JP2014094900A - Gel nail softening agent - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To remove gel nails by a simple method.SOLUTION: What is composed by making an organic solvent gelate with a gelation agent is used as a gel nail softening agent, where: the organic solvent is selected from ketones such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone, alcohols such as ethanol and 2-propanol, ethers such as diethylether, and the like; and the gelation agent is selected from carrageenan, carboxyvinyl polymer, a crosslinked polyacrylic acid, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, sodium acrylate, and the like.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gel nail removing material containing an organic solvent.

  To remove the gel nail, for example, (1) place cotton soaked with acetone on the gel nail, (2) wrap the finger with aluminum foil over the cotton, leave it for a while, (3) The cotton was removed and the softened gel nail was scraped off from the nail with a spatula or the like (paragraph 0004 of Patent Document 1). As described above, since there is a problem that the gel nail is difficult to remove, Patent Document 1 proposes that the gel nail itself can be easily removed.

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  Although it is conceivable that the gel nail itself can be easily removed as in Patent Document 1, in this case, the number of man-hours for forming the gel nail and the types of materials constituting the gel nail are increased. If these increase, there exists a possibility that the versatility of a gel nail may fall. In addition, there is a limit to making it easy to remove, and it is not possible to meet the needs related to conventional gel nail removal.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gel nail softening material capable of removing a gel nail by a simple method without devising the gel nail itself.

  The gel nail softening material of the present invention contains an organic solvent, a gelling agent, an oil agent and clay, and is gelled by the gelling agent.

  According to the gel nail softening material of the present invention, since the organic solvent is gelled by the gelling agent, it is easy to keep the gel nail softening material placed on the gel nail. Therefore, since it is not necessary to use cotton or the like, the gel nail can be removed by a simple method. Moreover, the state of the nail | claw after removing a gel nail with an oil agent is easy to be maintained. Furthermore, the clay makes it difficult for the gel nail softener placed on the nail to adhere even if it comes into contact with clothes.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described. The gel nail softening material according to the present embodiment is used to soften and easily remove the gel nail formed on the nail. Gel nail is a kind of decorative body on the surface of the nail. The gel nail is formed by applying a gel-like nail composition containing a urethane resin and a photopolymerizable monomer to the surface of the nail and then curing it by irradiating with ultraviolet rays.

  The gel nail softening material of the present embodiment contains at least an organic solvent, a gelling material, an oil agent, and clay. The following candidates are considered for these inclusions. [Organic solvent] Ketones such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone, alcohols such as ethanol and 2-propanol, ethers such as diethyl ether, and the like. Preferably, acetone. [Gelling agent] Carrageenan, carboxyvinyl polymer, cross-linked polyacrylic acid, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium acrylate, and the like. Preferably, hydroxypropyl cellulose. [Oil agent] Oil agent, paraffin, oil and fat comprising petroleum-derived hydrocarbons such as petrolatum. [Clay] Clay for cosmetics, clay for ceramics, etc. When mixed with gelled acetone as described later, for example, powdery clay for ceramics is preferable because it is easy to handle.

  The following substances can be considered as further inclusions. Water, glycerin, triethylhexanoin. Moreover, naturally-derived oil agents such as jojoba seed oil and orange oil can be considered as an additional substance or an alternative substance of the oil agent. Furthermore, esters of acetic acid and alcohol such as ethyl acetate are conceivable as additions or alternatives to the above solvents.

Example 1
A small amount of each of hydroxypropylcellulose and petrolatum was added to acetone and stirred to gel. A gel nail softening material was completed by adding and mixing powdery clay for ceramics to such gelled acetone. When the gel nail softening material is placed on the gel nail and left as it is for about 5 to 10 minutes, the gel nail is softened. Before the gel nail softening material is placed on the gel nail, the gel nail may be easily softened by rubbing the surface of the gel nail with a file or the like. The gel nail softened by the gel nail softening material is scraped off with a spatula or the like.

(Example 2)
Among the materials of Example 1, a gel nail softening material was produced in the same manner as Example 1 without adding petrolatum. Moreover, the produced gel nail softening material was used in the same manner as in Example 1.

(Example 3)
Among the materials of Example 1, a gel nail softening material was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 without adding clay. Moreover, the produced gel nail softening material was used in the same manner as in Example 1.

(result)
In any of the examples, since the organic solvent was gelled by the gelling agent, the gel nail softening material was easily kept on the gel nail, and the gel nail could be removed by a simple method. In Example 2, after removing the gel nail, the nail surface was likely to be whiter than in Example. It is considered that petrolatum keeps the nail surface in good condition. In Example 3, when a softening material comes into contact with clothes or the like while the gel nail softening material is placed on the gel nails, the softening material easily adheres to the clothes or the like. On the other hand, in Example 1, the softening material was hardly attached by mixing clay.

Claims (4)

  A gel nail softening material comprising an organic solvent, a gelling agent, an oily agent, and clay, and gelled with the gelling agent.   The gel nail softener according to claim 1, wherein petrolatum is contained as the oil agent.   The gel nail softener according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the clay is powdery.   The gel nail softening material according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the organic solvent is acetone and the gelling agent is hydroxypropylcellulose.