Removable color layer for artificial nail coatings and methods therefor

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a nail coating system comprising a basecoat, a color layer, and a topcoat. The system of the present disclosure may be applied to natural and/or pre-existing artificial nail coatings. The present disclosure relates generally to compositions for natural and artificial nail coatings, and particularly, but not by way of limitation, to polymerizable compositions and color layers polymerized therefrom. The disclosure further relates to methods of making a polymerized color layer.

1 . A polymerizable composition comprising:
 at least one polymerizable compound;   at least one non-reactive, solvent-dissolvable polymer; and   at least one non-reactive solvent;   wherein upon exposure to a polymerization accelerant, said polymerizable composition cures to an acrylic thermoset having voids defined therein.   
     
     
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         3 . The polymerizable composition according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one urethane (meth)acrylate. 
     
     
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         5 . The polymerizable composition according to  claim 1 , wherein said polymerization accelerant is selected from the group consisting of thermal conduction and/or radiation, visible radiation, UV radiation, electron beam radiation, amines, peroxides, and combinations thereof 
     
     
         6 . The polymerizable composition of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one non-reactive, solvent-dissolvable polymer is a cellulose ester. 
     
     
         7 . The polymerizable composition of  claim 2 , wherein said cellulose ester is a cellulose acetate alkylate. 
     
     
         8 . The polymerizable composition of  claim 3 , wherein said cellulose acetate alkylate is selected from the group consisting of cellulose acetate butyrate, cellulose acetate propionate, and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
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         12 . The polymerizable composition according to  claim 2 , wherein said (meth)acrylate is selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropyl methacrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, THFMA, pyromellitic dianhydride di(meth)acrylate, pyromellitic dianhydride glyceryl dimethacrylate, pyromellitic dimethacrylate, methacroyloxyethyl maleate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate/succinate, 1,3-glycerol dimethacrylate/succinate adduct, phthalic acid monoethyl methacrylate, acetoacetoxy ethyl methacrylate, and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The polymerizable composition according to  claim 1 , further comprising an adhesion-promoting (meth)acrylate. 
     
     
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         15 . The polymerizable composition according to  claim 1 , further comprising pyromellitic glyceryl dimethacrylate. 
     
     
         16 . The polymerizable composition of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one colorant. 
     
     
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         19 . The polymerizable composition of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one rheology agent. 
     
     
         20 . The polymerizable composition of  claim 19 , wherein said at least one rheology agent is a fumed silica. 
     
     
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         28 . The polymerizable composition of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one non-reactive solvent is selected from the group consisting of ketones, alkyl acetates, alcohols, alkanes, alkenes, and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         29 . The polymerizable composition of  claim 28 , wherein said at least one non-reactive solvent is selected from the group consisting of acetone, ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, isopropyl alcohol, ethanol, methyl ethyl ketone, toluene, hexane, and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         30 . The polymerizable composition of  claim 29 , wherein said at least one non-reactive solvent is acetone. 
     
     
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         32 . The polymerizable composition of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one photoinitiator. 
     
     
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         36 . The polymerizable composition of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of said voids contain said at least one non-reactive, solvent-dissolvable polymer. 
     
     
         37 . An acrylic thermoset having a plurality of voids defined therein, wherein at least a portion of said voids contain at least one non-reactive, solvent-dissolvable polymer. 
     
     
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         42 . A method of making a polymerized thermoset having a plurality of thermoplastic inclusions defined therein, comprising:
 providing a polymerizable liquid composition; and,   exposing said polymerizable liquid composition to a polymerization accelerant;   wherein said polymerizable liquid composition comprises:   at least one polymerizable compound;   at least one non-reactive, solvent-dissolvable polymer; and   at least one non-reactive solvent.