This invention relates to a hair care composition more particularly to a wash-off composition, especially preferred being a shampoo or a conditioner, which provides the desired anti-dandruff efficacy with enhanced stability of the active materials on hair/scalp during use. This is achieved through a judicious combination of an organic UV filter, a zinc compound and selective anti-dandruff agent. The composition comprises 0.01 to 3% by weight zinc pyrithione, an organic UV filter and 0.1 to 5% by weight additional zinc compound. The weight ratio of zinc compound to zinc pyrithione is over 3:1.

This invention relates to a hair care composition more particularly to a wash-off composition, especially preferred being a shampoo or a conditioner, which provides the desired anti-dandruff efficacy with enhanced stability of the active materials on hair/scalp during use. This is achieved through a judicious combination of an organic UV filter, a zinc compound and selective anti-dandruff agent. The composition comprises 0.01 to 3% by weight zinc pyrithione, an organic UV filter and 0.1 to 5% by weight additional zinc compound. The weight ratio of zinc compound to zinc pyrithione is over 3:1.

The present invention relates to cosmetic compositions having antioxidant properties and suitable for any type of skin.

A composition containing carvone or a salt thereof as an active ingredient is disclosed. A new use of the composition is also disclosed. The composition is effective in whitening skin of a subject, and capable of exhibiting an excellent melanogenesis inhibitory effect. The composition has an excellent effect of inhibiting melanogenesis induced by melanocyte-stimulating hormone (αMSH), is safe for the human body, and has no or minimum adverse effects. Thus, the composition may be variously used as a material for cosmetics, functional health foods, food ingredients or additives, dietary supplement, nutraceutical composition, pharmaceuticals, quasi-drugs, or the like.

A composition containing carvone or a salt thereof as an active ingredient is disclosed. A new use of the composition is also disclosed. The composition is effective in whitening skin of a subject, and capable of exhibiting an excellent melanogenesis inhibitory effect. The composition has an excellent effect of inhibiting melanogenesis induced by melanocyte-stimulating hormone (αMSH), is safe for the human body, and has no or minimum adverse effects. Thus, the composition may be variously used as a material for cosmetics, functional health foods, food ingredients or additives, dietary supplement, nutraceutical composition, pharmaceuticals, quasi-drugs, or the like.

An oil-in-water type composition in which powder is dispersed in an oil phase, the composition including: (A) 10% by mass or more of polar oil; (B) inorganic powder; (C) core-corona type microgel in which hydrophilic groups are partially provided on a surface of a hydrophobic fine particle; and (D) polyglycerin-modified silicone.

Suggested is an antimicrobial mixture comprising or consisting of (a) at least one monocyclic sesquiterpene alcohol, (b) at least one active selected from the group consisting of 4-hydroxyacetophenone, sorbitan caprylate, cocamidopropyl PG-dimonium chloride phosphate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, glyceryl caprylate and glyceryl caprate, and optionally (c) at least one additional antimicrobial agent different from components (a) and (b).

Suggested is an antimicrobial mixture comprising or consisting of (a) at least one monocyclic sesquiterpene alcohol, (b) at least one active selected from the group consisting of 4-hydroxyacetophenone, sorbitan caprylate, cocamidopropyl PG-dimonium chloride phosphate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, glyceryl caprylate and glyceryl caprate, and optionally (c) at least one additional antimicrobial agent different from components (a) and (b).

The present invention relates to an anhydrous composition for dyeing human keratin fibers, comprising at least one natural dye, at least one hydrazono and/or azo cationic synthetic direct dye and at least one compound of formula (I) in which Y represents a C.sub.1-C.sub.4 hydroxyalkyl group or a C.sub.1-C.sub.4 hydroxyalkyloxy radical, n denotes an integer ranging from 0 to 5, and X, which may be identical or different, represents a C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl radical or a halogen. The invention also relates to a process for dyeing human keratin fibers using this composition.

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A method for producing a coating on skin, the method comprising: A) a step of 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 a 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 B) a step of applying a composition Y, other than the composition X, containing the following component (c) and the following component (d) to the skin: (c) 5% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less of an adhesive polymer, and (d) 1% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less of a polyol, in this order or in reverse order.