A method of applying makeup to a surface, such as the skin, the nails, hair, or the lips, is disclosed. The method includes manually depositing, using a non-magnetic cosmetic applicator, at least a first cosmetic composition in the fluid state on the surface, the first composition containing magnetic particles that are movable under the effect of a magnetic field; and manually exposing at least part of the first composition to a magnetic device producing a magnetic field, the magnetic device located above the first composition so as to orientate and/or displace at least a fraction of the magnetic particles so as to form at least one pattern according to magnetic field lines of the magnetic field without making contact with the first composition.

Method of applying makeup to a surface and a kit for implementing such a method

An excellent oil-thickening or -gelling agent is provided. The agent is compatible with various oils and can freely control the form or viscosity of oily raw materials or cosmetics by changing the quantity thereof added. The agent contains a novel co-modified organopolysiloxane that contains both a group having a siloxane dendron structure and a hydrophilic group and that preferably has a degree of polymerization of 200 or more. A gel composition containing the co-modified organopolysiloxane is also provided. The gel composition is useful as a base that permits stable and easy preparation of cosmetics having various viscoelasticities and forms. An oil is kept in the form of a gel that has a viscoelasticity falling within the intermediate range between the viscoelasticity of liquid and that of solid. Cosmetics containing the thickening or gelling agent are also provided.

Thickening or gelling agent for oily raw materials

The titanium dioxide pigment of the present invention contains an anatase type crystal in an amount of 98-100% and has an average particle diameter of 0.2-0.4 μm and a whiteness of 95-97 in terms of L value of linseed oil. The titanium dioxide pigment of the present invention has characteristics peculiar to anatase type, for example, optical characteristics such as bluish color tone and physical characteristics such as low hardness, and furthermore has high opacity which is not possessed by conventional anatase type titanium oxide pigments.

Titanium dioxide pigment and method for producing the same, and resin composition using the same

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coating agent which is capable of forming a coating film simply and over a wide area, and is capable of forming a microfilm having an excellent chemical stability and physical stability, the coating film, a forming method, and to provide various products each applied with the coating film. SOLUTION: The coating agent comprises a scaly titanium oxide microparticle obtained by ion exchange-treating a layered titanate with an alkylammonium, and the coating agent comprises a solution containing titania nano-sheet and a silicon dioxide, or sol of titanium oxide. The coating film has a micro structure laminating the scaly titanium oxide microparticles with high orientation, wherein the scaly titanium oxide microparticle is formed by drying and heating after coating. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Titanium oxide-coating agent, and forming method for titanium oxide-coating film

A composition for application to the skin, the lips, the nails, and/or hair is disclosed, wherein the composition comprises at least one first coloring agent in an amount sufficient to color the composition, comprising particles of at least one composite pigment, the particles comprising an inorganic core at least partially coated with at least one organic coloring substance, and at least one second coloring agent in an amount sufficient to produce a specific optical effect in the composition which is visibly perceptible to a human observer. A method of making up the skin, lips, nails, and/or hair is also disclosed.

Compositions for application to the skin, to the lips, to the nails, and/or to hair

A composition which comprises a substrate of a thin plate form and a coating layer formed on the surface thereof, characterized in that the substrate of a thin plate form has a size of 50 to 800 μm, and the coating layer has a thickness of 0.05 to 0.6 μm and contains a titanium composition in an amount of 70 to 95 wt %. A titanium oxide composition having high brilliant color is prepared through firing the above composition comprising a coating layer and then delaminating the fired coating layer, as a delaminated composition. The titanium oxide composition is novel, and is capable of producing interference colors having excellent brightness and clearness and providing clear complementary colors and thus is useful particularly as a component of a cosmetic composition.

Titanium oxide composition having high brilliant color, composition comprising coating and cosmetic composition, and method for their preparation

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain the subject composition containing an aqueous phase keeping the emulsified state over a long period, giving refreshing feeling in application and durable make-up, having excellent emulsion stability, etc., and applicable in a form having broad viscosity and hardness ranges by combining two kinds of specific polyether-modified silicones. SOLUTION: The objective composition is produced by adding a compound of the formula II ((a) is 1-5; (b) and (c) are each 20-30; (n) is 8-20; (m) is 300-500; R and R' are each H or a 1-5C alkyl) and a compound of the formula III ((a') is 1-5; (b') is 1-6; (c') is 0-5; (n') is 1-5; (m') is 20-100; R" and R''' are each H or a 1-5C alkyl) to a compound of the formula I ((x) is 4-100), etc., stirring the mixture to obtain a dispersion, adding powder having water-repelling surface to the dispersion in an amount of 3.0-60.0wt.% based on the total composition, stirring the mixture, adding a mixture of 0.1-15.0wt.% of a lower alcohol and 0.1-70.0wt.% of water (based on the total composition) to the dispersion under stirring and treating the obtained mixture at an arbitrary temperature between 5 deg.C and 90 deg.C.

W/o-type emulsion composition

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cosmetic which has effects for correcting skin defects such as color irregularity, eg blotches, freckles, or dullness, or skin unevenness, eg skin pores or wrinkles, gives the skin the finish with natural transparent feeling, coloring, and gloss, and exhibits good extensibility and good feel to the touch; and to provide a powder compounded into the cosmetic SOLUTION: There is provided interference-color flaky talc of which the surface is covered with at least one oxide selected from among titanium oxide, silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, zinc oxide, and zirconium oxide and which has an interference color and a particle size (measured by a laser method) of 1-80 μm The cosmetic is prepared by compounding the interference-color flaky talc COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Interference-color flaky talc and cosmetic prepared by compounding it

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a highly heterochromic titanium oxide composition exhibiting color clarity and new excellent brilliance having a color due to color interference and having no turbid complementary color. SOLUTION: The coated composition of the highly heterochromic titanium oxide composition is a coated composition obtained by forming a coat on the surface of a flaky substrate, wherein the plate shape of the flaky substrate has 50-800 μm size and has 0.05-0.6 μm thickness and the coat contains 70-95 wt.% titanium composition. The highly heterochromic titanium oxide composition is a composition obtained by treating off the coat of the titanium composition from the covered composition.

Coated composition of highly heterochromic titanium oxide composition, highly heterochromic titanium oxide composition, and method for producing the composition

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multilayer coherent pigment that has clear color tone and high saturation of interference color and that is capable of producing the smooth coloring without feeling of particles. SOLUTION: The multilayer coherent pigment comprises a metal oxide with a high refractive index and a coated transparent carrier material having the metal oxide with a low refractive index alternatively laminated thereon. The metal oxide with a high refractive index as a core is a thin film which is coated on the flaky carrier material selected from the group consisting of natural mica, synthetic mica, various phyllosilicates, a flaky glass, a basic lead carbonate, a bismuth oxy-chloride and a flaky silica and then stripped. The refractive index of the metal oxide as a core is at least 2.0-2.7 and the thickness is in the range of 0.05-0.6μm. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Yukio Murui

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Titanium oxide composition having high brilliant color, composition comprising coating and cosmetic composition, and method for their preparation

W/o-type emulsion composition

Interference-color flaky talc and cosmetic prepared by compounding it

Coated composition of highly heterochromic titanium oxide composition, highly heterochromic titanium oxide composition, and method for producing the composition

Multilayer coherent pigment