Disclosed is a skin care composition comprising 0.0001 to 10% of phospholipid by weight of the composition, porous particle and silicone elastomer.

The porous-cellulose particles according to the present invention are constituted by gathered crystalline celluloses having a type I crystal form including a glucose molecule as a constitutional unit. That is, porous-cellulose particles having high sphericity have been achieved from a natural raw material. The porous-cellulose particles have an average particle diameter of 0.5 to less than 50 μm, a specific surface area of 50 to 1000 m.sup.2/g, and a sphericity of 0.85 or more. Cosmetic products containing such porous-cellulose particles have excellent texture properties.

The present specification describes a method for manufacturing porous inorganic particles and a light-reflecting composition comprising porous inorganic particles. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure it is possible to provide a method for manufacturing porous inorganic particles capable of selective transmission or scattering of light having a specific wavelength range by controlling pore size and shell thickness.

Disclosed is a personal care composition comprising: a) a porous particle; b) a film forming polymer; and c) a cosmetically acceptable carrier which is a water and oil emulsion; wherein the porous particle has oil absorption value in the range of 50 g/100 g to 1500 g/100 g; wherein the porous particle is selected from porous silica, cellulose, acrylic polymer, nylon and ethylene/methacylate copolymer hollow sphere coated with porous silica; wherein the film forming polymer is selected from an acrylate polymer, a methacrylate polymer, a urethane polymer or co-polymers thereof; and wherein the composition comprises whitening pigment in an amount of from 0.001 to 2 wt %.

A mask substrate and a kit including the same are provided. The mask substrate includes a substrate layer; the substrate layer is prepared by freeze-drying a plant slice having a predetermined thickness under a predetermined condition. After the mask substrate is rehydrated with an infiltrating liquid, a surface of the mask substrate is able to be applied to the skin of an individual. In one of the aspects, the mask substrate may effectively absorb water or essence liquid through a natural fiber pore structure, which may release active substances contained in the substrate to improve the skin moisturizing effect.

The present disclosure relates to hollow core granules, products incorporating the hollow core granules, and methods of making the hollow core granules. The hollow core granules can comprise at least one wall surrounding a cavity that is devoid of any solid or liquid so as to define a hollow core, the at least one wall comprising a plurality of individual particles of at least one wall forming material, the plurality of individual particles sufficiently bound together so that the at least one wall is structurally self-sustaining. The hollow core granules further can include a binder material present in the at least one wall. The hollow core granules can be useful as a standalone material and/or may be useful in preparing a variety of products wherein the hollow core granules may be mixed or otherwise combined with further components. The disclosure further provides methods of making such hollow core granules.

Disclosed are anhydrous nail polish compositions that use hollow borosilicate particles as a mattifying agent. The hollow borosilicate particles may be, e.g., calcium aluminum borosilicate particles, and the particles may be present in concentrations of, e.g., between 0.1% and 5% by weight in the composition.

Described herein are aspherical hollow silica particles, processes for making aspherical hollow silica particles, and uses of aspherical hollow silica particles in sun care compositions. To form the aspherical hollow silica particles, deposition of a silica shell on a calcium carbonate template using a sol-gel chemistry is employed. Subsequent dissolution of the calcium carbonate template forms voids (e.g., a hollow interior) in the aspherical hollow silica particles.

A method of preparing hydrophobic porous silica includes reacting a porous silica particle containing a hydrophilic group in a solvent with an organosilane compound under a basic catalyst to form a mixture, drying the mixture comprising the porous silica particle in a vacuum, and condensation reacting the hydrophilic group of the porous silica particle with the organosilane compound on the surface of the porous silica particle to modify the surface of the porous silica particle to be hydrophobic.

The present invention provides a cosmetic shaped product: which is substantially formed with relatively low-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid or a water-soluble salt thereof having a high penetrability into the skin; which is easily soluble to water; and which has satisfactory handling properties, and a method for producing the cosmetic shaped product. There is provided a cosmetic shaped product being a sponge-like shaped body formed with at least one polyanionic polysaccharide of hyaluronic acid and a water-soluble salt thereof each having an average molecular weight of 30,000 or lower, the sponge-like shaped body having a bulk specific gravity of 5 to 500 mg/mL. This cosmetic shaped product can be produced by freeze-drying an aqueous solution having a content of the polyanionic polysaccharide of 0.5 to 30% by mass.