The invention relates to the use of a powder in a powder jet device for cleaning tooth surfaces by powder spraying, wherein the powder comprises rhamnose and/or arabinose. The invention also relates to a process for cleaning tooth surfaces with a powder jet device, wherein a powder comprising rhamnose and/or arabinose is used.

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.

A method for treating a person's skin is disclosed. The method includes topically applying to the skin a composition comprising from 0.001% to 20% by weight of an aqueous, alcoholic, or aqueous-alcoholic extract from a plant extract.

A dry extract of organic humified material for cosmetic, medical or dietary use, wherein the dry extract comprises fulvic acid and humic acid, and is characterized by a maximum average particle size of 20 micrometer.

Bleaching powders, kits-of-parts for bleaching, and bleaching methods comprise at least xanthine and/or xanthine derivatives, wherein it was unexpectedly found that xanthine and/or xanthine derivatives in bleaching powder reduce damage to keratin fibers during bleaching methods or processes.

Described herein is a powdered soap comprising a plurality of particles, each of the particles comprising: an ionic polymer; and a fatty component comprising compounds having C.sub.8 to C.sub.18 chains.

Provided is an oil powder foundation which utilizes advantageous features of a powder foundation and an oil foundation and has solved problems that these foundations have, and which gives natural finish having high hiding power. The oil powder foundation may include (a) spherical particles, (b) titanium dioxide, (c) a film-forming agent, (d) a volatile oil agent, and (e) a surfactant. Using a urethane powder, acrylic powder, nylon powder, silicone powder, cellulose powder, silica powder, or calcium carbonate powder having an average particle diameter of 5 to 20 μm as the component (a), the oil powder foundation is prepared so that the total of the component (a) and the component (b) is contained in an amount of 35 to 55% by mass and the mass ratio of the component (a) and the component (b) is 1 to 1.5:1.5 to 1.

A reconstitutable surfactant-based powder has good solubility in water and forms a stable gel when dispersed in water. The reconstitutable surfactant-based powder consists of a polymer/gum system and a dry powder extract.

The invention relates to a formulation for topical application to the skin or mucous membranes. The formulation has both a pulverulent composition with an enzymatic complex as active substance, and a liquid composition intended to be mixed with the pulverulent composition so as to obtain the formulation to be applied. The liquid composition comprises a solvent and in addition, an agent for dispersing the pulverulent composition in the liquid composition. The invention also relates to a system for packaging and dispensing the formulation.

The coating formation method of the present invention is a method for forming a coating on a surface of a coating formation target. The formation method of the present invention includes an electrostatic spraying step of electrostatically spraying a composition directly onto the coating formation target, thereby forming a coating composed of a deposit containing fibers. The composition contains a component (a), a component (b), and a component (c) below. (a) One or more volatile substances selected from water, alcohols, and ketones. (b) A polymer having coating formability. (c) A liquid agent containing one or more selected from oils and polyols that are in a liquid form at 20° C.