Kao Corporation

Takeshi Inoue

Yasuteru Eguchi

Hidenori Yorozu

Kaoru Tsujii

Tetsuro Kamiya

Akihiro Kondo

Yukihiro Fukuyama

Kouji Maeda

Tadasu Hikichi

Kenichi Arai

Kazuko Hirose

A composition for use in the oral cavity comprising granules composed of a water-insoluble powders and a water-insoluble organic binder; and which granules have an apparent density of from 0.1 to 1.5 and collapse at a deformation rate of from 0.1 to 20% at a load of from 0.1 to 50 g per granule. The granules of the composition have a proper hardness so that the presence of the granules can be felt when used in the oral cavity. The composition makes users feel the cleaning effect of the composition by the tactual sense, while giving a pleasant feeling to users. The composition is particularly suitable as a dentifrice.

Composition for use in oral cavity

A composition for use in the oral cavity comprising (A) an easily breakable granule, (B) menthol and/or a natural substance containing menthol, and (C) a flavoring component such as basil, laurel, lavender or a lactone. Although the composition contains an easily breakable granule, which causes a powdery sensation characteristic of compositions containing granules, the present composition exhibits a greatly reduced powdery feeling, and gives a pleasant feeling to users. The composition is particularly suitable as a dentifrice.

A hair cosmetic composition comprising fine particles of a crosslinked polymer, which are insoluble in water and ethanol and do not form a film at normal temperature, is disclosed. A conventionally known film-forming polymer may also be formulated optionally. The hair cosmetic is free from stiffness, stickiness, or excessive gloss imparted to the hair which are the defects of conventional hair cosmetics using only conventional film-forming polymers, and provides excellent hair conditioning and hair-resetting effects.

Hair cosmetic composition

A percutaneous absorption accelerator and a percutaneous absorbent preparation containing the same and, more particularly, a percutaneous absorption accelerator containing either derivatives of specific glycerols or polyglycerols and alcohols as effective components and a percutaneous absorbent preparation containing the percutaneous absorption accelerators and pharmaceutically effective components.

Percutaneous absorption accelerator and preparation containing same

A percutaneous absorption accelerator and a precutaneous absorbent preparation containing the same and, more particularly, a percutaneous absorption accelerator containing ether derivatives of specific glycerols or polyglycerols and alcohols as effective components and a percutaneous absorbent preparation containing the percutaneous absorption accelerators and pharmaceutically effective components.

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Utsunomiya, Japan

Takeshi Inoue