Provided herein are compositions and methods comprising phosphonates, N-halamines or combination thereof for dental care. Specifically, for removing tartar (calculus), including mature tartar.

The present disclosure provides a water-in-oil makeup cosmetic composition containing isostearic acid, a pigment-grade powder (specifically, a pigment-grade powder coated with a lipoamino acid), an emulsifier having an HLB greater than 0 and lower than or equal to 8, and a residual amount of water, the composition having superior water resistance and cleansing properties at the same time. The water-in-oil makeup cosmetic composition of the present disclosure can be usefully used because it has superior water resistance in environments with below-neutral pH, such as tap water, sweat, etc. and is converted to have superior cleansing properties when the skin is washed with alkaline water such as soapy water.

A product for providing a customized color shade sunscreen product to match a skin tone of a subject is provided. The product comprises a color dose formulation, an instruction and optionally a sunscreen. The color dose formulation has high concentration of pigments and is suitable for being mixed with a sunscreen to prepare a customized color shade sunscreen product. Also is a method of preparing a customized color shade sunscreen product to match a skin tone of a subject. Such method comprises mixing a selected color dose formulation with a sunscreen. The color dose formulations may be selected from six color shade compositions that offer color shades suitable for all skin tones. The customized color shade sunscreen product may provide a sensorial benefit such as dry touch, good spreadability, no white residues, oil control and UV protection and visible light.

The present invention relates to sunscreen compositions containing as UV filters solely a combination of i) bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine (BEMT) and (ii) at least two pigmentary UV-filters. Said compositions exhibit an appealing skin feel and look.

Semiconductor colloids grafted covalently with an antioxidant, the colloids being semiconductor colloids constituted by at least one element chosen from the group comprising C, Si, Ge, Sn, S, Se, Te, B, N, P, As, Al, Sb, Ga, In, Cd, Zn, O, Cu, Cl, Pb, Tl, Bi, Ti, U, Ba, Sr, Li, Nb, La, I, Mo, Mn, Ca, Fe, Ni, Eu, Cr, Br, Ag, Pt, Hg, and combinations thereof.

The present invention relates to a core-shell network structure formed using a biocompatible biopolymer and to a composition comprising same. Said structure can be used as an alternative to synthetic chemical materials, such as polyethylene glycol (PEG), to effectively disperse an insoluble effective substance within a composition, thus addressing safety issues, and formulations can be preserved stably for a long time through said network structure. Furthermore, said structure and the composition comprising same may provide useful benefits for the skin in terms of skin barrier enhancement, skin moisturization, skin regeneration, or the like.

The present invention provides compositions with increased color shade stability comprising organic pigments and rutile TiO.sub.2. The combination of specific ingredients disclosed herein prevents the color migration often associated with organic pigments including azo based dyes and lakes.

Provided are: a particulate composition which exhibits high water dispersibility regardless of the kind of solid particles; and a method for producing this particulate composition. Also provided are: a liquid composition; a surface modifying agent and a method for improving water dispersibility. The present invention additionally provides: a particulate composition which has dispersibility in an oil-based material; and a method for producing this particulate composition. A particulate composition according to the present invention contains solid particles and an amphiphilic substance that is present on the surfaces of the solid particles; and the amphiphilic substance has an ability of forming vesicles in water. A method for producing a particulate composition according to the present invention comprises: a step for preparing a mixture of solid particles and a solvent in which amphiphilic substance that has an ability of forming vesicles in water is dissolved; and a step for removing the solvent in the mixture.

In an ultraviolet-shielding particle coated with silicon oxide of the present invention, a surface of the ultraviolet-shielding particle is coated with a silicon oxide coat, at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, and a cycloalkyl group is present on a surface of the silicon oxide coat, and a content of the functional group is 0.0001% by mass or more and 0.30% by mass or less.

The present invention has an object to develop a surface-treated powder which shows both of smooth touch during application and good compatibility with skin, and to provide a cosmetic preparation which shows smooth touch during application as well as good compatibility with skin, and is excellent in cosmetic-film uniformity and in cosmetic retentivity by incorporating the treated powder into the cosmetic preparation. The powder for cosmetic preparation resolving the problem is characterized by being surface-treated with theanine.