Abstract: A method and an apparatus for producing an adhesive tape are disclosed in which an adhesive tape is produced while a liquid reservoir is almost hermetically sealed by bringing a blade into contact with an upper laminate roller, and supplement of adhesive to the liquid reservoir is controlled so that the liquid surface of the adhesive reserved in the liquid reservoir comes into contact with the back face of the blade.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which has a small increase of a peel force to a release liner having a silicone release agent applied thereto or back coating layer, and pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets comprising the composition. The aqueous dispersion type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises an aqueous dispersion of a polymer obtained by copolymerizing a monomer mixture comprising one or more alkyl (meth)acrylates as the main component and at least one silane monomer, and an organic compound capable of bonding to the silane monomer.

Abstract: A method of preventing darkening of the skin or inhibiting melanization caused by the irradiation of the melanin monomers with long wavelength ultraviolet rays having a wavelength of 320-400 nm as well as a polymerization inhibitor of a biological dihydroxyindole compound comprising 3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid and an external skin treatment composition containing the same.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which has a small increase of a peel force to a release liner having a silicone release agent applied thereto or back coating layer, and pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets comprising the composition. The aqueous dispersion type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises an aqueous dispersion of a polymer obtained by copolymerizing a monomer mixture comprising one or more alkyl (meth)acrylates as the main component and at least one silane monomer, and an organic compound capable of bonding to the silane monomer.

Abstract: To provide an external-use composition which exhibits excellent effect of improving decrease in turnover rate of the keratinous layer caused by aging; more specifically, retarding skin aging as well as preventing unfavorable skin conditions of various types such as spots, dull appearance, wrinkles, and skin-roughening.

Abstract: A method of preventing darkening of the skin or inhibiting melanization caused by the irradiation of the melanin monomers with long wavelength ultraviolet rays having a wavelength of 320-400 nm as well as a polymerization inhibitor of a biological dihydroxyindole compound comprising 3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid and an external skin treatment composition containing the same.

Abstract: A re-peeling pressure-sensitive adhesive or a re-peeling pressure-sensitive adhesive tape satisfying four conditions, besides (3) and (4), (1) and (2) or (1') and (2'): (1) the average releasing force in each releasing rate in the case of releasing at a releasing rate of from 10 to 100 meters/minute is from 50 to 1,000 g/25 mm, (2) the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the releasing force of the releasing chart pattern obtained by the release in (1) is not larger than 2/3 of the average releasing force or not larger than 500 g/25 mm, (1') the average releasing force in each releasing rate in the case of releasing at a releasing rate of from 1 meter/minute to 50 meters/minute is from 100 g/25 mm to 1,000 g/25 mm, (2') in the relation between the releasing force and the releasing rate after adhering to an adherend and preserving, the peak of the releasing force does not exist in the range of the releasing rate of not higher than 50 meters/minute, (3) the rolling initial tacking force

Abstract: A masking tape or sheet comprising a substrate comprising a resin (a) comprising a polypropylene as a hard segment and an olefin copolymer as a soft segment, and an adhesive layer formed on one side of said substrate. The masking tape of the present invention can precisely follow the shape of adhesion surfaces having curves, and can provide fine parting lines. In particular, when polypropylene resin (b) is added to the resin (a), the back face of the masking tape becomes smooth and can be adhered easily with fingers, and the tape can be easily cut with a cutter knife. Hence, the use of the masking tape of the present invention leads to an improved efficiency of adhesion work, particularly when the work is manually done. In addition, since the masking tape of the present invention does not contain vinyl chloride in the substrate, the masking tape after use can be incinerated without generating a toxic gas such as chlorine gas.

Abstract: Disclosed are an expandable fixing tape comprising a base material composed of an expandable portion and a substantially non-stretchable portion, and a fixing means provided on at least one non-stretchable portion which is present at one end of the base material, wherein the expandable portion exhibits a load of not more than 5.0 kg/25 mm at 200% expanding and a permanent set of not less than 30% under the condition of 200% expanding, and the substantially non-stretchable portion has a ductility of less than twice under a load of not more than 0.

Abstract: An external preparation for skin comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of escinol and its salts represented by the following constitutional formula (1): ##STR1## (wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen atom or hydroxyl group and R.sup.2 is pyranose residue.)Due to the effect of escinol which characterizes the present invention, the external preparation in accordance with the present invention is excellent in whitening effect and has a high safety.