Abstract: Provided is a water-in-oil type cosmetic including: an oil agent having a melting point of 20° C. or lower; a silicone gel; a modified silicone surfactant having a hydrophile-lipophile balance value of less than 6; inorganic particles of at least one selected from the group consisting of titanium oxide, iron oxide, and mica; water; and a co-emulsifier, in which the oil agent having a melting point of 20° C. or lower contains 60% by mass or greater of silicone oil, a content of the modified silicone surfactant having a hydrophile-lipophile balance value of less than 6 is greater than 0.1% by mass and less than 1% by mass with respect to a total amount of the water-in-oil type cosmetic, and the inorganic particles of at least one selected from the group consisting of titanium oxide, iron oxide, and mica are contained in an oil phase.

Abstract: A transparency evaluation device includes a skin index calculation unit that calculates at least one of a luminance component in a captured image obtained by photographing a skin, a color component in the captured image, and an amount of generation of negative factors in which the luminance component or the color component in the captured image changes locally, as a first index, obtains at least one of an intensity distribution of the luminance component and an intensity distribution of the color component in the captured image, and calculates at least one of smoothness of a change in the luminance component and smoothness of a change in the color component as a second index based on the intensity distributions, and a transparency evaluation unit that evaluates transparency of the skin based on an overall index in which the first index and the second index are combined.

Abstract: In a moisture feeling evaluation device according to the present invention, an image input unit 1 receives an input of a captured image obtained by imaging a face F of a subject for which making up is performed, a brightness-color index calculation unit 10 calculates all of the amount of generated gloss, the amount of stain portions, and the amount of color irregularity portions as brightness-color indexes based on the captured image input to the image input unit 1, a shape index calculation unit 11 calculates all of the amount of wrinkle portions and the amount of pore portions as shape indexes based on the captured image input to the image input unit 1, and a moisture feeling evaluation unit 5 evaluates a feeling of visible moisture of the face F of the subject for which making up is performed based on the brightness-color indexes and the shape indexes.

Abstract: Disclosed is a moisture feeling evaluation device. In the moisture feeling evaluation device, an image input unit 1 receives an input of a captured image obtained by imaging a face F of a subject from the front thereof, a brightness-color index calculation unit 10 calculates values of brightness-color components including brightness, redness, and yellowness of skin from the captured image input to the image input unit 1 and calculates brightness-color indexes based on the values of the brightness-color components, a shape index calculation unit 11 detects an uneven portion of the skin from the captured image input to the image input unit 1 and calculates a shape index based on the amount of the uneven portion, and a moisture feeling evaluation unit 5 evaluates a feeling of visible moisture of the face F of the subject based on the brightness-color indexes and the shape index.

Abstract: A transparency evaluation device includes a skin index calculation unit that calculates at least one of a luminance component in a captured image obtained by photographing a skin, a color component in the captured image, and an amount of generation of negative factors in which the luminance component or the color component in the captured image changes locally, as a first index, obtains at least one of an intensity distribution of the luminance component and an intensity distribution of the color component in the captured image, and calculates at least one of smoothness of a change in the luminance component and smoothness of a change in the color component as a second index based on the intensity distributions, and a transparency evaluation unit that evaluates transparency of the skin based on an overall index in which the first index and the second index are combined.

Abstract: An optically-compensatory film comprising: a cyclic polyolefin film satisfying expression (I); and a cellulose acylate film satisfying expressions (II) and (III), or a liquid-crystal display device comprising at least one cyclic polyolefin film satisfying expression (I) and at least one cellulose acylate film satisfying expressions (II) and (III): 35?Re(630)?350 and 70?Rth(630)?400,??(I) 0?Re(630)?10 and |Rth(630)|?25, and??(II) |Re(400)?Re(700)|?10 and |Rth(400)?Rth(700)|?35,??(III) wherein Re(?) represents an in-plane retardation value (unit: nm) at a wavelength of ? nm; and Rth(?) represents a thickness-direction retardation value at a wavelength of ? nm.

Abstract: A polarizing plate comprising a polarizer comprising polyvinyl alcohol and a protective film on at least one side of the polarizer, the polarizer having a difference of 5.0% or smaller between maximum and minimum of an in-plane phase difference Rpva thereof in any area thereof measuring 39 cm wide and 65 cm long.

Abstract: An optical film, which contains a cellulose acylate, at least one compound of formula (I) in an amount of 0.01 to 20 mass parts, and at least one cyclic compound having at least three substituents in an amount of 0.01 to 20 mass parts, to 100 mass parts of the cellulose acylate: wherein R1 to R7, R9 and R10 each independently is a hydrogen atom or a substituent; at least one of R1 to R5 is an electron-donating group; R8 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkinyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an acylamino group, an alkylcarbonyloxy group, a cyano group, or a halogen atom; and an optical compensation sheet, a polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal display device, each of which uses the optical film.

Abstract: A method for producing a cellulose acylate film is provided and includes the steps of: a stretching step of stretching a film; and a shrinking step of shrinking the film

Abstract: A polarizing plate comprising: a first protective film; a polarizer; and a second protective film, in this order, wherein at least one of the first protective film and the second protective film has an adhesive layer, and wherein the at least one of the first protective film and the second protective film has a modulus of elasticity E satisfying numerical formula (1), and the adhesive layer undergoes creep deformation of less than 70 ?m when a piece of which having a size of 10 mm in width and 10 mm in length is stuck on an alkali-free glass plate and a load of 200 g is applied thereto in an atmosphere of 50° C. for 1 hour: numerical formula (1): 500 MPa?E?3000 MPa.

Abstract: An optical resin film is provided and fulfills the following formulae (A) to (D) concerning retardations and is formed by using a polymer or a copolymer of a cycloolefin compound: 0.1<Re(450)/Re(550)<0.95;??(A) 1.03<Re(650)/Re(550)<1.93;??(B) 0.4<(Re(450)/Rth(450)/Re(550)/Rth(550))<0.95; and??(C) 1.05<(Re(650)/Rth(650)/Re(550)/Rth(550))<1.9.

Abstract: An optical film, which contains a cellulose acylate, at least one compound of formula (I) in an amount of 0.01 to 20 mass parts, and at least one cyclic compound having at least three substituents in an amount of 0.01 to 20 mass parts, to 100 mass parts of the cellulose acylate: wherein R1 to R7, R9 and R10 each independently is a hydrogen atom or a substituent; at least one of R1 to R5 is an electron-donating group; R8 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkinyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an acylamino group, an alkylcarbonyloxy group, a cyano group, or a halogen atom; and an optical compensation sheet, a polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal display device, each of which uses the optical film.

Abstract: An optically-compensatory film comprising: a cyclic polyolefin film satisfying expression (I); and a cellulose acylate film satisfying expressions (II) and (III), or a liquid-crystal display device comprising at least one cyclic polyolefin film satisfying expression (I) and at least one cellulose acylate film satisfying expressions (II) and (III): 35?Re(630)?350 and 70?Rth(630)?400, ??(I) 0?Re(630)?10 and |Rth(630)|?25, and ??(II) |Re(400)?Re(700)|?10 and |Rth(400)?Rth(700)|?35, ??(III) wherein Re(?) represents an in-plane retardation value (unit:nm) at a wavelength of ? nm; and Rth(?) represents a thickness-direction retardation value at a wavelength of ? nm.

Abstract: An aim of the invention is to provide an optically-compensatory sheet having little change of optical characteristics with ambient temperature and humidity and a high degree of freedom of design of in-plane retardation Re and thickness-direction retardation Rth, and to provide a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device having such an excellent optically-compensatory sheet. An optically-compensatory sheet comprises an optically anisotropic layer laminated on a base film containing a cyclic olefin-based addition polymer. A polarizing plate comprises a polarizer and two sheets of protective films disposed on the respective side thereof, wherein at least one of the two sheets of protective films is an optically-compensatory sheet. A liquid crystal display device comprises at least one sheet of the polarizing plate.

Abstract: A polarizing plate comprising a polarizer comprising polyvinyl alcohol and a protective film on at least one side of the polarizer, the polarizer having a difference of 5.0% or smaller between maximum and minimum of an in-plane phase difference Rpva thereof in any area thereof measuring 39 cm wide and 65 cm long.

Abstract: An optical film, which has a photoelastic coefficient in a longitudinal direction and a photoelastic coefficient in a direction approximately orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, wherein a value obtained by dividing smaller one of the two photoelastic coefficients by greater one is 0.8 or below; an optical film, which has a value of 1.2 or above obtained by dividing greater one of a velocity of sound in a longitudinal direction and a velocity of sound in a direction approximately orthogonal to the longitudinal direction by smaller one; and an optical film, which has a coefficient of linear thermal expansion in a longitudinal direction and a coefficient of linear thermal expansion in a width direction approximately orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, wherein a value obtained by dividing smaller one of the two coefficients of linear thermal expansion by greater one is from 0.1 to 0.5.

Abstract: An optical resin film is provided and fulfills the following formulae (A) to (D) concerning retardations and is formed by using a polymer or a copolymer of a cycloolefin compound: 0.1<Re(450)/Re(550)<0.95;??(A) 1.03<Re(650)/Re(550)<1.93;??(B) 0.4<(Re(450)/Rth(450)/Re(550)/Rth(550))<0.95; and??(C) 1.05<(Re(650)/Rth(650)/Re(550)/Rth(550))<1.9.

Abstract: A polarizing plate is provided and includes: a polarizer; two protective films, the polarizer being between the two protective films; and an adhesive layer on at least one of the two protective films. At least one of the two protective films has an elastic modulus E satisfying formula (1): 5,700 MPa?E?10,000 MPa , and the adhesive layer undergoes creep deformation of less than 70 ?m when a piece of the adhesive layer having a size of 10 mm in width and 10 mm in length is stuck on an alkali-free glass plate and a load of 200 g is applied to the adhesive layer in an atmosphere of 50° C. for 1 hour.