The invention provides an oil-in-water emulsified cosmetic containing (a) an aqueous medium, (b) two or more higher fatty acids of 12 to 24 carbon atoms and alkali metal salts thereof, (c) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of monoalkyl glyceryl ethers having an alkyl group of 12 to 24 carbon atoms and monoalkenyl glyceryl ethers having an alkenyl group of 12 to 24 carbon atoms, (d) a thickener comprising (d-1) a polysaccharide derived from a microorganism and (d-2) a (meth)acrylic-based polymer selected from the group consisting of a poly(meth)acrylic acid salt and a polymer including at least one selected from the group consisting of a (meth)acrylic acid ester, a (meth)acryloylalkyltaurine and a salt thereof as a structural unit, and (e) a nonionic surfactant.

Disclosed is a self-invertible inverse latex having an aqueous phase, including: a) a cross-linked anionic polyelectrolyte (P) including: —at least one first monomer unit derived from at least one monomer selected from the elements of the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, 2-carboxyethyl acrylic acid, itaconic acid, maleic acid, 3-methyl 3-[(1-oxo-2-propenyl)amino]butanoic acid, the carboxylic function of the monomers being in the free, partially salified or totally salified acid form; and —at least one monomer unit derived from a polyethylenic cross-linking monomer (AR); b) ethylenediamine disuccinic acid in the form of trisodium salt.

The present invention relates to a composition, notably an aqueous cosmetic composition, comprising at least one screening agent chosen from water-soluble or water-dispersible screening agents that are capable of absorbing UV rays from 320 to 400 nm (UVA), water-soluble or water-dispersible screening agents that are capable of absorbing UV rays from 280 to 320 nm (UVB), and mixtures thereof; at least one hydrophilic thickener; and at least one surfactant with an HLB of greater than or equal to 7.

The present invention also relates to a non-therapeutic cosmetic process for treating keratin materials, preferably the skin, comprising the application, to said keratin materials, of a composition according to the invention.

Ultraviolet radiation sun protective compositions are reported which feature micronized metal oxide inorganic particles selected from zinc oxide, titanium oxide and mixtures thereof, the inorganic particles being coated with poly[C.sub.8-C.sub.20 hydroxycarboxylic acid], the coated particles measured at a 10% loading in dodecane and 1 minute elapsed time having a Zeta Potential ranging from 2 to 10 mv, amounts of the poly[C.sub.8-C.sub.20 hydroxycarboxylic acid] to the inorganic particles being in a relative weight ratio of 1:100 to 1:10.

Described herein are personal care compositions that may include from about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of a polysaccharide; from about 0.01 to about 12 wt. % of a fatty alcohol; and from about 0.5 to about 7 wt. % of a post-biotic blend, wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the personal care composition. Methods of making and using these personal care compositions are also described herein.

Provided are: a core-corona polymer particle excellent in emulsion stability and feeling of use, and a raw material for a cosmetic and an oil-in-water emulsion cosmetic comprising the particle. The present invention provides a core-corona polymer particle obtained by radical-polymerizing a polyethylene oxide macromonomer represented by the formula (1) and one or two or more of hydrophobic monomers represented by the formulas (2) and (3) under the following conditions (A) to (D).

The present invention relates to a process for the production of multilayer microcapsules, in particular multilayer odiferous substance capsules or fragrance compound capsules, which have improved stability and odiferous substance release or fragrance compound release compared to prior art capsules. In addition, the present invention relates to multilayer microcapsules comprising at least one hydrophobic odiferous substance or fragrance compound obtainable by the process of the invention. In another aspect, the invention described herein relates to multilayer microcapsules comprising a core comprising at least one hydrophobic odiferous substance or fragrance compound, and a capsule shell. In addition, the present invention relates to the use of the multilayer microcapsules and suspensions of the multilayer microcapsules as an ingredient in detergents, fabric softeners, cleaning products, scent boosters in liquid or solid form, cosmetics, personal care products, agricultural products or pharmaceutical products.

The disclosure describes an oil-in-water composition for skin external application using a gel of crosslinked hyaluronic acid or a salt thereof and having a sherbet-like texture and feeling of use. The composition of the disclosure comprises the gel particles of crosslinked hyaluronic acid or a salt thereof and emulsion particle having a specific particle size distribution of D(0.5) in an aqueous phase and an oil phase, respectively, so that the composition has a particulate feeling such as sherbet, mashed potato or meringue while having a fluffy appearance or texture, and also provides a refreshing feeling of use when applied, and is easy to clean by comprising the aqueous phase as an outer phase.

Provided is a cosmetic having a unique soft and springy feeling in use, capable of stably formulating therein a UV protector, and providing a light feeling in use such that the cosmetic is separated into pieces when applied to the skin. The present invention relates to a cosmetic characterized by comprising (A) a (meth)acrylic acid/an alkyl (meth)acrylate/a (meth)acrylic acid-POE monoalkyl ether ester copolymer, (B) a UV protector, (C) a nonionic surfactant, and (D) a higher alcohol.

The oil-in-water type emulsified cosmetic includes: (A) a powder, (B) a water-soluble thickener, and (C) a surfactant, wherein the content of the component (A) is 1% to 30% by mass based on the total amount of the cosmetic, the component (A) contains (A1) an N-acyl acidic amino acid-treated powder, the component (C) contains (C1) a solid nonionic surfactant having a hydrophile-lipophile balance (HLB) value of less than 7 and (C2) a surfactant having an HLB value of 7 or greater, and the mass ratio [(C1):(C2)] between the component (C1) and the component (C2) is 1.5:1 to 30:1.