A discrete dispensed product with a first portion and a second portion at least partially surrounding the first portion. The product provides a premium and distinct appearance to consumers.

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.

A Aquilaria malaccensis seed extract for use in preparation of skin care composition is provided. Multiple Aquilaria malaccensis seeds are washed for three times and drained to dry in room temperature, and are then spread on a water-absorbing material for drying in shade. The Aquilaria malaccensis seeds so dried are pulverized to a particle size not greater than 2 mm. The pulverized Aquilaria malaccensis seeds are subject to ultrasonic extraction with 90% ethanol in such a way that the pulverized Aquilaria malaccensis seeds are subjected to extraction for three times, one time for each day. After the completion of the extraction, all ethanol-water solvent is removed to obtain Aquilaria malaccensis seed extract (Crude-EtOH).

Disclosed is a composite for forming a coacervate interfacial film. The composite for forming the coacervate interfacial film contains a cationic hectorite nanoplate-shaped particle structure containing a hectorite nanoplate-shaped particle and a cationic surfactant coupled to a surface of the hectorite nanoplate-shaped particle, and an anionic cellulose nanofibril containing an anionic functional group in at least a portion thereof, in which the composite may form the coacervate interfacial film at an interface of an oil phase and a water phase through electrostatic interaction between the cationic surfactant and the anionic functional group.

Disclosed is a self-invertible inverse latex including, as an inverting agent, surfactant species of the polyglycerol ester family; the use thereof as a thickening and/or emulsifying and/or stabilising agent for a cosmetic, dermopharmaceutical or pharmaceutical topical composition, and cosmetic, dermopharmaceutical or pharmaceutical topical compositions containing same. Also disclosed is a new surfactant composition containing polyglycerol esters.

A new type of biomaterial that can be generated from pollen, methods for its production, the various uses thereof in, for example, biological, medicinal, cosmetic, nutritional and printing applications and the materials/devices that comprise this new material are provided. The biomaterial comprises microgels of sporoderm polymer complex microcapsules (SPC-MCs), produced by deproteinizing the pollen from eudicot plants, in particular of genus Baccharis, Helianthus or Camellia, by contacting it with an aqueous base solution at elevated temperatures for up to 10 hours to obtain porous SPC-MCs, and hydrolytically degrading the SPC-MCs by contacting it with an aqueous base solution for periods up to 60 days to obtain microgels of SPC-MCs.

Biodegradable resin particles including a polyhydroxy alkanoate. In the biodegradable resin particles, an amount of a Ca component present in the particles is 10 to 10,000 ppm, the biodegradable resin particles have a volume average particle diameter of 2 to 50 μm, the biodegradable resin particles have a BET specific surface area of 0.8 to 10 m.sup.2/g, and the biodegradable resin particles have a linseed oil absorption of 50 to 300 ml/100 g. The resin particles of the present invention can be suitably used by being included in an external preparation, such as a cosmetic or a quasi-drug.

A dispersion stabiliser precursor composition including one or more of cucurbituril, a variant or a derivative thereof, and one or more oil-in-water macromolecular amphiphilic emulsifier, wherein the composition is in the form of a free flowing powder; and an oil-in-water emulsion composition including one or more of cucurbituril, a variant or a derivative thereof, and one or more oil-in-water macromolecular amphiphilic emulsifier.

The present disclosure relates to silica particles comprising repeating units of (SiO.sub.4/2) that are spherical in shape, which has the benefit of compatibility with personal care components and the resulting personal care applications. The present disclosure also relates to methods of preparing silica particles.

A preservation system comprising: i) itaconic acid or salt thereof and ii) a secondary preservation chemical selected from the list consisting of terpineol, geraniol, perillyl alcohol, menthol, terpinene, linalool, citronellol and mixtures thereof.