Kao Corporation

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Stanley Electric Co., Ltd

Waseda University

Yamamoto-ms Co., Ltd.

Tomoyuki Yamamoto

Atsushi Nakajima

Masaki Yoshida

Mikiko Saito

Wataru Yamamoto

Takayuki Homma

Hiroki Takeuchi

Takuya Nakajima

Keisuke Takeshita

Yoshihiro Nakai

Kenji Kudo

Akira Shigeta

Seiji Yamasaki

Masataka Fukuda

Daisuke Nagafuchi

Yuichiro Mitsuno

Kimiko Koiwa

Yumiko Sato

Satoshi Yoshiwara

Nattaporn Anumansirikul

An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition containing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and a metal compound satisfying the following general formula (1), as an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition having an excellent gas barrier property in the high humidity environment, particularly an excellent oxygen barrier property in the high humidity environment:M(OH)A  (1)wherein M is a metal species, A is an anionic ligand having a valence of n− and excluding a hydroxy ligand and O (oxo ligand), n is an integer not less than 1, and a and b are each a number greater than zero and satisfy an expression a/b=0.1 to 10.

Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition, film, and multilayer structure

An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition containing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and a metal compound, and having a peak at 2θ=2 to 15° when measured by wide-angle X-ray diffraction using CuKα ray, as an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition having an excellent gas barrier property in a high humidity environment, particularly an excellent oxygen barrier property in a high humidity environment.

Described is a cosmetic composition comprising (A) an amide compound having a melting point of 0 to 50.degree. C. and (B) a hydrophilic surfactant. The cosmetic composition according to the present invention can enhance the water-retaining ability of the stratum corneum and is excellent in skin-roughness lessening effects.

Cosmetic compositions

Described is a water-in-oil type cosmetic emulsion comprising (A) an amide compound having a melting point of 0 to 50.degree. C. and (B) a nonionic surfactant having an HLB smaller than 8. The cosmetic composition according to the present invention has excellent stability, can enhance the water-retaining ability of the stratum corneum and has excellent skin-roughness lessening effects.

Water-in-oil cosmetic emulsions

An oily composition comprising a dextrin fatty acid ester, a glycerol fatty acid ester having a melting point of higher than 20.degree. C., and a liquid oil is disclosed. The oily compositions for external application are transparent or semi-transparent, and possess excellent extendibility, adhesive c apability, and retentivity on the skin. The compositions are useful for various oily cosmetics and oily medicines for external application.

Composition for external application consisting essentially of a dextrin

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Tomoyuki Yamamoto