess strong antibacterial activity when activated with visible light.

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Patent Pick: Powder Base Without the Cake

Topical base compositions have a tendency to cake. This poorly influences the in situ preparation of the product by the user, as well as its application experience. These challenges were the focus of Unilever inventors.

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Patent Pick: Lip-smacking Matte Maneuver

A new patent from Avon smooths out the wrinkles of comfortable, reduced-gloss matte lipstick formulas.

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Patent Pick: Sonochemically Stabilized Coated Pigments

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's highlight is a sonochemical approach to form meta-stable coated particles.

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Patent Pick: Space-filling 'Magic' Cosmetics

A refractive index is this nifty little way to describe how light passes through a medium. It's also the basis for a new Avon invention, which applies optical illusion to impart cosmetic benefits. So, it's magic.

Color Cosmetic and Fragrance Patent Picks

Bud Brewster, author of Patent Picks, is taking a different approach to his online exclusive. Instead of selecting patents from different areas of personal care, he will be choosing recent patents from specific sectors. This patent pick highlights new technology in color cosmetics and fragrances.

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Patent Pick: Harvard Innovates with Films and Flakes

Structural coloration based on asymmetric absorption. Translation: surprising optical effects. Harvard inventors are sparkling with vivid excitement; dig deeper into the layers of this new patent application.

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Patent Pick: Smooth Moves to Attack Tacky Cosmetics

Icky or elegant? Beauty consumers are mindful of the sensory experiences you create for them. That's why L'Oréal inventors imparted tact into a new, non-tacky cosmetic emulsion.

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Patent Pick: Lips Sealed with Improved Occlusion

Cosmetic elegance, not to mention lip moisture, did not escape these Glaxosmithkline inventors in a recent patent submission for lip care.

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