Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a virus inactivating agent that exhibits an effect at an amount that does not cause skin irritation; and an external skin preparation composition containing said virus inactivating agent. The present invention relates to: a virus inactivating agent containing, as an effective component thereof, at least one selected from mint oil, eucalyptus oil, rosemary oil, sage oil, tea tree oil, shell ginger oil, peppermint oil, lemongrass oil, cajeputi oil, niaouli cineole oil, lime oil, lemon oil, lemon verbena oil, St. John's wort oil, ravintsara oil, rosewood oil, Melissa/lemon balm oil, myrrh oil, mandarin oil, vetiver oil, frankincense oil, citronella oil, cardamom oil, Angelica oil, and cationized starch; and an external skin preparation composition containing the same.

Abstract: Provided is a cleaner composition which causes no malfunction due to clogging even when contained in a pump foamer container, or the like, and repeatedly used, and is excellent in resilience and persistence of foam, and feeling after washing off. The cleaner composition includes a soap that is obtained by neutralizing a higher fatty acid with sodium N-methyltaurate, and a polymer including dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride as a monomer unit and having a molecular weight of 200000 or less.

Abstract: A composition including a lamellar gel phase contains a first nonionic surfactant having hydrophobic moieties respectively on both sides of a hydrophilic moiety. The first nonionic surfactant constitutes at least a portion of the lamellar gel phase. A content by percentage of higher aliphatic alcohols or higher fatty acids is 1% by mass or less relative to the mass of the composition.

Abstract: A cleanser composition contains (A) a nonionic surfactant having a HLB of from 10 to 18; and (B) a cosurfactant including at least one selected from the group consisting of alkylglycerols and glycerin fatty acid esters. A content of the cosurfactant is 0.3% by mass or greater relative to the mass of the cleanser composition. A total amount of ionic surfactants is 0.10% by mass or less relative to the mass of the cleanser composition.

Abstract: Methods and systems for producing personalized products are provided. The method involves placing a plurality of ingredients in a primary container, heating at least a portion of the primary container to a temperature selected to melt the ingredients, placing the heated primary container into a centrifuge, blending the melted ingredients into a substantially homogeneous mixture by spinning the primary container in the centrifuge, and allowing the substantially homogeneous mixture to cool to form a solid product.

Abstract: Systems and methods herein are developed which enable modification of an initial customized cosmetic product, wherein the initial customized cosmetic product is created based on an initial customized cosmetic product specification or an existing specification of a non-custom product. One such system and method for making a custom cosmetic product from an existing non-custom cosmetic product is configured to be capable of: characterizing a non-custom product with a known key comprised of at least one search component; providing user interaction to modify at least one of the at least one search components in this key to create a modified key; and using the modified key to produce custom product which may include determining manufacturing instructions. Such systems and methods may incorporate a custom or non-custom product attribute data base for providing product attribute data for modification and adjustment of the user search key using an adjustment service.

Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for preventing and/or improving photoaging and/or dermal pigmentation comprising Thujae Semen extract as an active ingredient. The present invention also provides a cosmetic method which includes a step for applying the agent for preventing and/or improving photoaging and/or dermal pigmentation to skin to be treated, and a cosmetic device to be applied in said method.

Abstract: Customized cosmetics corresponding to user-unique factors are provided. An information processing apparatus can communicate with a cosmetic dispenser configured to dispense at least one of a plurality of cosmetics based on recipe information indicating a usage amount of each of the plurality of cosmetics.

Abstract: The invention provides a cosmetic base having an unprecedented appearance and feeling on use, in particular a cosmetic base with a novel feeling on use that gives a fresh feeling and a unique feel as the cosmetic softly bursts and collapses, allowing water to flow out, when applied to the skin, and a skin cosmetic using the same. A cosmetic base includes (A) 0.15-0.6 mass % of sodium acrylate-grafted starch and (B) 0.25-1.35 mass % of an associative thickener having a polyoxyalkylene chain wherein the total amount of the (A) sodium acrylate-grafted starch and (B) associative thickener having a polyoxyalkylene chain compounded is 0.5-1.5 mass % and to a skin cosmetic that uses the cosmetic base.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions that can form a covering, layer, film, device, and/or prosthetic skin that can be comfortably worn to provide skin barrier function, skin hydration and therapeutic and aesthetic benefits. The present invention provides novel compositions that have low tackiness and form quickly, resulting in a wearable, comfortable (maintains temperature and humidity), breathable, thin, optically invisible, cosmetically elegant, flexible, stretchable, elastic and body-movement conforming, yet long-lasting covering, layer, film, device, and/or prosthetic skin on the skin or any other body surface. The present invention provides novel compositions that can form a covering, layer, film, device, and/or prosthetic skin that works for extended periods in excess of about 24 hours, while retaining function during and after exercising, showering and swimming (in sea-water, fresh water and chlorinated water), steam room (heat at high humidity), and sauna (heat at low humidity).

Abstract: A thickener for a non-aqueous system includes a water-soluble polymer and a counterpart that ionically and/or electrostatically interacts with the water-soluble polymer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic having the innovative, unprecedented property in which the ultraviolet protection effects do not decrease, but conversely increase, due to coming into contact with moisture such as water or perspiration, and due to heat applied in the usage environment. The cosmetic of the present invention contains (A) an ultraviolet protectant; (B) at least one compound that is water-soluble and that has an IOB of 5.

Abstract: The present invention provides an oil-based cosmetic which is excellent in terms of a matte texture, while being highly stable. An oil-based cosmetic which is characterized by containing the following components (a)-(e). (a) a crosslinked organopolysiloxane (b) an amorphous anhydrous silicic acid (c) an oil-based gelling agent having a sugar skeleton (d) a liquid oil (e) a powder.

Abstract: Provided are cosmetic powder compositions which contain at least one butter, such as shea butter, at least one butter treated powder and a high mass content of spherical powder particles.

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: 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: 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 method for image transformation including receiving, from an electronic device, an input image having represented therein an object having a predefined region with a selected characteristic, extracting, from the input image, an isolated image corresponding to the predefined region, inputting the isolated image into a baseline generator, trained by an offline unbalanced neural network, that generates a new image that represents a modification to the predefined region in which the selected characteristic is replaced with a baseline characteristic, and generating an output image that reflects a modification of the input image to include a representation of the new image.

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.