A cleansing composition and method of using a cleansing composition, the cleansing composition including a blend of three different emollients, the emollients including a first stearic ester, a second stearic ester, and a branched hydrocarbon, where the first stearic ester and second stearic ester are different from each other.

Disclosed are compositions, such as makeup removing compositions, that can form a film on a keratin material, such as skin that lifts and removes makeup from the keratin material, such as skin. The compositions may be an aqueous composition including: (a) a hydrophobically modified acrylate film forming homopolymer or copolymer; (b) a hydrophilic film forming polymer; (c) a volatile oil; (d) a nonionic surfactant; (e) optionally, a monoalcohol having from 2 to 5 carbon atoms; and (f) water. Alternatively, the compositions may be anhydrous compositions including: (a) a hydrophobically modified acrylate film forming homopolymer or copolymer; (b) a plasticizer; and (c) a volatile oil. Also disclosed are methods for cleansing and removing makeup from keratin material, such as skin.

Disclosed are compositions, such as makeup removing compositions, that can form a film on a keratin material, such as skin that lifts and removes makeup from the keratin material, such as skin. The compositions may be an aqueous composition including: (a) a hydrophobically modified acrylate film forming homopolymer or copolymer; (b) a hydrophilic film forming polymer; (c) a volatile oil; (d) a nonionic surfactant; (e) optionally, a monoalcohol having from 2 to 5 carbon atoms; and (f) water. Alternatively, the compositions may be anhydrous compositions including: (a) a hydrophobically modified acrylate film forming homopolymer or copolymer; (b) a plasticizer; and (c) a volatile oil. Also disclosed are methods for cleansing and removing makeup from keratin material, such as skin.

A microemulsion composition containing: (A) a polyether-modified organopolysiloxane shown in the following general formula (1) having an HLB of 8.0 or more calculated by Griffin's method; (B) a polyether-modified organopolysiloxane shown in the following general formula (7) having an HLB of 5.0 or less calculated by Griffin's method; (C) a glycerol derivative shown in the following general formula (8); (D) a polyhydric alcohol other than the (C); (E) a silicone oil having a kinematic viscosity of 20 mm.sup.2/s or less at 25° C.; and (F) water, where a ratio (A)/(B) of a mass of the (A) to a mass of the (B) satisfies 1.0 to 15.0 and the microemulsion composition has a transparent to translucent appearance at 25° C. This provides a microemulsion composition having a transparent to translucent appearance.

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A microemulsion composition containing: (A) a polyether-modified organopolysiloxane shown in the following general formula (1) having an HLB of 8.0 or more calculated by Griffin's method; (B) a polyether-modified organopolysiloxane shown in the following general formula (7) having an HLB of 5.0 or less calculated by Griffin's method; (C) a glycerol derivative shown in the following general formula (8); (D) a polyhydric alcohol other than the (C); (E) a silicone oil having a kinematic viscosity of 20 mm.sup.2/s or less at 25° C.; and (F) water, where a ratio (A)/(B) of a mass of the (A) to a mass of the (B) satisfies 1.0 to 15.0 and the microemulsion composition has a transparent to translucent appearance at 25° C. This provides a microemulsion composition having a transparent to translucent appearance.

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One object is to provide a cosmetic composition having high transparency, high stability, good feeling of use and high cleansing power. There is provided a cosmetic composition in a form of an oil-in-water type microemulsion, comprising: (a) at least one type of an oil; (b) a polyglycerol fatty acid monoester having an HLB value of 11 to 18; (c) a polyglycerol fatty acid diester or a polyglycerol fatty acid triester having an HLB value of 10 to 13 and having an alkyl chain or an alkenyl chain of ten to fourteen carbon atoms; (d) an anionic surfactant; and (e) water, wherein a mass ratio of the (c) polyglycerol fatty acid diester or polyglycerol fatty acid triester to the (b) polyglycerol fatty acid monoester is 0.01 to 1.65, and a ratio of a total mass of the (b) the polyglycerol fatty acid monoester and the (c) polyglycerol fatty acid diester or polyglycerol fatty acid triester to a mass of the (a) oil is 1 to 550.

One object is to provide a cosmetic composition having high transparency, high stability, good feeling of use and high cleansing power. There is provided a cosmetic composition in a form of an oil-in-water type microemulsion, comprising: (a) at least one type of an oil; (b) a polyglycerol fatty acid monoester having an HLB value of 11 to 18; (c) a polyglycerol fatty acid diester or a polyglycerol fatty acid triester having an HLB value of 10 to 13 and having an alkyl chain or an alkenyl chain of ten to fourteen carbon atoms; (d) an anionic surfactant; and (e) water, wherein a mass ratio of the (c) polyglycerol fatty acid diester or polyglycerol fatty acid triester to the (b) polyglycerol fatty acid monoester is 0.01 to 1.65, and a ratio of a total mass of the (b) the polyglycerol fatty acid monoester and the (c) polyglycerol fatty acid diester or polyglycerol fatty acid triester to a mass of the (a) oil is 1 to 550.

Provided is a polyurethane gel composition containing A and B below. Here, A represents a polyurethane obtained by reaction of (a) a hydrogenated polybutadiene having isocyanate groups at the terminals and (b) a glycol represented by HO—R.sub.3—OH (wherein R.sub.3 represents a linear or branched C2 to C6 alkylene group optionally having an ether bond), or A represents a polyurethane obtained by reaction of (c) a hydrogenated polybutadiene having hydroxyl groups at the terminals, (d) a diisocyanate compound, and the (b) glycol represented by HO—R.sub.3—OH (wherein R.sub.3 represents a linear or branched C2 to C6 alkylene group optionally having an ether bond), and B represents an oil agent. The polyurethane gel composition of the present invention is particularly useful as a raw material for cosmetics since a film of an oil-soluble gel obtained using the polyurethane gel composition is exceptionally excellent in any point of transparency, high gloss, elasticity, and resilience.

Provided is a polyurethane gel composition containing A and B below. Here, A represents a polyurethane obtained by reaction of (a) a hydrogenated polybutadiene having isocyanate groups at the terminals and (b) a glycol represented by HO—R.sub.3—OH (wherein R.sub.3 represents a linear or branched C2 to C6 alkylene group optionally having an ether bond), or A represents a polyurethane obtained by reaction of (c) a hydrogenated polybutadiene having hydroxyl groups at the terminals, (d) a diisocyanate compound, and the (b) glycol represented by HO—R.sub.3—OH (wherein R.sub.3 represents a linear or branched C2 to C6 alkylene group optionally having an ether bond), and B represents an oil agent. The polyurethane gel composition of the present invention is particularly useful as a raw material for cosmetics since a film of an oil-soluble gel obtained using the polyurethane gel composition is exceptionally excellent in any point of transparency, high gloss, elasticity, and resilience.

A cleanser composition contains (A) a nonionic surfactant having a HLB of from 10 to 18; and (B) a cosurfactant including at least one selected from the group consisting of alkylglycerols and glycerin fatty acid esters. A content of the cosurfactant is 0.3% by mass or greater relative to the mass of the cleanser composition. A total amount of ionic surfactants is 0.10% by mass or less relative to the mass of the cleanser composition.