A method for producing a coating film on skin, including applying a composition (B) onto the skin and applying a coating film including a deposit containing a fiber to the skin. The composition (B) includes carbon dioxide gas. A kit for forming a coating film, including a composition (B) including carbon dioxide gas and a coating film including a deposit containing a fiber or a composition for forming a coating film.

In one aspect, described herein are methods for reducing hair shedding, comprising administering to the scalp, hair, or both of a subject a composition comprising shortened fibers of poly-N-acetylglucosamine. In another aspect, described herein are methods for improving hair growth, comprising administering to the scalp, hair, or both of a subject a composition comprising shortened fibers of poly-N-acetylglucosamine. In another aspect, described herein are methods for promoting healthier hair, comprising administering to the scalp, hair, or both of a subject a composition comprising shortened fibers of poly-N-acetylglucosamine. In another aspect, described herein are methods for improving hair growth and thickness of the diameter of hair fiber, comprising administering to the scalp, hair, or both of a subject a composition comprising shortened fibers of poly-N-acetylglucosamine.

Active agent-containing articles, for example fibrous structures, that exhibit consumer acceptable article in-use properties, such as article peel strength, flexibility, and/or dissolvability, and methods for making same are provided.

A method for producing a wearable coating having a solid material fixed on skin, the method comprising: A) a step of placing one or more solid materials selected from the group consisting of a powder, a granule, a film, a fiber, a flat material, and a cubic material other than these, on a skin surface; B) a step of, after the step A), electrostatically spraying a composition X comprising the following component (a) and the following component (b) directly on the skin to thereby form a coating on the skin surface: (a) one or more volatile substances selected from the group consisting of water, an alcohol, and a ketone, and (b) a polymer having a coating forming ability; and after the step B) or before the step A), C) a step of applying a composition Y, other than the composition X, comprising one or more components selected from the group consisting of the following component (c) and the following component (d) to the skin: (c) an adhesive polymer, and (d) an oil.

The invention relates to a cosmetic mask comprising a plant paper, a wet strength agent and a humectant.

Provided herein are nanofibres including self-assembled cellular components derived from a homogenized plant tissue. Methods for preparing such nanofibres, as well as uses thereof in the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders in a subject and/or as delivery vehicles are also described.

Provided herein are nanoparticles including self-assembled cellular components derived from a homogenized plant tissue. Also provided are food powders and other related compositions. Methods for preparing such nanoparticles and food powders, as well as uses thereof in the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders in a subject and/or as delivery vehicles are also described.

The invention aims to provide a crosslinked polymer having excellent moisture retention properties, an excellent ethanol absorption capacity, excellent adhesiveness to the skin when applied to the skin as a cosmetic, and a high concentration of an effective component. The invention relates to a N-vinyl lactam-based crosslinked polymer including: a structural unit derived from a N-vinyl lactam; and a structural unit derived from a crosslinking agent, the N-vinyl lactam-based crosslinked polymer having an ethanol absorption capacity of 3 to 40 g per 1 g of the N-vinyl lactam-based crosslinked polymer, the N-vinyl lactam-based crosslinked polymer containing a particle having an aspect ratio determined by the following method of 1.15 to 10 in a proportion of 10% to 100% (by number) of the total number of the N-vinyl lactam-based crosslinked polymer and having a proportion of an extractable of 35 mass % or less in 100 mass % of the entire polymer, the method being “method of measuring aspect ratio” in which the aspect ratio is determined as a value obtained by measuring the major and minor axes of a primary particle of the N-vinyl lactam-based cross-linked polymer with an optical or electron microscope and dividing the major axis by the minor axis.

A method of making a bijel includes dispersing surface-active nanoparticles in a ternary liquid mixture. The ternary liquid mixture includes a hydrophilic liquid, a hydrophobic liquid, and a solvent. The ternary liquid mixture is contacted with water. A bijel includes a stable mixture of two immiscible liquids separated by an interfacial layer of colloidal particles. The bijel has temperature-independent stability, and the domain sizes are below one micrometer.

The present invention relates to the use of an activated carrot fiber for preparing products in the food or non-food area. The invention also relates to products containing the activated carrot fiber.