One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a fiber treatment agent consisting of an aqueous silicone dispersion capable of quickly forming a silicone elastomer coating having elongation and strength on room-temperature drying and to provide a coating which is the dry product. Further, the object of the present invention is to provide a coating on room-temperature drying without using a high activity catalyst such as organotin compounds. The present invention provides a fiber treatment agent comprising 100 parts by mass of (A) a silicone elastomer which is an addition-reaction product of the following component (A-1) with the following components (A-2) and (A-3): (A-1) an alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane having two or more alkenyl groups per molecule, (A-2) an organohydrogen polysiloxane having three or more hydrosilyl groups per molecule, (A-3) a linear diorganohydrogen polysiloxane having hydrosilyl groups only at both molecular chain terminals; 0.1 to 8 parts by mass of at least one surfactant selected from (B) anionic surfactants and (C) nonionic surfactants, 3 to 35 parts by mass of (D) colloidal silica, and 15 to 200 parts by mass of (E) water, relative to total 100 parts by mass of components (A) and (D).

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a fiber treatment agent consisting of an aqueous silicone dispersion capable of quickly forming a silicone elastomer coating having elongation and strength on room-temperature drying and to provide a coating which is the dry product. Further, the object of the present invention is to provide a coating on room-temperature drying without using a high activity catalyst such as organotin compounds. The present invention provides a fiber treatment agent comprising 100 parts by mass of (A) a silicone elastomer which is an addition-reaction product of the following component (A-1) with the following components (A-2) and (A-3): (A-1) an alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane having two or more alkenyl groups per molecule, (A-2) an organohydrogen polysiloxane having three or more hydrosilyl groups per molecule, (A-3) a linear diorganohydrogen polysiloxane having hydrosilyl groups only at both molecular chain terminals; 0.1 to 8 parts by mass of at least one surfactant selected from (B) anionic surfactants and (C) nonionic surfactants, 3 to 35 parts by mass of (D) colloidal silica, and 15 to 200 parts by mass of (E) water, relative to total 100 parts by mass of components (A) and (D).

An objective of the invention is to increase the ultraviolet protection power of an ultraviolet scattering agent, thereby providing an oil-in-water emulsion sunscreen cosmetic that can achieve high ultraviolet protection power and that has excellent emulsion stability. The sunscreen cosmetic according to the present invention comprises (A) an acrylic copolymer having phosphoric acid groups; (B) a hydrophobically treated ultraviolet scattering agent; and (C) 0.3% by mass or more of a water phase thickener; wherein the ultraviolet scattering agent is dispersed in an oil phase.

An objective of the invention is to increase the ultraviolet protection power of an ultraviolet scattering agent, thereby providing an oil-in-water emulsion sunscreen cosmetic that can achieve high ultraviolet protection power and that has excellent emulsion stability. The sunscreen cosmetic according to the present invention comprises (A) an acrylic copolymer having phosphoric acid groups; (B) a hydrophobically treated ultraviolet scattering agent; and (C) 0.3% by mass or more of a water phase thickener; wherein the ultraviolet scattering agent is dispersed in an oil phase.

The present invention relates to a two-component cosmetic composition for wrinkle reduction. The two-component cosmetic composition for wrinkle reduction according to the present invention forms a coating having a sufficient strength to reduce a scrubbing phenomenon caused by external force and has a suitable viscosity as well as no cloudiness phenomena arising.

The present invention relates to a two-component cosmetic composition for wrinkle reduction. The two-component cosmetic composition for wrinkle reduction according to the present invention forms a coating having a sufficient strength to reduce a scrubbing phenomenon caused by external force and has a suitable viscosity as well as no cloudiness phenomena arising.

Silica microcapsules, each of which includes a shell, and a core containing one or more organic compounds inside the shell, a softener composition containing the silica microcapsules, and a method of producing the silica microcapsules is described. In the silica microcapsules, the shell contains silica as a constituent component, and the organic compound contains a primary alcohol.

An objective of the invention is to provide a powdered solid cosmetic that has excellent powder dispersibility and high impact resistance, while also having a texture similar to that in the case in which an elastic spherical powder is blended. The powdered solid cosmetic according to the present invention contains (A) a non-elastic spherical powder having a crushing strength per particle of 30 MPa or higher; (B) 1% to 15% by mass of iron oxide; (C) a gel-type partially crosslinked organopolysiloxane polymer; and (D) a non-ionic surfactant having an HLB of 10 or lower; wherein the (A) non-elastic spherical powder constitutes 90% by mass or more of all spherical powders contained in the cosmetic.

An objective of the invention is to provide a powdered solid cosmetic that has excellent powder dispersibility and high impact resistance, while also having a texture similar to that in the case in which an elastic spherical powder is blended. The powdered solid cosmetic according to the present invention contains (A) a non-elastic spherical powder having a crushing strength per particle of 30 MPa or higher; (B) 1% to 15% by mass of iron oxide; (C) a gel-type partially crosslinked organopolysiloxane polymer; and (D) a non-ionic surfactant having an HLB of 10 or lower; wherein the (A) non-elastic spherical powder constitutes 90% by mass or more of all spherical powders contained in the cosmetic.

An objective of the invention is to provide a production method for a powdered solid cosmetic that, while having a texture similar to that in the case in which an elastic spherical powder is blended, also has excellent powder dispersibility and high impact resistance. The production method for a powdered solid cosmetic according to the present invention comprises a slurry preparation step of preparing a slurry by mixing a powder component and an oil-based component, as a binder, in a volatile solvent, wherein: the powder component includes a spherical powder, and the spherical powder contains (A) a non-elastic spherical powder having a crushing strength per particle of 30 MPa or higher; the oil-based component contains (B) a gel-type partially crosslinked organopolysiloxane polymer; the (A) non-elastic spherical powder constitutes 6% to 25% by mass of the powdered solid cosmetic; and 90% by mass or more of the spherical powder contained in the powder component is constituted by the (A) non-elastic spherical powder.