Methods for Applying Artificial Tanning Liquid or Semi-Solid Product Using a Brush

Abstract

A method of applying a liquid or semi-solid artificial tanning product to the skin comprising the steps of applying a small amount of a liquid or semi-solid tanning product to a makeup brush, contacting an area of skin with the makeup brush, using a circular motion to apply the product to the area of skin, allowing the product to dry on the skin, and optionally repeating these on the same area of skin or moving to a new area of skin, is presented.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A method of applying an artificial tanning product to skin comprising the steps of:
 a) applying a tanning product to a makeup brush;   b) contacting an area of skin with the makeup brush of step a;   c) moving the brush in contact with the area of skin in a circular motion keeping the brush in contact with the skin;   d) allowing the product to dry on the skin;   e) optionally repeating steps a through d on the same area of skin; and   f) optionally moving to a new area of skin and repeating steps a through d.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the artificial tanning product is a liquid or semi-solid. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the brush is dipped in the artificial tanning product. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the tanning product is applied to the brush with a pump spray bottle dispenser. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein a kabuki makeup brush is used. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the brush is between about 5% and about 40% coated with the tanning product. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the tanning product is a liquid and the amount of product applied to the brush is about 1 to 3 pumps from the spray bottle. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the tanning product is a semi-solid and the amount of product applied to the brush is about 1 to 4 pumps from the spray bottle. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the liquid or semi-solid is a bronzing product and is comprised of water, propylene, glycol, decyl glucoside, tocopheryl acetate, ascorbic acid, retinyl palmitate, organic  camellia oleifera  seed extract, organic vitis  vinifera  seed extract, organic  aloe barbadensis  leaf extract, xanthan gum, disodium EDTA, phenoxyethanol, and ethyhexylglycerin. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the liquid or semi-solid is an artificial tanning product and is comprised of water, dihydroxyacentone (DHA), organic  aloe barbadensis  leaf juice, organic  simmondsia chinensis  seed oil, caprylic capricTgriglyceride, isopropyl myristate, certearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20 glycerin, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, acetyl hexapeptide-8, organic  camellia sinensis  leaf extract, algae extract, dicetyl phosphate, ceteth-10 phosphate, dimethicone, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, polyethylene glycol (PEG)-7 glyceryl cocoate, tocopherol acetate, hyaluronic acid, and panthenol. 
     
     
         11 . A method of applying a tanning product to a human body, the method comprising the steps of:
 a. coating a portion of a bristle end of a brush with the liquid tanning product;   b. contacting said coated bristle end of the brush with a portion of the human body;   c. moving said coated bristle end in a circular motion over the portion of the human body with the result of transferring tanning product to the surface of the human body;   d. allowing the tanning product transferred to the human body to dry;   e. optionally repeating steps a to d on the same portion of the human body; and   f. optionally repeating steps a to d on a different portion of the human body.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the artificial tanning product is a liquid or semi-solid. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the brush is dipped in the artificial tanning product. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the tanning product is applied to the brush with a pump spray bottle dispenser. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12  wherein a kabuki makeup brush is used. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the tanning product is a liquid and the amount of product applied to the brush is about 100 μl to about 900 μl or about 0.1 to about 0.9 grams. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the tanning product is a semi-solid and the amount of product applied to the brush is about 100 μl to about 1200 μl or about 0.1 to about 1.2 grams. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the liquid or semi-solid is a bronzing product and is comprised of water, propylene, glycol, decyl glucoside, tocopheryl acetate, ascorbic acid, retinyl palmitate, organic  camellia oleifera  seed extract, organic  vitis vinifera  seed extract, organic  aloe barbadensis  leaf extract, xanthan gum, disodium EDTA, phenoxyethanol, and ethyhexylglycerin. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the liquid or semi-solid is an artificial tanning product and is comprised of water, dihydroxyacentone (DHA), organic  aloe barbadensis  leaf juice, organic  simmondsia chinensis  seed oil, caprylic capricTgriglyceride, isopropyl myristate, certearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20 glycerin, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, acetyl hexapeptide-8, organic  camellia sinensis  leaf extract, algae extract, dicetyl phosphate, ceteth-10 phosphate, dimethicone, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, polyethylene glycol (PEG)-7 glyceryl cocoate, tocopherol acetate, hyaluronic acid, and panthenol. 
     
     
         20 . A method for applying an artificial tanning product or bronzer that is a liquid or a semi-solid comprising:
 a. applying the product to a brush;   b. wherein the product is applied to the brush from a dispenser that is a pump spray bottle;   c. wherein the brush is a Kabuki brush with at least a 2.5 cm diameter;   d. wherein the amount of product applied is about 100 to 1200 μl;   e. contacting said brush to an area of human skin and moving said brush in a circular motion wherein the area of human skin contacted is about 2.5 to 7.5 cm in diameter;   f. allowing the area of human skin contacted to dry for a period of time that is between about two and about three minutes;   g. optionally repeating steps a through f on the same area of human skin as in step e; and   h. optionally repeating steps a through f on a different area of human skin than in step e.