Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising: (a) at least one liquid oil at 25° C., (b) at least one wax, (c) at least one oil gelling agent derived from glutamic acid, and (d) at least one nonionic surfactant. The composition according to the present invention provides high removability and good feeling after rinsing-off without requiring further cleansing. In addition, the composition according to the present invention can provide high stability and good spread ability.

Abstract: Provided is a cosmetic composition which has a structure-recovering property, is transparent, is satisfactory in smoothness when applied to the skin or hair, and has a good feeling in use, which comprises components (A) to (D) as described.

Abstract: Cosmetic bases consisting of alkylene oxide derivatives represented by the general formula (I): Z—{O(AO)l(EO)m—(BO)nH}a(I) wherein Z is a residue derived from a compound having three to nine hydroxyl groups by the removal of the hydroxyl groups; a is 3 to 9; AO is C3-4 oxyalkylone; EO is oxyethylene; l and m represent the average numbers of added C3-4 oxyalkylene molecules and oxyalkylene molecules respectively and satisfy the relationships: 1?1?50 and l?m?50 respectively; the AO/EO weight ratio is 1/5 to 5/1 and AO's and EO's may be added at random or in block; BO is oxyalkylene having 4 carbon atoms; and n represents the average number of added BO molecules and satisfies the relationship: 0.5?n?5.

Abstract: Provided is a cosmetic composition which has a structure-recovering property, is transparent, is satisfactory in smoothness when applied to the skin or hair, and has a good feeling in use, which comprises components (A) to (D) as described.

Abstract: Provided is a cosmetic composition which has a structure-recovering property, is transparent, is excellent in thermal stability, is satisfactory in smoothness when applied to the skin or hair, and has a good feeling in use, and which comprises components (A) to (D) as described.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a new compound having a rough skin improving effect, excellent in safety, excellent in texture in use, especially free of sticky feeling, excellent in refreshing feeling, and capable to improve the base agent stability as a component. An alkylene oxide derivative is characterized by being represented by the below-described general formula (I): (formula I) Z—{O-[(AO)a-(EO)b]-R}2??(I) (In the formula, Z is the residue obtained by removing hydroxyl groups from the dimer diol, EO is an oxyethylene group, AO is an oxyalkylene group having 3 to 4 carbon atoms, and the addition form is block-type. The symbols a and b are the average addition mole numbers of the above-described oxyalkylene group and the oxyethylene group, respectively, and they are 1?2 a?150 and 1?2 b?150. The percentage of the oxyethylene groups with respect to the sum of the oxyalkylene groups having 3 to 4 carbon atoms and the oxyethylene groups is 10 to 99 mass %.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a new compound having a rough skin improving effect, excellent in safety, excellent in texture in use, especially free of sticky feeling, excellent in refreshing feeling, and capable to improve the base agent stability as a component. An alkylene oxide derivative is characterized by being represented by the below-described general formula (I): (formula I) Z-{O-[(AO)a-(EO)b]-R}2??(I) (In the formula, Z is the residue obtained by removing hydroxyl groups from the dimer diol, EO is an oxyethylene group, AO is an oxyalkylene group having 3 to 4 carbon atoms, and the addition form is block-type. The symbols a and b are the average addition mole numbers of the above-described oxyalkylene group and the oxyethylene group, respectively, and they are 1?2 a?150 and 1?2 b?150. The percentage of the oxyethylene groups with respect to the sum of the oxyalkylene groups having 3 to 4 carbon atoms and the oxyethylene groups is 10 to 99 mass %.

Abstract: A basic agent for use in cosmetics comprising an alkylene oxide derivative represented by the following formula (I) is provided: Z-{O(AO)l(EO)m-(BO)nH}a ??(I) (where Z represents a residue of a compound having 3 to 9 hydroxyl groups with the hydroxyl groups removed, a is from 3 to 9, AO represents an oxyalkylene group of 3 to 4 carbon atoms, EO represents oxyethylene group, l and m represent average additional mol numbers of the oxyalkylene groups of 3 to 4 carbon atoms and the oxyethylene groups, respectively, and 1?l=50, 1?m?50, the weight ratio (AO/EO) of AO to EO is from 1/5 to 5/1, AO and EO may be added in a random form or may be added in a lock form. BO represents oxyalkylene group with a number of carbon atoms of 4, and n is an average additional mol number and 0.5?n?5).

Abstract: A base for a skin external composition comprises, as a main ingredient, an alkylene oxide derivative represented by the following formula (I): R1O—[(AO)m(EO)n]—R2??(I) wherein AO is an oxyalkylene group having a carbon number of 3 to 4; EO is an oxyethylene group; and R1 and R2 may be the same or different, and are a hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 1 to 4, or a hydrogen atom. The base is a water-soluble base that can exert both of the smooth feeling and the moist feeling.