초록

A kit of parts suitable for implementing the process is described. The process is particularly suitable for the clean and efficient manufacture of lipsticks, of a wide range of colour, at the point of sale.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] A process for the manufacture of a lipstick comprising the steps ofmelting a combination of color pellets with a measured amount of an oil blend to form a melted product;mixing the melted product to form a homogeneous lipstick base composition; andmoulding said base composition int

[ We claim:] [1.] A process for the manufacture of a lipstick comprising the steps ofmelting a combination of color pellets with a measured amount of an oil blend to form a melted product;mixing the melted product to form a homogeneous lipstick base composition; andmoulding said base composition into a lipstick of a predetermined color; wherein each color pellet comprisesa) 1-50% by weight of a wax component comprising as least one cosmetically acceptable wax selected from the group consisting of a plant wax, a vegetable wax, a paraffin wax, an animal wax, and a synthetic wax,b) 30-65% by weight of an oil component selected from the group consisting of at least one cosmetically acceptable oil and at least one cosmetically acceptable fat, said cosmetically acceptable oil being selected from the group consisting of a natural oil, a synthetic ester, a fatty oil and a fatty alcohol, and said cosmetically acceptable fat being selected from the group consisting of an animal fat, a vegetable fat and a mineral fat, andc) 10-35% by weight of at feast one member selected from the group consisting of a pigment and a pearlising agent; andwherein the oil blend comprises a mixture of more than one cosmetically acceptable oils selected from the group consisting of natural oils, synthetic esters, fatty oils and fatty alcohols and wherein the lipstick further comprises at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of gloss modifiers texture modifiers, moisturizing agents, soothing agents, conditioners, vitamins, sunscreens, preservatives, and antioxidants.