Abstract: The object is providing a water-in-oil emulsion sunscreen cosmetic having a property not present in the prior art, in which UV protection ability improve upon contact with water, sweat and the like in comparison with that directly after application, and also having pleasant texture and easy to wash off. The present invention provides a water-in-oil emulsion sunscreen cosmetic comprising (A) 6 to 40 mass % of a UV protective agent; (B) an organic-modified clay mineral; (C) an oil-phase-thickening agent, other than (B) and (D) a silicone-based surfactant having an HLB of less than 8, wherein the ratio, [total quantity of component (B) and component (C)]/[total quantity of (E) non-volatile liquid oils except silicone oils], is 0.04 or more and less than 0.68.

Abstract: The invention provides a novel oil thickener that can impart a thickening effect for oils used in cosmetics, and a novel oil-soluble copolymer that can be used as the thickener. The cosmetic oil thickener of the invention is an oil-soluble copolymer having a monomer unit composed of a hydrophilic monomer, a monomer unit composed of an easily-crystallizing hydrophobic monomer, and a monomer unit composed of a poorly-crystallizing hydrophobic monomer.

Abstract: [Technical problem] To suppress the occurrence of color streaks in a cosmetic comprising two or more kinds of pigments having different average particle diameters. [Solution] A cosmetic comprises at least two kinds of pigments having different average particle diameters. The cosmetic preparation has a lightness L* defined by CIE 1976 L*a*b* color system of 65 or less. The lightness L* is determined by filling a borosilicate glass container having a shell diameter ? of 35 mm with the cosmetic preparation to a height of 10 mm, and measuring according to an SCI method from the bottom surface of the filled glass container with use of an illuminant C. The cospmetic comprises behenic acid or a derivative thereof, wherein the blending amount is 0.15 to 2% by mass based on the total amount of the cosmetic.

Abstract: Provided is a water-in-oil emulsified cosmetic having improved feeling on use and usability. The water-in-oil emulsified cosmetic may include: (a) one or more polymers selected from the group consisting of polyacrylic acid, a salt of polyacrylic acid, poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid), and a salt of poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid) and having (i) a weight average molecular weight of 1 million to 4 million, and (ii) a viscosity at 25° C. when made into a 1% by mass aqueous solution of 1 Pa·s or less, (b) an aqueous phase component other than the component (a); (c) 60% by mass or less of an oily component, and (d) an emulsifier.

Abstract: A feeding container includes: an inner cylinder with a through groove extending in an axial direction disposed inside an outer cylinder having a spiral groove on an inner wall surface thereof, an inner plate having a protrusion on a side surface thereof disposed inside the inner cylinder, and the protrusion of the inner plate passing through the through groove of the inner cylinder to come into engagement with the spiral groove of the outer cylinder, whereby the inner plate moves vertically in response to either a vertical movement of the outer cylinder in the axial direction or a rotary movement of the outer cylinder around an axis.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cosmetic containing fatty acid magnesium salt particles and mica in which the fatty acid magnesium salt particles have a fatty acid having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, an aspect ratio expressed by the following formula (1) of 1.0 or more and 2.0 or less and an average thickness of 250 to 600 nm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an oil-based cosmetic having the innovative, unprecedented property in which the ultraviolet protection effects increase due to heat. The oil-based cosmetic of the present invention contains (A) an ultraviolet protectant; and (B) at least one compound that is water-soluble and that has an IOB of 5.0 or lower, selected from among (i) alkylene oxide derivatives and (ii) polyhydric alcohols; wherein the (B) (i) alkylene oxide derivatives are polyoxyalkylene/polyoxyethylene copolymer dialkyl ethers represented by the following formula (I): R1O-[(AO)m(EO)n]—R2??(I) wherein R1 and R2, each independently, denote a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having one to four carbon atoms, AO denotes an oxyalkylene group having three or four carbon atoms, EO denotes an oxyethylene group, 1?m?70, 1?n?70 and m+n?40; and the oil-based cosmetic has a water content of 5% by mass or less.

Abstract: A cosmetic material feeding-out container includes an outer tube, an inner tube disposed inside the outer tube, a cosmetic material container disposed in the inner tube with relatively moveable along a tube axial direction, an intermediate tube formed with a helical groove repeatedly on an inner circumferential face along a tube axial direction and disposed between the outer tube and the inner tube, an engagement member protruded from a portion of the cosmetic material container and engageable with the helical groove, and an operation unit including a knocking operation piece protruded from the outer tube and a rotating cam mechanism configured to rotate the intermediate tube in response to a knocking operation of the knocking operation piece, and the intermediate tube is configured to be rotated by the rotating cam mechanism to move the cosmetic material container along the tube axial direction.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a water-in-oil type emulsion cosmetic that has a replenishing and smooth feel-of-use, that, once applied, forms a uniform coating, and that can minimize the appearance of skin roughness such as pores while covering discoloration such as spots and freckles, but that does not give an impression of a thick coating. The present invention provides a water-in-oil type emulsion cosmetic characterized by containing (A) 0.1-20 mass % of metallic soap-treated powder, and (B) a water-absorptive polymer having 0.01-2 mass % of a carboxyl group. The (B) water-absorptive polymer having a carboxyl group of this cosmetic preferably can absorb 10-1,000 times its own weight.

Abstract: An oil-in-water emulsion composition is to be excellent in emulsion stability even in polymer emulsification and to provide a further moist feel in use. An oil-in-water emulsion composition is made to include (A) a (meth)acrylic acid/alkyl (meth)acrylate/(meth)acrylic acid-POE monoalkyl ether ester copolymer, (B) batyl alcohol, and (C) 10 mass % or more of a polar oil with respect to the total amount of the composition.

Abstract: An adenosine-containing composition contains (A) adenosine, (B) at least one selected from the group consisting of salicylic acid and salts thereof, glycyrrhizic acid and salts thereof, and plant extracts, and (C) water. The amount of ethanol is less than 20% by mass relative to the mass of the adenosine-containing composition.

Abstract: A commodity identification device is provided with: one or more processing devices; and one or more storage devices storing instructions for causing the one or more processing devices to: obtain a taken image; determine whether a commodity is provided with a corresponding mark or not by using a mark detector on the obtained taken image; identify which of a plurality of commodity groups a commodity provided with the mark belongs to by using a first neural network having learned the commodity, on the taken image where the mark is detected; and identify the commodity by using a second neural network having performed learning for each of the commodity groups.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cosmetic containing fatty acid magnesium salt particles and fine particle titanium oxide in which the fatty acid magnesium salt particles have a fatty acid having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, an aspect ratio expressed by the following formula (1) of 1.0 or more and 2.0 or less and an average thickness of 250 to 600 nm.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cosmetic containing fatty acid magnesium salt particles and pearlescent powder in which the amount of pearlescent powder having an average particle size of 40 ?m or more is 3 mass % or less and in which the fatty acid magnesium salt particles have a fatty acid having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, an aspect ratio expressed by the following formula (1) of 1.0 or more and 2.0 or less and an average thickness of 250 to 600 nm.

Abstract: The invention relates to fatty acid magnesium salt particles having an aspect ratio expressed by the following formula (1) of 1.0 or more and 2.0 or less in which the fatty acid has 12 to 22 carbon atoms and in which the average thickness of the fatty acid magnesium salt particles is 250 to 600 nm.

Abstract: Provided is a detergent composition that contains (A) 2-17.5 mass % of an anionic surfactant, (B) 1-17.5 mass % of an amphoteric surfactant, (C) 2.5-17 mass % of a hydrophilic non-ionic surfactant and (D) 0.2-5 mass % of an oily component. However, the detergent composition does not contain substantial amounts of fatty acid monoglycerol esters and fatty acid monoalkyl monoglyceryl ethers having alkyl groups or acyl groups having 9 or more carbon atoms. The detergent composition does not contain substantial amounts of fatty acid diglycerol esters or fatty acid monoalkyl diglyceryl ethers which have alkyl groups or acyl groups having 8 or more carbon atoms.

Abstract: An oil-in-water type emulsified cosmetic and a method of making can be prepared in a system not containing a silicone and is surprisingly produced without a wet-type dispersion apparatus by using a specific combination of the oil component constituting the oily phase and a hydrophobizing agent for a hydrophobized powder. The composition includes an aqueous phase; an oily phase dispersed in the aqueous phase; and a powder dispersed in the oily phase. The oily phase comprises a volatile hydrocarbon in oil in a combined amount of 40% by mass or more with respect to the total oil content. The powder has a surface hydrophobized by treatment with a metallic soap consisting of a higher fatty acid and a divalent metal, or by a composite treatment with a higher fatty acid and a divalent metal hydroxide.

Abstract: Provided is a cosmetic having a unique soft and springy feeling in use, capable of stably formulating therein a UV protector, and providing a light feeling in use such that the cosmetic is separated into pieces when applied to the skin. The present invention relates to a cosmetic characterized by comprising (A) a (meth)acrylic acid/an alkyl (meth)acrylate/a (meth)acrylic acid-POE monoalkyl ether ester copolymer, (B) a UV protector, (C) a nonionic surfactant, and (D) a higher alcohol.

Abstract: The purpose of this invention is to provide a method with which it is easy to perform screening for an agent that proliferates or an agent that minimizes the reduction in MCSP-positive basal epidermal stem cells. Provided is a screening method for a laminin 511 expression promoter, which takes the expression of laminin 511 as an indicator. Also provided is an agent for improving skin barrier function, elasticity, hydration and inflammation, said agent including at least one extract selected from among a group consisting of brown algae, red algae and green algae.