The present invention relates to a highly functional coloring material which causes less separation between a pigment and tabular inorganic powders and brings about less color separation and which is obtained by coating evenly a pigment on the surfaces of tabular colorless to white inorganic powders via a specific binder resin. The coloring material of the present invention does not bring about color deviation and color separation.

Described herein is a cosmetic composition comprising a mixture of metal oxide pigments having different shapes and sizes which provides high coverage and a natural look upon application.

It is one of the objects of the present disclosure to provide hexagonal plate-shaped zinc oxide particles having suitable performances derived from the shape thereof, that is, zinc oxide particles having improved ultraviolet shielding ratio at the wavelength of 400 nm or less without impairing the direct transition properties of electronic excitation thereof and having remarkably improved ultraviolet shielding ratio for UV-B radiation and UV-A radiation. A zinc oxide particle containing a solid solution of a Ti element and/or a Fe element and a Zn element in at least a portion thereof, and having a hexagonal plate shape.

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 in the CIELAB system ranging from 200 to 320 degrees.

The present invention relates to a washing composition comprising a powder of which surface is hydrophobic, and more specifically, relates to a washing composition comprising a powder in which an alkyl group of a surfactant attached to the surface thereof is oriented towards an outermost shell, thereby the surface of the powder being hydrophobically modified.

Provided is a liquid cosmetic composition which provides easily a clear and brilliant coating film without causing flaky pigments to be overlapped on each other when the liquid cosmetic composition containing a small amount of brilliant flaky pigments is filled in an applicator having a coating part composed of a brush to be coated on a surface such as a skin. The liquid cosmetic composition of the present invention is characterized in containing at least 0.01 to 10 mass % of a flaky pigment coated on a surface with a compound selected from the following A group, 0.05 to 5 mass % of layered clay mineral particles, 1 to 20 mass % of an acrylic copolymer in terms of a solid content and water and being filled in an applicator provided with a coating part having a brush:

A group: cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, chitin, chitosan.

The present invention a device for dispensing a composition, comprising: i) a dispensing head (1) intended to be fitted on a container that contains said composition, comprising: a body (3) that is open at its two opposite axial ends, an engaging part (10) that is open at its two opposite axial ends, at least partially defining at least one dispensing orifice (12), the cross section of the dispensing orifice being between 0.02 mm.sup.2 and 0.5 mm.sup.2, ii) the anhydrous composition comprising, in particular in a physiologically acceptable medium: a) at least one oily phase comprising at least one volatile hydrocarbon-based oil, and b) at least one clay, and c) at least one deodorant active agent, and d) at least one propellant. The present invention also relates to a method for the cosmetic treatment of body odor and optionally of human perspiration, which consists in applying to the surface of a keratin material a composition as defined above by means of the dispensing device defined above.

The present invention is directed to a personal care composition is disclosed comprising: a detersive surfactant from about 2% to 50%; an anti-dandruff active; a cationic polymer; a zinc-containing layered material wherein the zinc-containing layered material has a particle size in the range of from about 0.5 um to 4 um; wherein the ratio of silicone deposition to crystalline structurant deposition is greater than about 5.

Methods of increasing sIgA and mucin 5B levels in an individual's oral cavity are disclosed. The methods comprise applying to the individual's oral cavity in an amount effective to increase sIgA and mucin 5B levels in the individual's oral cavity, an oral care composition comprising: zinc phosphate, stannous fluoride and optionally, an organic acid buffer system.

[1] An external skin preparation for IR protection, an external skin preparation for heat insulation, an external skin preparation for photoaging prevention, an external preparation for skin temperature increase prevention, an external skin preparation for fatigue prevention and an external skin preparation for active oxygen production prevention, containing a tabular metal oxide (A) having a thickness of 30 to 360 nm, and [2] an external skin preparation containing a tabular metal oxide (A) having a thickness of 30 nm or more and 360 nm or less and an aspect ratio of 50 or more and 300 or less, and a nonvolatile oil (B) in a ratio by mass [(A)/(B)] of 0.05 to 5.