Abstract: Provided is a chemical agent effective for inhibiting blue light-induced oxidation, and a screening method for the same. A blue light oxidation inhibitor comprising one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of compounds including the structure of formula I, L(+)-ascorbic acid compounds and pantetheine-S-sulfonic acid-containing compounds is effective for inhibiting oxidation induced by blue light.

Abstract: A powder-containing composition contains from 0.5% by mass to 22% by mass of a first powder which is a nonspherical powder having a hydrophobic particle surface, from 6% by mass to 25% by mass of a liquid-state polyol, 50% by mass or greater of water, and from 3% by mass to 12% by mass of a liquid-state oily component. A content of a second powder which is a spherical powder is 1.5 parts by mass or less relative to 1 part by mass of the first powder. A content of a surfactant is 0.5% by mass or less relative to the mass of the powder-containing composition.

Abstract: The disclosure of the present invention relates to the provision of compositions effective for improving skin conditions from the viewpoint of maintaining or improving quality of life (QOL) in terms of both health and beauty. More specifically, the disclosure of the present invention relates to compositions comprising 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-imidazoliclinone or a derivative thereof and pyriclinecarboxamide. As they promote the increase of epidermal stem cells and facilitate the proliferation of keratinocytes, they can be suitably used as a cosmetic composition such as cosmetics that are effective in improving skin conditions.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a water in oil type cosmetic composition that prevents syneresis and exhibits favorable stability. A water in oil type cosmetic composition for preventing syneresis of the present disclosure is characterized by containing a compound which is solubilized by being neutralized as an active component. In addition, a preferred embodiment of the water in oil type cosmetic composition for preventing syneresis of the present disclosure is characterized by the compound which is solubilized by being neutralized being a water soluble compound which has a sulfonic acid group. Further, a water in oil type cosmetic of the present disclosure is characterized by containing: a compound which is solubilized by being neutralized; a gelling agent; water; and a powder component; the viscosity of the water in oil cosmetic being greater than or equal to 7000 mPa·s.

Abstract: To provided provide an oil-based cosmetic in which a pattern such as uneven or streak-like flow marks is reduced or inhibited, and which has excellent appearance gloss. An oil-based cosmetic of the present disclosure contains a first photoluminescent pigment having an average particle size of 80 ?m or less; and a polymeric oil-phase thickener, wherein the mass ratio of the first photoluminescent pigment and a second photoluminescent pigment having an average particle size of more than 80 ?m is 55:45 to 100:0, when the oil-based cosmetic contains a coloring material, the mass ratio of the first photoluminescent pigment with respect to the coloring material is 2.0 or higher, the content of thickening particles is less than 4.0% by mass, and the oil-based cosmetic has a viscosity of 50 mPa·s or higher under a temperature in at least a portion of a range of 80 to 150° C.

Abstract: A multilayered container includes an inner container configured to contain content, and an outer container configured to accommodate the inner container. The inner container has a side surface formed with a plurality of folded pleats contractable and expandable in a vertical direction, so that the inner container is shrinkable inside the outer container. The inner container includes a metal layer or an inorganic layer. A discharge mechanism, configured to discharge the content, and including a mechanism configured to prevent air from entering the inner container when discharging the content, is attached to an upper surface of the inner container.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for preventing adhesion of air-borne fine particles, which contains a 2-(meth)acryloyloxyalkyl phosphorylcholine-(meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester copolymer as an antistatic agent, and which is not decreased in the effect of preventing adhesion of air-borne fine particles even if a sufficient amount of an oil component is blended therein. The present invention is characterized by containing (A) 2-(meth)acryloyloxyalkyl phosphorylcholine-(meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester copolymer, (B) a di-long-chain cationic surfactant represented by formula (I) (wherein each R1 independently represents and alkyl group having 12-22 carbon atoms and 0-3 double bonds; each R2 independently represents an alkyl group having 1-3 carbon atoms and no double bond; and Y represents a halogen atom, a methosulfate or a methophosphate), and (C) one or more oil components selected from among hydrocarbon oils, ester oils and silicone oils.

Abstract: The invention relates to a talc-free powdery solid cosmetic containing a powder component and an oil-based component that is [1] a powdery solid cosmetic which contains mica (A) having an average particle size of 15 ?m or less and mica (B) having an average particle size of 10 ?m or more as the powder component and in which the difference between the average particle size of the mica (A) and the average particle size of the mica (B) is 5 ?m or more or [2] a powdery solid cosmetic containing 30 mass % or more of mica produced by a wet forming method.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a silicone-free cosmetic containing no silicone compounds, not only in a surface treatment agent for a powder, but also in the cosmetic itself, wherein the cosmetic has excellent powder dispersibility, has a stable and clear appearance, and also has a good texture in use. The present invention relates to a cosmetic containing (A) a powder that is surface-treated with a surface treatment agent including at least two types of treatment agents, one of the at least two types of treatment agents being an N-acyl amino acid or a salt thereof; and (B) at least one type of surfactant selected from among polyglycerol esters of fatty acids; wherein the cosmetic does not contain a silicone compound.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for treating or preventing skin pigmentation, which contains fibroblasts as an active ingredient, wherein the fibroblasts are those fibroblasts which are less damaged than fibroblasts localized in a site where the skin pigmentation occurs, and the composition is characterized by being intended to be applied to a site where the pigmentation occurs or a dermis tissue around the site.

Abstract: An image analysis device according to the present invention includes: an image capturing unit that captures a subject; a light emitting unit that emits light to the subject; a sensor unit that senses an inclination of the image capturing unit relative to the subject; a control unit that causes the image capturing unit to capture an image of the subject while controlling light emission of the light emitting unit; and a determination unit that, based on a positional relationship of the image capturing unit and the light emitting unit and the inclination, determines a measurement region spaced apart by a predetermined distance from a reflection region corresponding to a position in the image where a light from the light emitting unit regularly reflects at the subject.

Abstract: A liquid object detector (160) includes a liquid object dispensing part (500), a sensor (161, 162, 163) configured to detect a liquid object dispensed by the liquid object dispensing part, and a sensor moving part (130, 165) configured to move the sensor in a direction crossing a dispensing direction of the liquid object.

Abstract: A method for preparing a cosmetic kit provides cosmetics which are customized (personalized) for each user and a cosmetic provision device which uses the kit to supply customized cosmetics. The cosmetic kit includes a plurality of cosmetic bases, and is used for customized cosmetics which are prepared by mixing the plurality of cosmetic bases in accordance with recipe information determined on the basis of user unique information. The method provides a cosmetic kit with a container containing at least two cosmetic bases selected from the plurality of cosmetic bases that is rotated at a prescribed speed, and a new-infrared measurement of the bases in the container is performed at prescribed time intervals, the time (T)required to obtain an nth measurement, in which the rate of change between the absorbance in the nth measurement and the absorbance in the previous ((n?1)th)measurement is 100%±5%, and the rate of change with respect to the absorbance in the following ((n+1)th) measurement is 100%±5%.

Abstract: To promote a utilization of a moving image in a video call. An information processing apparatus includes: a correction module configured to correct the luminance of a first video data acquired by a camera; a recognition module configured to recognize a first moving image and a second moving image in a first video data whose luminance is corrected, the first moving image including at least a part of a user's face, the second moving image not including a face; a correction module configured to correct a recognized second moving image; a generation module configured to generate a second video data including a first moving image included in a first video data whose luminance is corrected and a corrected second moving image; and a providing module configured to provide a second video data to a video call application.

Abstract: An oil-in-water emulsified sunblock cosmetic has excellent feeling when used and maintains a high ultraviolet-ray protective effect even upon contact with water or sweat. The oil-in-water emulsified sunblock cosmetic contains an (A) ultraviolet-ray protective agent and a (B) fatty acid forming a solid at room temperature, the cosmetic is characterized in that 51% or less of the fatty acid is neutralized, and the formulation ratio ((A)/(B) of the (A) ultraviolet-ray protective agent to the (B) fatty acid is in the range of at least 0.1 and less than 10.0. The cosmetic exhibits the unprecedented and surprising property of contact with water causing an improvement to the ultraviolet-ray protective ability. It is preferable for the cosmetic to contain an (C) oily component having IOB of 0.5 or higher.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to suitably control a charging state of a human body all the time. A charging amount detection device 13 is worn by a human body and measures the surface potential of the human body. A static electricity control device 12 is worn by a human body and generates and discharges ions to the human body and thereby controls the static electricity on the human body. A mobile terminal 11 sets a control pattern of the static electricity on the human body that is suitable for a condition such as temperature and humidity for the static electricity control device 12 via short-range wireless communication. The static electricity control device 12 uses the set control pattern to perform feedback control of the static electricity on the human body by using the surface potential of the human body measured by the charging amount detection device 13.

Abstract: A container includes a bottom wall and a side wall. Multiple vertically-crushable units are formed in the side wall, each unit of the multiple units includes mountain fold lines formed by sides of parallelograms and valley fold lines formed by diagonal lines of the parallelograms, and the multiple units are stacked in tiers such that each pair of the parallelograms in upper and lower tiers have a common lower/upper side and the parallelograms in the upper and lower tiers alternately become line-symmetrical with respect to the common lower/upper side.