A cosmetic composition comprising containing from about 1% to about 15% of a vitamin B3 compound, from about 0.1% to about 10% lauroyl lysine, and from about 55% to about 98% water. The cosmetic composition can meet at least one of the following conditions: (i) the weight ratio between the vitamin B3 compound and the lauroyl lysine is from about 15:1 to about 1:10; (ii) the lauroyl lysine has a mean particle size of from about 10 microns to about 40 microns; and (iii) the lauroyl lysine has a flat polygonal shape. The cosmetic composition with vitamin B3 can provide benefits from vitamin B3 with reduced friction, reduced draggy feeling and/or improved smooth feeling.

A cosmetic composition containing sucrose esters, lauroyl lysine, and water. The composition meets at least one of the following conditions: (i) the weight ratio between the sucrose esters and lauroyl lysine is from about 5:1 to about 1:10; (ii) the lauroyl lysine has a mean particle size of from about 10 microns to about 40 microns; and (iii) the lauroyl lysine has a flat polygonal shape. The cosmetic composition can provide benefits from sucrose esters with reduced heavy coated feel, reduced sticky/tacky feel, and/or reduced friction/draggy feel.

Provided is a treated platy substrate, a method of making it, and methods of using it. The substrate can be synthetic mica, optionally comprising metal-oxide layers. The treated platy substrate is useful in cosmetic compositions.

An inorganic, non-quarter wave, heterogeneous multilayer effect pigment includes a platy substrate comprising an absorbing optically active metal oxide layer thereon, having an optical thickness from about 20 nm to about 400 nm; a layer of low refractive index material on the absorbing optically active metal oxide layer and having an optical thickness from about 10 nm to about 500 nm; and an outermost optically active layer of a non-absorbing high refractive index material on the low refractive index material and having an optical thickness from about 50 nm to about 1000 nm. The multilayer effect pigment exhibits a blue reflectance ratio (BRR) of at least 3, according to the equation: BRR=(Blue Max)/(Green Min); where Blue Max is the maximum reflectance exhibited over wavelengths 380 nm to 450 nm; and Green Min is the minimum reflectance exhibited over wavelengths 450 nm to 600 nm.

The process of coloring keratinous material comprising the use of an organosilicon compound, an effect pigment, a further coloring compound and a film-forming polymer III The subject of the present disclosure is a process for dyeing keratinous material, in particular human hair, comprising the following steps: applying an agent (a) to the keratinous material, wherein the agent (a) comprises: (a1) at least one organic silicon compound selected from the group of silanes having one, two or three silicon atoms, and (a2) at least one first colorant compound comprising at least one substrate platelet-based pigment comprising a vacuum metallized pigment, and applying an agent (b) to the keratinous material, wherein the agent (b) comprises: (b1) at least one film-forming polymer and (b2) at least one second colorant compound selected from the group of pigments and/or direct dyes.

Described herein are compositions comprising a film, wherein the film comprises a pigment, and is adapted to release the pigment at a specific point in time during use; and methods of making and using the same.

A composition for external preparation for skin including the following components (A), (B), and (C). (A) includes from 1 to 30 mass % of a polymer having a silicone moiety in which a ratio of deformation is 0.3 or more and 1 or less, and in a bend resistance test using a cylindrical mandrel method a minimum diameter of a cylindrical mandrel which causes no cracks in a polymer film is 2 mm or longer and 25 mm or shorter. (B) includes a volatile oil having a volatilization rate of 14% or more after drying at 1 atmosphere, at 40° C., and an R.H. of 60% for 30 minutes. (C) includes a cation-modified clay mineral and a mass ratio of the component (A) to the component (C), (A)/(C), is from 5 to 23.

The present invention relates to [1] an external skin preparation containing a tabular metal oxide (A) having a thickness of 30 to 360 nm and an aspect ratio of 50 to 300, and a UV absorbent (B) in a ratio [(A)/(B)] by mass of 0.1 to 5; [2] an external skin reparation containing the tabular metal oxide (A), a UV scattering agent (C) and a nonvolatile oil (D) in a ratio [(A)/(C)] by mass of 0.1 to 18; and [3] a method for protecting skin from IR rays and UV rays by applying the external skin preparation to skin.

The present invention relates to skin care compositions comprising one or more inorganic particulate materials selected from the group consisting of delaminated talc, delaminated bentonite, an alkaline earth metal carbonate or sulphate, such as calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, dolomite, gypsum, a hydrous kandite clay such as delaminated kaolin, halloysite or ball clay, an anhydrous or calcined kandite clay such as metakaolin or fully calcined kaolin, mica, perlite or diatomaceous earth, or magnesium hydroxide, or aluminium trihydrate, or combinations thereof; and/for wherein the inorganic particulate material has a BET surface area of least about 10.0 m.sup.2/g. The present invention further extends to the use of such compositions.

The present disclosure relates to a blue complex powder including a flat-shaped fine powder and a coating layer coated on the flat-shaped fine powder and a composition for improving skin transparency which includes the blue complex powder as an active ingredient. The complex powder may provide improved naturalness, gloss and transparency by reflecting, emitting or amplifying blue light. In addition, the complex powder may provide uniform applicability on skin and uniform interference by restricting the particle size distribution of the complex powder to 1-16 μm. The complex powder is useful because it may be used in a cosmetic composition for base makeup.