Kao Corporation

Yasushi Kajihara

Yoshiaki Fujikura

Hajime Hirota

Katsumi Kita

Mitsuru Uno

Hideyuki Hanazawa

Masatoshi Arisawa

Masaaki Moriyama

Takashi Oda

Yoshiaki Inamoto

Naotake Takaishi

Hiroyuki Sugaya

Tomohito Kitsuki

Yasushi Shioya

Toshio Nozaki

Jun Kamegai

Akio Kimura

Yoko Sugiura

Motoki Nakajima

Manabu Tonomura

Hisakazu Furugaki

Yasuyuki Fujii

Katsuhiko Rindo

Akira Fujiu

Hiroshi Kamitani

Wataru Okawa

Kenji Kaneda

Nobutaka Horinishi

Hiroshi Kawamukai

Shigeyuki Ono

Ritsuko Yamazaki

Isao Umemoto

Hisateru Tanabe

Reiko Fukuda

Noriyoshi Fujisawa

Kazuyasu Imai

Hideki Kihara

Norioki Miyamoto

Hideharu Morimoto

The invention relates to a composition for taking dietary fibers, which comprises 1 to 50% by weight, on the basis of the whole composition, of dietary fibers composed of water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber and water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber, wherein the water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber is contained in a proportion of 0.1 to 3 parts by weight per part by weight of the water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber. The composition remarkably ameliorates not only bowel movement frequency but also full consciousness, feeling of unsatisfied defecation, etc. and is hence useful as food for ameliorating bowel movement.

Compositions for taking dietary fibers

Provided is a fecal condition improving composition containing (a) a compound selected from the group consisting of caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid and ferulic acid, esters thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, (b) a water-soluble and hardlyfermentable dietary fiber, and (c) a water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber. The composition of the present invention is useful as a food or beverage, or a pharmaceutical for improving the fecal condition of humans or animals, more specifically, inhibiting intestinal clamping due to imbalance of the autonomic nervous system caused by psychological stress or dietary change, suppressing abdominal pain or discomfort, improving the fecal condition, and ameliorating constipation.

Compositions for ameliorating fecal properties

Ether compound and process for producing the same

Polyether polymer, preparation process and use thereof

The present invention provides a cleanser composition which is free from any thickener, contains surfactant(s) at such a concentration as not to irritate the skin or mucosa, can impart an appropriate consistency to the cleanser, exhibits excellent foaming, can be easily taken out from a container in use and gives a good feel in use. The cleanser composition comprises the following components (A), (B) and (C): (A) an alkali metal salt of a secondary amide-type N-acylamino acid represented by formula (1):

Cleanser composition comprising an alkali metal salt of a secondary

An aqueous gel cleanser composition which contains:

Aqueous gel cleanser comprising fatty acid ester of peg as nonionic

An aqueous liquid cleansing composition, packaged in a foamer container, said composition comprising:

Aqueous liquid cleansing composition

A detergent composition is disclosed. The composition comprises polymer particles having an average particle size of 50-500 .mu.m in 5% by weight sodium chloride aqueous solution and a modulus of elasticity of 1.times.10.sup.3 -5.times.10.sup.5 dyne/cm.sup.2 in said sodium chloride aqueous solution. It exhibits a superior physical or mechanical washing performance, and gives remarkably reduced irritation and minimal damage to the object being washed. When a germicide is incorporated in addition to the polymer particles, its sterilization effect is greatly enhanced.

Detergent composition

A detergent composition comprising a polyether-modified silicone having a molecular weight of 3,500 or smaller as a detergent component is disclosed. The detergent composition can effectively eliminate oily residue such as the residues from makeup, e.g. lipsticks, foundations, etc., sebum, and the like in a short period of time, while imparting a pleasant sensation to the skin during and after cleansing.

A novel phosphobetaine is disclosed. This compound is very excellence in that it exerts a conditioning effect of imparting a good feel to the skin or hair, is excellent in humidifying properties, is available at a low price, and thus it is highly usable in detergents, cosmetics, a bathing preparation and the like. A detergent composition, a cosmetic, and a bathing preparation each containing the phosphobetaine are also disclosed.

Phosphobetaine and detergent and cosmetic containing the same

A liquid detergent composition containing the following components (a) and (b) at a proportion of (a)/[(a)+(b)] of 0.4 -1:

Liquid detergent composition

A skin detergent composition comprises (a) 5 to 95 percent by weight of a phosphoric acid ester having the formula (I) or (II) and (b) 0.0005 to 0.1 percent by weight of a water-soluble chitin compound.

Skin detergent composition containing a phosphate ester surfactant and a

Mild cosmetic cleansing foams containing an HlB3-8 nonionic surfactant

An aerosol preparation containing a cleansing agent and a propellant is provided. The cleansing agent is composed of a phosphate ester surfactant obtained by mixing two alkylphosphate salts a weight ratio of from 70:30 to 20:80. The first alkylphosphate salt is represented by: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 means a C.sub.12-14 hydrocarbon group, X denotes a specific cation, n1 is 0-10, A is R.sub.2 O--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n2 or --OY, R.sub.2 having the same meaning as R.sub.1, Y denoting a specific cation, and n2 being a value of 0-10. The second alkylphosphate salt is represented by: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.3 is similar to R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 except for inclusion of more carbon atoms, m1 is 0-10, B denotes R.sub.4 O-- --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.m2 or --OY, R.sub.4 having the same meaning as R.sub.3, m2 being 0-10 and Y having the same meaning as defined above, X has the same meaning as defined above.

Aerosol preparations containing mixtures of phosphate esters

Fragrant cyclohexanol derivatives are produced by condensing 2-ethylidene-5-norbornene with a phenol compound, in the presence of a Friedel-Crafts catalyst; and hydrogenating the condensation product in the presence of a metal catalyst. The compounds so produced have a green-floral odor and are advantageously used in soaps, detergents, shampoos, hair rinse, cosmetics, colognes and perfumes.

Cyclohexanol derivatives and fragrance compositions containing the same

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Tokyo, Japan

Yasushi Kajihara