Abstract: A yellowish scaly powder is characterized in that a scaly powder surface is coated with a composite metal oxide of titanium and nickel or a composite metal oxide of titanium, nickel, and a third metal component.

Abstract: In order to make a hyperchromic portion of the skin, which has been caused by nevus, angioma, red face, spots, freckles, and the like, inconspicuous, a material having as a transmitted light component, a color gamut which is a complementary color for the skin color to be adjusted or in proximity to that complementary color is compounded in a skin-color adjusting composition. When this composition is applied on the hyperchromic portion of the skin, the hyperchromic portion naturally becomes inconspicuous without deteriorating the transparent feel of the skin.Also, in the colored titanium oxide coated mica is characterized that, as a skin-color adjusting composition, a fine particle of iron oxide having an average particle diameter of 60-150 nm is coated on the titanium oxide coated mica, so as not to be big the absorption of light by iron oxide on the surface and not to be weakened by the transmitted interference color.

Abstract: A red pigment comprising: an iron oxide plate type particle, an aluminum compound layer which contains at least aluminum oxide and which is formed on the iron oxide particle, and the optical thickness of the aluminum compound layer being 150-500 nm. The red pigment according to the present invention has excellent color tone with high chroma from the orange to the blue red and moreover, and excellent stability.

Abstract: A titanium-mica composite material comprising (i) mica, (ii) a first coating composed of titanium dioxide, coated on the surface of the mica, and (iii) a second coating compound of powder particles of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, tin, gold, and silver coated on the first coating.

Abstract: A modified powder or particulate material having a silicone polymer film coated on substantially the entire surface thereof, this powder or particulate material being produced by bringing at least one silicone compound, in the form of a vapor, having the general formula (I):(R.sup.1 HSiO).sub.a (R.sup.2 R.sup.3 SiO).sub.b (R.sup.4 R.sup.5 R.sup.6 SiO.sub.1/2).sub.c (I)Wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 represent, independently, hydrogen or a hydrocarbon residue having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, which may be substituted with at least one halogen atom, provided that R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 are not hydrogen at the same time, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, and R.sup.

Abstract: A modified powder or particulate material coated on substantially the entire surface thereof with a film of a silicone polymer carrying a pendant group thereon, this powder or particulate material being produced by a process comprising the steps of(a) coating the powder or particulate material with a film of a silicone polymer having at least one Si-H moiety, and(b) carrying out an addition reaction of a compound capable of reacting with an Si--H moiety to the Si--H moiety in the silicone polymer of step (a), whereby the pendant group derived from said compound is bonded to the silicone polymer.

Abstract: A modified powder or particulate material having a silicone polymer film coated on substantially the entire surface thereof, this powder or particulate material being produced by bringing at least one silicone compound, in the form of a vapor, having the general formula (I):(R.sup.1 HSiO).sub.a (R.sup.2 R.sup.3 SiO).sub.b (R.sup.4 R.sup.5 R.sup.6 SiO.sub.1/2).sub.c (I)wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 represent, independently, hydrogen or a hydrocarbon residue having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, which may be substituted with at least one halogen atom, provided that R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 are not hydrogen at the same time, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, and R.sup.

Abstract: A titanium-mica composite material including (i) mica, (ii) a first coating composed of a titanium compound or a mixture thereof containing titanium dioxide coated on the surface of the mica, and (iii) a second coating composed of titanium dioxide coated on the first coating. The titanium compound in the first coating is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of low oxides of titanium and titanium oxynitrides.This mica composite material exhibits excellent color tone (e.g., chroma and brightness), good consistency of an appearance color and an interference color, excellent stability, safety, light resistance, acid resistance, alkali resistance, solvent resistance, and heat resistance.