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US Patent 10,857,079 B2 (Greg Norman); Mary Kay Inc., Addison, TX, has patented a method of thickening the appearance of eyelashes and increasing the volume of eyelashes. It consisting of directly applying an oil-in-water anionic emulsion to eyelashes. The oil-in-water anionic emulsion is comprised of a continuous phase comprising of water; a discontinuous phase comprising a combination of waxes (paraffin wax, carnauba wax, beeswax, and candelilla wax); an anionic surfactant system comprising stearic acid, palmitic acid, myristic acid, polyethylene glycol-40 (PEG-40) stearate, and stearyl stearate; and VP/Eicosene copolymer, trimethylpentanediol/adipic acid/glycerin cross polymer, hydroxyethylcellulose, and bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2.