Gel Polish Thinner

Abstract

A composition for a thinning agent to reduce the viscosity of a traditional gel or gel polish includes at least one monomer and a photoinitiator. The thinner can reduce the viscosity of a gel polish that has thickened, and allow for easy application of the gel to the nails. Aspects of the thinner can cause a ultra-violet curable gel or gel polish, using a ultra-violet light, to cure using a ultra-violet light emitting diode light source, when the thinner is added to the gel. The thinner is versatile and can be added to any gel polish or traditional gel to extend the life of the gel.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A composition for a gel thinner for gels and gel polishes comprises:
 a first monomer; and   a first photoinitiator, wherein a viscosity of the gel thinner is from about 1 centipoise to about 10 centipoise.   
     
     
         2 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein the first monomer comprises hydroxyethyl methacrylate. 
     
     
         3 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein the first monomer comprises isobornyl methacrylate. 
     
     
         4 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein the first monomer comprises ethoxylated trimethylolpropane triacrylate esters. 
     
     
         5 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein the first monomer comprises alkoxylated diacrylate. 
     
     
         6 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein the first monomer comprises hydroxyethyl methacrylate, and the composition comprises
 a second monomer comprising isobornyl methacrylate, 
 wherein the gel thinner comprises no pigment, no solvent, and no oligomers, 
 when the thinner is subjected to ultraviolet light of at least one of the first ultraviolet wavelength, a polymerization reaction will occur, 
 wherein before the polymerization reaction occurs, and 
 during the polymerization reaction, the first and second monomers react to form long, straight polymer chains. 
 
     
     
         7 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein the first photoinitiator is responsive to a light of a first ultraviolet wavelength, and the composition comprises
 a second photoinitiator, wherein the second photoinitiator is responsive to a light of a second ultraviolet wavelength, which is different from the first ultraviolet wavelength. 
 
     
     
         8 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein the gel thinner comprises no oligomers. 
     
     
         9 . A gel nail polish thinner comprising reactive monomers comprising
 a first monomer comprising hydroxyethyl methacrylate,   a second monomer comprising isobornyl methacrylate,   a third monomer comprising ethoxylated trimethylolpropane triacrylate esters,   a fourth monomer comprising alkoxylated diacrylate,   a first photoinitiator, wherein the first photoinitiator comprises hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone that is responsive to a light of a first ultraviolet wavelength, and   a second photoinitiator, wherein the second photoinitiator comprises 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyldiphenylphosphine oxide that is responsive to a light of a second ultraviolet wavelength, which is different from the first ultraviolet wavelength,   wherein the thinner comprises no pigment, no solvent, and no oligomers,   when the thinner is subjected to ultraviolent ultraviolet light of at least one of the first or second ultraviolet wavelengths, a polymerization reaction will occur,   before the polymerization reaction occurs, the fourth monomer acts as a pigment redispersant for a pigment in a gel nail polish to which the thinner is added, and   during the polymerization reaction, the first and second monomers react to form long, straight polymer chains, and the third and fourth monomers react to crosslink the long, straight polymer chains into a net-like polymeric structure.   
     
     
         10 . A kit comprising:
 a nonsolvent-based thinner for a gel nail polish comprising (i) only nonmetallic monomers comprising a first nonmetallic monomer, (ii) a first photoinitiator, and (iii) no oligomers, wherein the first photoinitiator is responsive to a light of a first ultraviolet wavelength, and the thinner is added to the gel nail polish to reduce the viscosity of the gel nail polish;   a bottle to hold the thinner, wherein the bottle blocks transmission of light of the first ultraviolet wavelength; and   a bottle cap, coupled to an opening of the bottle, comprising an eyedropper and the bottle cap blocks transmission of light of the first ultraviolet wavelength.   
     
     
         11 . The kit of  claim 10  wherein the viscosity of the thinner is about 1 centipoise to about 10 centipoise. 
     
     
         12 . A thinner for a gel nail polish comprising:
 only nonmetallic monomers comprising at least a first monomer and a second monomer, different from the first monomer; and   at least a first photoinitiator and a second photoinitiator, which is different from the first photoinitiator,   wherein the composition does not comprise a solvent and does not comprise oligomers, wherein the thinner is added to the gel nail polish to reduce the viscosity of the gel nail polish, and the first photoinitiator and second photoinitiator of the thinner, upon exposure to light activate to polymerize the gel nail polish.   
     
     
         13 . The thinner of  claim 12  wherein the viscosity of the thinner is about 1 centipoise to about 10 centipoise. 
     
     
         14 . A gel nail polish thinner composition comprising:
 a first monomer comprising hydroxyethyl methacrylate;   a second monomer comprising alkoxylated diacrylate, wherein the concentration of the first monomer is greater than the concentration of the second monomer; and   a first photoinitiator,   wherein the composition does not comprise a solvent and does not include any oligomers,   before polymerization, the second monomer acts as a pigment redispersant for a pigment in a gel nail polish to which the composition is added, and   during polymerization, the second monomer acts as a crosslinker to crosslink the polymer chains comprising the first monomer into a net-like polymeric structure.   
     
     
         15 . The composition of  claim 14  wherein a viscosity of the composition is in a range from about 1 poise to about 10 poise. 
     
     
         16 . The composition of  claim 14  wherein the first photoinitiator is responsive to a light of a first ultraviolet wavelength from about 370 nanometers to about 380 nanometers. 
     
     
         17 . The composition of  claim 14  comprising a second photoinitiator,
 wherein the first photoinitiator is responsive to a light of a first ultraviolet wavelength, 
 the second photoinitiator is responsive to a light of a second ultraviolet wavelength, which is different from the first ultraviolet wavelength, and 
 a polymerization reaction will occur when the thinner is subjected to ultraviolet light of at least one of the first or second ultraviolet wavelength. 
 
     
     
         18 . The composition of  claim 14  wherein the composition does not include any pigments. 
     
     
         19 . The composition of  claim 17  wherein the first photoinitiator comprises hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone and the second photoinitiator comprises 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyldiphenylphosphine oxide. 
     
     
         20 . The composition of  claim 14  wherein a viscosity of the composition is in a range from about 0.01 poise to about 1 poise.