Abstract: The present invention provides a cosmetic for hair which is superior in view of a sensation during use, effects of styling and/or conditioning hair after use, and cleansing properties. A sugar alcohol-modified silicone having a specified chemical structure in which a sugar alcohol-modified group and optionally a silylalkyl group having a dendron structure, and/or a long chain hydrocarbon group are possessed in one molecule is blended in a cosmetic for hair.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cosmetic for hair in which smooth combability without a frictional sensation during cleansing and applying to hair, namely during wetting, the aforementioned effects are not lost by a rinsing operation, smooth combability during and after drying the hair is exhibited, a moisturizing feeling on touch is exhibited without stickiness, and a flexible styling sensation is provided to the hair. A co-modified organopolysiloxane having both a specified hydrophilic group and a siloxane dendron structure-containing group is blended in a cosmetic for hair as an essential component.

Abstract: A cosmetic and a topical skin preparation comprising a higher alcohol-modified silicone (A) with the following general formula (1) wherein R1 is, e.g., an alkyl group; P is a monovalent organic group that contains the Si—O bond or is a long-chain monovalent hydrocarbyl group; at least one Q is a higher alcohol modifying group (—(C10-C30)-OH); and (m1+m2+m3) is a number in the range from 0 to 55 and most favorably (m1+m2+m3) is 1.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel organopolysiloxane in which a rich hydrophilic property is exhibited, not only superior miscibility with a hydrophilic component and but also a hydrophobic property are exhibited, and superior miscibility with both a silicone oil and a non-silicone oil such as a hydrocarbon oil, an ester oil or the like, and provide various usages of the aforementioned novel organopolysiloxane by developing the superior characteristics thereof such as good surface activity power, a distinctive sensation during use, increased stability and the like. A co-modified organopolysiloxane having a specified chemical structure in which a sugar alcohol-modified group and a long-chain hydrocarbon group are present in one molecule is produced.

Abstract: The present invention has an objective to provide a surface treatment agent which is safe with no generation of hydrogen, can be suitably used in a surface treatment of powder(s), exhibits good compatibility with other raw materials of cosmetics, and therefore, can improve a dispersing property and stability of powder(s) contained in a cosmetic, as well as provide a powder which has been subjected to a surface treatment with the aforementioned powder treatment agent, and a cosmetic raw material and a cosmetic which are produced by blending them, exhibit superior storage stability, have a superior outer appearance, and exhibit a superior sensation during use. A sugar alcohol-modified organopolysiloxane having a specified structure is used in the powder treatment.

Abstract: A cosmetic raw material comprising the following components (A), (B), and (C): (A) a specific polyether-modified organopolysiloxane; (B) a chain-form silicone oil that is a liquid at 25° C., does not contain a cyclic structure, and does not contain a resinous structure; and (C) an oil that is a liquid at 30° C. and that characteristically (c1) has at least one hydroxyl group in each molecule, (c2) has from 0 to 3, as the number of moles of addition, oxyethylene units in each molecule, (c3) has an HLB value in the range from 0.1 to 6.0, and (c4) has an average molecular weight in the range from 200 to 7000.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermal spray powder of granulated and sintered cermet particles, which contains tungsten carbide or chromium carbide, and a silicon-containing iron-based alloy. The content of the alloy in the thermal spray powder is preferably 5 to 40% by mass. In this case, the alloy contains silicon in a content of 0.1 to 10% by mass.

Abstract: This inventive thickener or gellant for oil materials is characterized by comprising (A) an high molecular weight organopolysiloxane that has a polyglycerol structure-containing hydrophilic group Q and that is represented by the following structural formula (1): R3-q(R11)qSi—O—(SiR112—O)n1—(SiR11Q-O)n2—(SiR11L-O)n3—Si(R)11)qR3-q wherein R11 is a monovalent hydrocarbyl group or a hydrogen atom; L is a chain organosiloxane group, n1, n2, and n3 are numbers in the ranges 200?n1?1000, 0?n2?20, and 0?n3?50; R is a group selected from L and Q; q is an integer in the range from 0 to 3; wherein when n2=0, q is an integer in the range from 1 to 3 and at least one R is Q. The thickener or gellant exhibits an excellent compatibility with a variety of oil systems.

Abstract: A novel organopolysiloxane having a hydrophilic group, which can be produced easily and is not susceptible to two-phase separation, sedimentation of unreacted materials or the like after production, while being chemically stable and excellently practical, is disclosed. A method for producing the organopolysiloxane; and uses of the organopolysiloxane are also disclosed. The organopolysiloxane is a co-modified organopolysiloxane which has a group having a siloxane dendron structure and a hydrophilic group.

Abstract: An excellent oil-thickening or -gelling agent is provided. The agent is compatible with various oils and can freely control the form or viscosity of oily raw materials or cosmetics by changing the quantity thereof added. The agent contains a novel co-modified organopolysiloxane that contains both a group having a siloxane dendron structure and a hydrophilic group and that preferably has a degree of polymerization of 200 or more. A gel composition containing the co-modified organopolysiloxane is also provided. The gel composition is useful as a base that permits stable and easy preparation of cosmetics having various viscoelasticities and forms. An oil is kept in the form of a gel that has a viscoelasticity falling within the intermediate range between the viscoelasticity of liquid and that of solid. Cosmetics containing the thickening or gelling agent are also provided.

Abstract: A novel organopolysiloxane copolymer is disclosed. The copolymer has excellent surface active power and exhibits excellent blending stability in cosmetic preparations and excellent feeling improvement characteristics in comparison to conventionally known polyether-modified silicones and silicone-containing alternating copolymers. The organopolysiloxane copolymer can be used in combination with various cosmetic formulation ingredients. The copolymer is an AB-type organopolysiloxane copolymer which has a silylalkyl group having a carbosiloxane dendrimer structure at one end of the molecular chain, and a hydrophilic segment at the other end. A method for producing the AB-type organopolysiloxane copolymer; a surfactant and a powder processing agent which are respectively composed of the organopolysiloxane copolymer; and a composition for external application and a cosmetic formulation which respectively contain the organopolysiloxane copolymer are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a copolymer having a specified carbosiloxane dendrimer structure and a long-chain alkyl group with 14 to 22 carbon atoms in a specified ratio, and a cosmetic comprising the copolymer as a cosmetic raw material. The cosmetic raw material has good miscibility with other cosmetic raw materials, and therefore, can improve stability of the formulation in a cosmetic, as well as can provide good water resistance, sebum resistance, glossiness, tactile sensation and/or adhesive properties to the hair and/or skin to a cosmetic, and also provide a cosmetic formed by blending the aforementioned cosmetic raw material, which exhibits superior surface protective properties, outer appearance and/or sensation during use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a surface-treatment agent for powders for use in cosmetics, including a specific polymer having a specified carbosiloxane dendrimer structure, as well as a cosmetic comprising a powder which has been treated with the above surface-treatment agent. The surface-treated powder does not generate hydrogen, and therefore is safe. Further the surface-treated powder can exhibits, good compatibility with other cosmetic raw materials, and thereby, the stability of the formulation in cosmetics can be improved. The surface-treated powder can provide cosmetics with good water resistance, good sebum resistance, good glossiness, a good tactile sensation, good adhesive properties to hair and/or skin, or the like. The cosmetic can also have superior surface protective properties, a superior outer appearance, and/or a superior sensation during use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel organopolysiloxane having a specified structure and a cosmetic containing the aforementioned organopolysiloxane. The novel organopolysiloxane according to the present invention is volatile, possesses stability at low temperature, provides superior glossiness, and has a superior property with respect to miscibility with a UV-ray absorber, and which is useful as a replacement of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, decamethylcyclopentasiloxane, or methyltrime-thicone. The cosmetic according to the present invention can provide superior feeling to the touch during use and a superior outer appearance. Furthermore, a degree of freedom in blending various components such as UV-ray absorbers into the cosmetic according to the present invention is increased.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic elastomer composition and a glass panel molding assembly for a vehicle. The thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a polymer component (1) that comprises a styrene-type thermoplastic elastomer and a polyolefin-type polymer {except for the additives in item (5) below}, a non-aromatic-rubber softener (2), a higher fatty acid derivative (4), and at least one type of an additive (5) selected from (5-a) a vinyl polymer graft-olefin polymer, (5-b) a polyorganosiloxane cross-linked powder; and (5-c) a polyorganosiloxane graft-olefin polymer. And the glass panel molding assembly for a vehicle produced from the aforementioned composition.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising (A) a polyolefin-type thermoplastic elastomer or a similar thermoplastic resin, (B) an organopolysiloxane represented by the following average unit formula: R1aSiO(4-a)/2 {where R1 is a univalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and “a” is a number in the range of 1.95 to 2.05}, and (C) a metal deactivator; and a product molded from the aforementioned composition. The thermoplastic resin composition is suitable for obtaining molded products that are characterized by their ability to suppress development of defects on the product surfaces after long-term outdoor exposure.

Abstract: Silicone surface-treated magnesium hydroxide which is surface treated by a silicone oil, the silicone oil comprising: a polyorganosiloxane containing a plurality of first siloxane units each of which contains hydrogen atom bonded silicon atom. The first siloxane units shares 50 mol % or less of total siloxane units in one molecule in average. Accordingly, sufficient fire retardancy and mechanical properties such as sufficient elongation are achieved.

Abstract: A bis[tri(hydroxypolyalkyleneoxy)silylalkyl] polysulfide, i.e., a polysulfide that contains bonded hydroxypolyalkyleneoxy groups instead of alkoxy groups in the bis(trialkoxysilylalkyl) polysulfide; a method of manufacturing of the aforementioned polysulfide by heating a bis(trialkoxysilylalkyl) polysulfide and a polyalkyleneglycol; a tire rubber additive to a tire rubber composition that comprises a bis[tri(hydroxypolyalkyleneoxy)silylalkyl] polysulfide alone or a mixture of bis[tri(hydroxypolyalkyleneoxy)silylalkyl] polysulfide and a polyalkyleneglycol; and a tire rubber composition that contains the aforementioned additive.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising (A) a polyolefin-type thermoplastic elastomer or a similar thermoplastic resin, (B) an organopolysiloxane represented by the following average unit formula: R1aSiO(4-a)/2 {where R1 is a univalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and “a” is a number in the range of 1.95 to 2.05}, and (C) a metal deactivator; and a product molded from the aforementioned composition. The thermoplastic resin composition is suitable for obtaining molded products that are characterized by their ability to suppress development of defects on the product surfaces after long-term outdoor exposure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic elastomer composition and a glass panel molding assembly for a vehicle. The thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a polymer component (1) that comprises a styrene-type thermoplastic elastomer and a polyolefin-type polymer {except for the additives in item (5) below}, a non-aromatic-rubber softener (2), a higher fatty acid derivative (4), and at least one type of an additive (5) selected from (5-a) a vinyl polymer graft-olefin polymer, (5-b) a polyorganosiloxane cross-linked powder; and (5-c) a polyorganosiloxane graft-olefin polymer. And the glass panel molding assembly for a vehicle produced from the aforementioned composition.