Shiseido Company, Limited

Shideido Company Ltd.

Yoshimaru Kumano

Michihiro Yamaguchi

Masanori Aizawa

Akira Noda

Tomiyuki Nanba

Kenzo Ito

Hiroyuki Kakoki

Sadaki Takata

Shoji Nishiyama

Masaaki Ishiwatari

Naoki Tominaga

Toshio Yoneyama

Fumiaki Nakamura

Shin Nakamura

Hiromi Ito

Shinji Tobe

Hidekazu Toyoda

Ito Kenzo

A cosmetic composition on an external treatment agent containing microcapsules, with an average particle size of 0.1 to 2000 &mgr;m, enclosing a hydrophobic component, wherein the microcapsules are composed of a gelatin film swollen with water.

Cosmetic containing fine soft microcapsules

An external skin treatment composition comprising erythritol, hydrogenated lecithin, and a polyoxyethylene-added cholesterol derivative, which is superior in prevention and improvement of skin roughness, with little sticky feeling, with quick absorption into the skin, and superior in the softening effect on the corneum.

External skin treatment composition

An external dermatological composition comprising a salt of L-arginine-L-aspartic acid and a pharmacologically acceptable carrier therefor.

External dermatological composition

A transparent composition containing a phospholipid, at least one cationic or nonionic surfactant, an oily component, and water.

Transparent composition

A cosmetic composition on an external treatment agent containing microcapsules, with an average particle size of 0.1 to 2000 .mu.m, enclosing a hydrophobic component, wherein the microcapsules are composed of a gelatin film swollen with water.

A water-in-oil type emulsified composition containing a water-swellable clay mineral, a nonionic surfactant, an oil component, and water as the essential constituents or containing a water-swellable clay mineral, a quaternary ammonium salt type cationic surfactant, one or two more kinds of polyoxyalkylene modified organopolysiloxane, an aqueous phase, and an oil phase containing one or two or more kinds of organic silicone resin comprising the units of the formula:

Water-in-oil emulsion type cosmetics

A water-in-oil emulsifier composition suitable for providing stable cosmetics such as creams, milky lotions, sticks, etc., comprises a mixture of: (A) a partial ester of a polyhydric alcohol having at least 3 hydroxyl groups and a fatty acid, the partial ester being in the liquid state at room temperature; and (B) an aqueous solution of an amino acid or a salt thereof.

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Yokohama, Japan

Yoshimaru Kumano