Abstract: A cosmetic applicator includes a handle part and a brush part made of bristle materials planted in the handle part and is used to apply a powdery cosmetic containing a fine powder, wherein such cosmetic applicator is characterized in that the bristle materials are planted in the ring-shaped part formed between the interior surface of the handle part and the exterior surface of the core provided in the handle part, and the bristle materials of the brush part extend upward from the handle part and their tips form an outer periphery having a horizontal shape relative to the handle part, while forming a shape gradually concaving from the outer periphery toward the center axis of the brush part.

Abstract: A cosmetic applicator whose application part has an arithmetic average surface roughness Ra of 10 ?m or less is provided, based on a study of the surface roughness of the application part of the cosmetic applicator, to further reduce the amount of cosmetic material accumulating on the surface of the application part, and to more reliably release onto the skin surface the cosmetic material that has been picked up onto the surface of the application part.

Abstract: A rubber latex elastic foam body produced using as the raw material therefor rubber latex and sodium silicofluoride, having an average radius for the cellular foam configuring the foam body of 10-200 ?m, a bulk density of 0.10-0.20 g/cm3, and stress at 50% compression of 0.1-1 N/cm2. This rubber latex elastic foam body has a rich texture, good adhesiveness to a skin, excellent powder adhesion, and excellent even powder application.

Abstract: A flat bag storing a liquid-impregnated sheet-shaped object has on its top side a joined part constituted by two films sealed together. The sealed part forming the joined part is formed at the base of the joined part over the entire length of the joined part. The edge of the joined part is not sealed but forms a non-sealed part instead, and the end edge of one of the two films constituting the non-sealed part is formed longer than the end edge of the other film. The flat bag simplifies the operation of spreading a folded-up sheet stored therein by removing the sheet from the flat bag and allowing the removed sheet to be attached on the face quickly and reliably without dirtying the fingers.

Abstract: A method for producing silver ion antibacterial liquid containing silver ions eluted from a silver zeolite includes using the silver zeolite, citric acid, and purified water, and implementing a first process comprising weighing the silver zeolite, citric acid, and purified water and taking a blending quantity of each, and then agitating and mixing a blended liquid prepared by blending the silver zeolite, citric acid, and purified water to prepare a mixture liquid, or a second process comprising weighing and taking a blending quantity of each of the above, preparing the mixture liquid mentioned above, and then adding purified water to dilute the mixture liquid and prepare a diluted liquid. The blending ratio of the citric acid to the silver zeolite is 0.9 to 1.5 in the first or second process.

Abstract: Provided are a package for a skin drug solution holding body capable of further prohibiting impregnation unevenness of a drug solution, and a method of manufacturing the same. A face mask package in which a base material 1 used by attaching it to skin is impregnated with liquid cosmetics 2, and the base material 1 and the liquid cosmetics 2 of high viscosity are placed in a packaging bag 3 and vacuum-sealed. The base material 1 is in a sheet form, and the sheet-form base material 1 is stored in a folded state in the packaging bag 3 as a flat bag. It is preferable that a chamber-type vacuum sealing machine is used for vacuum-sealing. It is also preferable that the packaging bag 3 having the base material 1 and the liquid cosmetics 2 therein is pressed, while being sandwiched, prior to vacuum-sealing.

Abstract: A method for producing silver-ion antibacterial liquid using a type A or type X silver zeolite includes a process to weigh silver zeolite for obtain its blending quantity in a range of 0.1 to 20.0 percent by weight and to weigh citric acid for obtaining its blending quantity such that its blending ratio to the silver zeolite becomes 1.2 or greater, followed by blending of the two into purified water; a process to mix under agitation the silver zeolite and citric acid blended in the purified water to prepare a mixture liquid containing at least a citric acid-silver complex and silica hydrate; and a process to remove the silica hydrate produced in the mixture liquid. The production method can produce at low cost a silver-ion antibacterial liquid offering immediate bactericidal effect.