Abstract: The invention aims to provide a pearl-like capsule that can encapsulate a large amount of fatty substances and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein the pearl-like capsule is less deformable and/or less shrinkable even under freeze-thaw and thus is convenient for transportation and preservation. The pearl-like capsule includes a droplet having an outer surface and a 0.5 millimeter to 15 millimeter diameter, and a water-soluble macromolecule, fatty substances, a water-soluble multivalent metallic salt, sake lees, and starch. The pearl-like capsule also includes a water-insoluble coating of alginate on the outer surface of the droplet, and a glycerine coating on the water-insoluble coating of alginate, wherein the sake lees include amino acid and are 1% to 10% by weight of the droplet, and the starch is 10% to 20% by weight of the droplet.

Abstract: The invention aims to provide a pearl-like capsule that can encapsulate a large amount of fatty substances and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein the pearl-like capsule is less deformable and/or less shrinkable even under freeze-thaw and thus is convenient for transportation and preservation. The pearl-like capsule has a structure where outer surface of a droplet is coated with water-insoluble coating of alginate and then coated with a coating consisting of glycerine, wherein the droplet includes water-soluble macromolecule, fatty substances, water-soluble multivalent metallic salt, rice lees, and starch.

Abstract: The invention is to provide a method for producing a soft capsule type external preparation (and a softening liquid (L) used for the production thereof, and an external preparation composed of such a capsule body (C)) which can be stably stored and leaves no film residues when rubbed with the finger when used as an external preparation although the external preparation is structured only as a capsule body (C) substantially having no external solution. An original capsule body (c) in which at least the external surface region inside an alginate capsule is present in the form of a polyvalent metal alginate is contacted with a softening liquid (L) composed of an aqueous solution comprising both “a basic amino acid (1)” and “an acid (2) selected from an organic acid or a phytic acid,” thereby impregnating the softening liquid (L) into the original capsule body (c) to obtain the capsule body (C).

Abstract: The invention aims to provide a pearl-like capsule that can encapsulate a large amount of fatty substances and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein the pearl-like capsule is less deformable and/or less shrinkable even under freeze-thaw and thus is convenient for transportation and preservation. The pearl-like capsule has a structure where outer surface of a droplet is coated with water-insoluble coating of alginate and then coated with a coating consisting of glycerine, wherein the droplet includes water-soluble macromolecule, fatty substances, water-soluble multivalent metallic salt, rice lees, and starch.

Abstract: The invention is to provide a method for producing a soft capsule type external preparation (and a softening liquid (L) used for the production thereof, and an external preparation composed of such a capsule body (C)) which can be stably stored and leaves no film residues when rubbed with the finger when used as an external preparation although the external preparation is structured only as a capsule body (C) substantially having no external solution. An original capsule body (c) in which at least the external surface region inside an alginate capsule is present in the form of a polyvalent metal alginate is contacted with a softening liquid (L) composed of an aqueous solution comprising both “a basic amino acid (1)” and “an acid (2) selected from an organic acid or a phytic acid,” thereby impregnating the softening liquid (L) into the original capsule body (c) to obtain the capsule body (C).

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a heretofore-unknown hair-care product that is unique both in terms of performance and originality; in particular, a candle type or incense-burner-shaped hair-care product. The hair-care product is used as follows: a composition present as a solid at room temperature is heated and melted directly or indirectly by using fire, and the composition, thus fluidized, is applied to hair. This hair-care product is characterized in that the aforementioned composition comprises the composition (1) containing theobroma grandiflorum seed butter as a main component.