A cosmetic composition including: (A) a silicone film-forming agent, (B) a high-molecular-weight organopolysiloxane having a degree of polymerization of 2,350 or more and 20,000 or less, and (C) an organopolysiloxane having a cationic group other than the component (A) and the component (B). A total content of the components (A) to (C) in the cosmetic composition is 2% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less, and a content of water is 10% by mass or less.

A method for increasing the specific surface area of titanium phosphate plate-shaped particles of this invention includes: obtaining a liquid in a state where a powder containing titanium phosphate plate-shaped particles is dispersed in an aqueous alkaline solution.

Disclosed herein are a biodegradable polymer microparticle for a filler comprising a core and a shell, wherein the core contains secondary particles including aggregates of a plurality of primary particles, the shell has a raspberry shaped structure, an average particle diameter (D.sub.50) of the biodegradable polymer microparticle ranges from 20 to 200 μm, a manufacturing method thereof, a freeze-dried body including the same, and filler injection including the same.

The present disclosure relates to a modified pearlescent powder and a method of preparing the same. The modified pearlescent powder includes a pearlescent powder, a lauroyl lysine powder located on a surface of the pearlescent powder, and a fluorine-containing silane coupling agent connected to the pearlescent powder by covalent bonds. The present disclosure also relates to a cosmetic including the modified pearlescent powder.

Disclosed are: (a) controlled release matrix particles containing 10-70 wt. % of a hydrophobic active ingredient, 21-72 wt. % of a polysaccharide, 3.80-12 wt. % of a crosslinking agent, 1.00-6 wt. % of a catalyst and 0.10-5 wt. % of a silica flow aid; (b) controlled release core/shell particles containing 10-70 wt. % of a hydrophobic active ingredient, 1.0-3.2 wt. % of an epoxidized oil, 21-64 wt. % of a polysaccharide, 7.6-23% of an amine-functionality containing material, and 0.10-5 wt. % of a silica flow aid; and (c) hybrid particles wherein the core/shell particles are contained in a matrix. Also disclosed are methods for making the particles and compositions containing the particles.

A cosmetic composition containing sucrose esters, lauroyl lysine, and water. The composition meets at least one of the following conditions: (i) the weight ratio between the sucrose esters and lauroyl lysine is from about 5:1 to about 1:10; (ii) the lauroyl lysine has a mean particle size of from about 10 microns to about 40 microns; and (iii) the lauroyl lysine has a flat polygonal shape. The cosmetic composition can provide benefits from sucrose esters with reduced heavy coated feel, reduced sticky/tacky feel, and/or reduced friction/draggy feel.

Disclosed are a chemically asymmetric anisotropic powder, a stabilized water-in-oil (W/O) emulsification composition containing the same, and a method for preparing the same. The composition contains a chemically asymmetric anisotropic powder that forms emulsification particles with a stabilized interface film and various sizes, thereby providing a stabilized W/O emulsification composition having a low-viscosity formulation, which has a significantly lighter feeling of use than existing W/O formulations.

The present invention refers to the use of granules comprising surface-reacted calcium carbonate and one or more binder(s) as excipient in a pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, agricultural, veterinary, cosmetic, home, food, packaging or personal care product, wherein the granules have i) a weight particle size d.sub.90 of 150 to 700 μm, as measured according to mechanical sieving, ii) a weight median particle size d.sub.50 of 45 to 300 μm, as measured according to mechanical sieving, iii) a weight particle size d.sub.10 of 18 to 100 μm, as measured according to mechanical sieving, and iv) a specific surface area of ≥15.0 m.sup.2/g as measured by the BET nitrogen method.

A photostable UV-A/UV-B-sunscreen composition is provided. The composition includes an oil in water or water in oil emulsion, wherein the emulsion includes at least one photostabilizer having anti-oxidant properties, at least one SPF booster, and at least one UV-A filter and at least one UV-B filter. The UV-A/UV-B sunscreen composition is provided in which the composition is essentially free of oxybenzone.

A porous silica particle with the small specific surface area and large pore volume, which is contained as the scrubbing agent in the cleansing cosmetics is provided. The porous silica particle has high collapsibility, and therefore the damage of the skin can be prevented. A porous silica particle according to the present invention has: an average circularity of 0.1 to 0.5; a pore volume of 0.1≦Pv<1.0 ml/g; a specific surface area of 5 to 60 m.sup.2/cm.sup.3; a median size of 100 to 1000 μm; a ratio of a maximum particle diameter to the median size, of 3.0 or less; and a median size of 5 to 40 μm and a maximum particle diameter of 15 to 200 μm, after rubbing for 30 seconds with a load of 1.0 to 1.4 KPa.