The instant invention relates to a composition for caring for and/or making up keratin materials comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, at least one microcapsule containing at least one encapsulated releasable material(s) said microcapsule comprising at least one core and at least one layered coating surrounding said core, and said encapsulated material(s) being at least one reflective particle, and being only released from said microcapsule(s) when said composition is applied onto a keratin material, such as keratin fibers or skin. The invention further relates to a cosmetic process for caring for and/or making up keratinic materials, comprising application on said keratinic materials in particular on the skin of a composition as defined above.

Disclosed are UV-protective compositions comprising swelled polymer matrix macroparticles comprising a thermoplastic polymer swelled with at least one swelling agent, and a plurality of nanoparticles of an inorganic UV-protective agent comprising at least one solid inorganic crystal and a dispersant associated with the crystal, wherein the inorganic nanoparticles are dispersed and embedded in the swelled polymer matrix macroparticles. Method of preparation and uses of such compositions are also provided.

An oral care composition including a dentifrice and a film suspended in the dentifrice, wherein the film includes charcoal.

A makeup cosmetic composition contains a first composite powder and a second composite powder, wherein the first composite powder and the second composite powder are plate-like powders coated in a coating layer. The first composite powder contains a coating layer having an average thickness of 20 to 70 nm, and the second composite powder contains a coating layer having an average thickness of 74 to 104 nm.

The present invention concerns a composition, in particular in the form of aqueous dispersion for caring for and/or making up keratin materials comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, a) one aqueous phase; and b) at least microcapsules comprising:an inner core comprising at least a dispersion of at least one reflective agent, in particular bismuth oxychloride, in at least one oil, andat least one outer shell formed of a wall-forming polymeric material surrounding the said core, the said outer shell comprising i) at least one wall-forming polymer, and ii) optionally at least one plasticizer and/or at least one opaque substance and/or at least one fatty acid salt. The present invention concerns also a cosmetic process for caring for and/or making up keratinic materials, comprising application on said keratinic materials in particular on the skin of a composition as above defined.

The present invention concerns a composition for caring for and/or making up keratin materials comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, a) at least one aqueous phase; and b) at least one oily phase dispersed in the said aqueous phase; and c) at least microcapsules comprising: an inner core comprising at least a dispersion of at least one reflective agent, in particular bismuth oxychloride, in at least one oil, and at least one outer shell formed of a wall-forming polymeric material surrounding the said core, the said outer shell comprising i) at least one wall-forming polymer, and ii) optionally at least one plasticizer and/or at least one opaque substance and/:or at least one fatty acid salt.

Provided is a skin cosmetic that includes: (A) 0.1-40 mass % of polymer particles that include prolate-spheroidal polymer particles A that haw no flat surfaces that (1), in a two-dimensional projection obtained by shining light from a direction that is orthogonal to a longitudinal-axis direction, have an average (L.sup.1.sub.AV) major axis (L.sup.1) of 3-60 m, that (2), in the two-dimensional projection obtained by shining light from the direction that is orthogonal to the longitudinal-axis direction, have an average (D.sup.1.sub.AV) minor axis (D.sup.1) of 0.5-30 m, and that (3) have an average (P.sup.1.sub.AV) aspect ratio (L.sup.1/D.sup.1), as calculated from the major axes (L.sup.1) and the minor axes (D.sup.1), of 1.5-30; and 60-99.9 mass % of other components that include (B) inorganic particles and (C) an oily component.

The present invention relates to a particularly effective protective coating for metallic objects, the coating method, and the special applications thereof. The particularly high protective effect is achieved by the adaptation of the inorganic fraction and the organic polymer fraction of the coating to the specific surface of the object. Further adjustments of the coating can be used for further optimization, for example of the protection properties or other product properties.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a water-in-oil emulsified solid cosmetic having a relatively high internal-aqueous-phase proportion (about 40% or higher), the cosmetic being a makeup which has an excellent concealing effect and gives a natural finish and which is stable and has satisfactory applicability. The present invention relates to a solid cosmetic in water-in-oil emulsified type characterized by comprising (A) at least one fatty acid glyceryl ester selected from the group consisting of glyceryl isostearate, poly(2-glyceryl) diisostearate, and glyceryl oleate, (B) an aqueous component, (C) an oily component, and (D) a powdery component, the oily component (C) comprising a solid oil (C1) and an oil-soluble film former (C2) and the powdery component (D) comprising titanium dioxide (D1) having a primary-particle diameter of 0.05-0.5 m in an amount of 10 mass % or more relative to the whole cosmetic preparation and further containing a pearl pigment (D2).

A tooth whitening oral care composition is made by combining ingredients comprising flakes of a water soluble whitening film, a dye with a hue angle in the CIELAB system ranging from 200 to 320 degrees, and an orally acceptable carrier vehicle. The flakes of the water soluble whitening film comprise: (a) a film-forming polymer comprising hydroxyalkyl cellulose wherein the hydroxyalkyl cellulose has a viscosity of about 1 to about 1000 millipascal seconds (mPa.Math.s) as determined as a 2% by weight aqueous solution of the film-forming polymer at 20 C using a Ubbelohde tube viscometer; and (b) a pigment with a hue angle in the CIELAB system ranging from 200 to 320 degrees.