Abstract: An agent for enhancing skin barrier function was provided with. An agent for enhancing skin barrier function comprising a wavelength conversion substance as an active ingredient; a composition and a product comprising the agent for enhancing skin barrier function; and a method for enhancing skin barrier function using thereof. The present invention can exhibit a desirable effect on skin by effectively making use of ultraviolet light to enhance skin barrier function.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an oil-in-oil cosmetic composition which is excellent in terms of transfer resistance after application, while having gloss, and which exhibits good spreadability when applied and enables the achievement of matte finish texture, while being prevented from the occurrence of a crack or the like and having excellent appearance stability. The present invention relates to an oil-in-oil cosmetic composition which is characterized by containing (a) from 5 to 80% by mass of a nonvolatile hydrocarbon oil and/or a nonvolatile ester oil, (b) from 1 to 70% by mass of a nonvolatile silicone oil and (c) from 3 to 13% by mass of a powder that has an average particle diameter of from 1 to 10 ?m, and which is also characterized in that the nonvolatile hydrocarbon oil and/or the nonvolatile ester oil (a) and the nonvolatile silicone oil (b) are separated from each other when mixed at 25° C.

Abstract: This box assembling and packing system is provided: a first jig which is fixed at a predetermined position and against which a side part of a body of a packing box is thrust; a second jig which is fixed at a predetermined position and against which a flap part and a tuck part of the packing box are thrust; and a robot having two articulated arms. A first articulated arm of the two articulated arms holds and moves the packing box in a flatly collapsed form by a packing box holding mechanism, folds and raises the body of the flatly collapsed packing box into a rectangular tubular shape in cooperation with the first jig, and maintains the folded and raised body of the packing box in the rectangular tubular shape by a packing box rectangular tubular shape maintaining mechanism.

Abstract: A device of an embodiment includes: an optical mechanism; a control computation unit that controls driving of the optical mechanism, acquires a tomographic image of skin by processing an optical interference signal from an optical system, and calculates a network of blood vessels on the basis of the tomographic image; and a display device that displays an image of the network of blood vessels. The control computation unit sets a reference profile obtained by function approximation of an intensity profile in a depth direction of the acquired tomographic image, calculates a difference between an intensity value on the reference profile and an actual intensity value as an outlier V, the intensity values being those in the depth direction in the tomographic image, determines, as blood vessels or blood vessel candidates, coordinates with the outliers V within a predetermined blood vessel determination range, and calculates the network of blood vessels.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a cosmetic material having excellent feeling of use. The present invention relates to a cosmetic material comprising a host body consisting of a polymer compound having a host group and a guest body consisting of a polymer compound having a guest group, or a host-guest body consisting of a polymer compound having a host group and a guest group, wherein, at least one of the polymer compound having the host group or the polymer compound having the guest group, or the polymer compound having the host group and the guest group has a siloxane bond.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin material which contains a polymer compound having a host group and/or guest group and exhibits excellent solubility. The present invention relates to a resin material comprising a host body consisting of a polymer compound having a host group and a guest body consisting of a polymer compound having a guest group, or a host-guest body consisting of a polymer compound having a host group and a guest group, wherein, at least one of the polymer compound having the host group or the polymer compound having the guest group, or the polymer compound having the host group and the guest group, has a siloxane bond.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a decorating powder composition for decorating the surface of a solid cosmetic material, in particular, for obtaining a solid cosmetic material having a beautiful appearance which is decorated with a glossy powder, and a decorating method using the decorating powder composition. [Solution] Provided are a decorating powder composition including a glossy powder which has been surface-treated with a silane compound or a silazane compound, and a method for decorating a solid cosmetic material, the method including causing the decorating powder composition to adhere to a printing plate and then bringing the printing plate into contact with a surface of the solid cosmetic material to transfer the decorating powder composition to the surface of the solid cosmetic material and decorate the solid cosmetic material.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide, regarding a composition containing a nanodisc composed of a silicone-based surfactant, a nanodisc-containing composition having an improved stability of an emulsion composition. For achieving the object, provided is an oil-in-water emulsion composition containing (A) an aqueous phase, (B) an oil phase, and (C) polyoxyalkylene-modified silicone. When the oil-in-water emulsion composition contains 1 to 35% by mass in total of ethyl alcohol and dipropylene glycol in (A) the aqueous phase, 1 to 50% by mass of (B) the oil phase, and 0.2 to 5% by mass of (C) based on the whole composition, a nanodisc is formed and the emulsion state is stable.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an oil-in-oil emulsified cosmetic having exceptional transfer resistance after application, luster, excellent spread during application, and especially exceptional cosmetic durability. The present invention pertains to an oil-in-oil emulsified cosmetic characterized by containing (a) 5-80 mass % of a nonvolatile hydrocarbon oil and/or nonvolatile ester oil, (b) 1-70 mass % of a nonvolatile silicone oil, and (c) 2-12 mass % of a spherical powder having an average particle size of 1-10 ?m, the oil-in-oil emulsified cosmetic moreover being characterized in that the (a) nonvolatile hydrocarbon oil and/or nonvolatile ester oil and the (b) nonvolatile silicone oil separate when mixed at 25° C. The blend ratio (mass ratio) of the (a) nonvolatile hydrocarbon oil and/or nonvolatile ester oil and the (b) nonvolatile silicone oil is preferably (a)/[(a)+(b)]=0.4-0.8.

Abstract: There is provided a composition for forming an artificial skin that can shorten the cross-linking time while maintaining excellent application performance and coating performance. A composition for forming an artificial skin of the present disclosure comprises a first agent and a second agent, wherein the first agent comprises: (a) a polymer A composed of one or more organopolysiloxanes containing at least two carbon-carbon double bonds or at least one carbon-carbon triple bond in the molecule; (b) a polymer B composed of one or more organopolysiloxanes containing at least two Si—H units in the molecule; and (c) a silicone having a viscosity of 1.5 mPa·s or less at 25° C., and wherein the second agent comprises a catalyst that promotes cross-linking of the polymer A and the polymer B.

Abstract: The invention relates to particles of a calcium salt of a fatty acid having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, wherein the median size is 4.0 ?m to 15.0 ?m, the particle size digest A expressed by the following equation (1) satisfies the relation A?2.0, and the average thickness is 350 to 800 nm. Particle size digest A=(D90?D10)/D50??equation (1) (Here, 4.0?D50?15.0.

Abstract: An inflammation inhibiting agent was provided with. An inflammation inhibiting agent comprising a wavelength conversion substance as an active ingredient; a composition and a product comprising the inflammation inhibiting agent; and a method for inhibiting inflammation of skin using thereof were provided with. The present invention can exhibit a desirable effect on skin by effectively making use of ultraviolet light to inhibit inflammation in skin cells.

Abstract: Provided are: a core-corona polymer particle excellent in emulsion stability and feeling of use, and a raw material for a cosmetic and an oil-in-water emulsion cosmetic comprising the particle. Certain embodiments of the present invention provides a core-corona polymer particle obtained by radical-polymerizing a polyethylene oxide macromonomer represented by formula (1) and one or two or more of hydrophobic monomers represented by formulas (2) and (3) under conditions (A) to (D).

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a cosmetic having high chromatic intensity but yet having excellent color fading property. The invention relates to a cosmetic containing ?-iron(III) oxide containing 15 mol % or more and 40 mol % or less aluminum. According to the invention, a cosmetic which has excellent color fading property and can achieve property of developing a vivid color can be provided.

Abstract: An objective of the invention is to provide a sunscreen cosmetic that, by blending an environmentally friendly and highly water-resistant powder component instead of microplastic beads or silica, can achieve high ultraviolet protection power even when a small amount of an ultraviolet protectant is used, that moreover has the property wherein, by coming into contact with water, perspiration or the like, the ultraviolet protection effects are increased even more than those directly after being applied, and that also has an excellent texture. The sunscreen cosmetic according to the present invention contains (A) an oil phase thickener, (B) an ultraviolet protectant, and (C) a wax powder having a volume-average particle size of 1 to 30 lam.

Abstract: An anti-oxidizing agent or skin stress suppressing agent was provided with. An anti-oxidizing agent or skin stress suppressing agent comprising a wavelength conversion substance as an active ingredient; a composition and a product comprising the anti-oxidizing agent or skin stress suppressing agent; and a method for suppressing oxidization and skin stress of skin using thereof were provided with. The present invention can exhibit a desirable effect on skin by effectively making use of ultraviolet light to suppress skin cells.

Abstract: An objective of the invention is to provide a solid lip cosmetic that imparts a highly lustrous finish, while also being resistant to bleeding in the finish after being applied, having excellent stability over time, and further thereto, having a pleasant sense of resilience when applied, being light to spread and providing a high sense of adhesion after application. The solid lip cosmetic according to the present invention contains (A) fatty acid polyglycerides; (B) silicic anhydride having an average particle size of 1 ?m or smaller; and (C) a colorant; wherein the component (A) includes (a1) a fatty acid polyglyceride having a viscosity of 5000 mPa·s or higher at 25° C., and (a2) a fatty acid polyglyceride having a viscosity lower than 5000 mPa·s at 25° C.; the component (a1) content is 0.1% to 20% by mass; the mass ratio between components (a1) and (a2) satisfies (a1):(a2)=1:0.5 to 1:5; and the component (B) content is 0.25% to 4% by mass.

Abstract: An objective of the invention is to increase the ultraviolet protection power of an ultraviolet scattering agent, thereby providing an oil-in-water emulsion sunscreen cosmetic that can achieve high ultraviolet protection power and that has excellent emulsion stability. The sunscreen cosmetic according to the present invention comprises (A) an acrylic copolymer having phosphoric acid groups; (B) a hydrophobically treated ultraviolet scattering agent; and (C) 0.3% by mass or more of a water phase thickener; wherein the ultraviolet scattering agent is dispersed in an oil phase.

Abstract: An objective of the invention is to provide a production method for a powdered solid cosmetic that, while having a texture similar to that in the case in which an elastic spherical powder is blended, also has excellent powder dispersibility and high impact resistance.

Abstract: A novel an agent for maintaining or promoting collagen productivity is provided with. An agent for maintaining or promoting collagen productivity of cells, comprising a wavelength conversion substance as an active ingredient; a composition and a product comprising the agent for maintaining or promoting collagen productivity; and a method for maintaining or promoting collagen productivity by means thereof are provided with. The present invention can exhibit a desirable effect on skin by effectively making use of ultraviolet light to maintain or promoting collagen productivity in skin cells.