Kao Corporation

Yoshinao Nagashima

Yukihiro Yada

Takahide Minami

Akiko Suzuki

Ichiro Sakamoto

Takashi Imamura

Kazuyuki Fukuda

Shigeto Kayane

Kazutaka Yamashita

Kenji Hara

Michihito Igaki

Katsutoshi Hara

Toru Ugajin

Shuji Ishikawa

Keiichi Sugata

Haruhito Kazama

Masakazu Murata

A physiology enhancing device for improving physiological functions of a human body, etc., which comprises a heat generating element making use of chemical energy and a sheet interposed between the heat generating element and a body surface of a wearer, and which is designed to supply steam generated from the heat generating element while the device is applied to the body surface. The device exhibits steam generating capability for 2 hours or longer and, while applied to the body surface, raises the body surface temperature to a temperature from 38&#xb0; C. to lower than 42&#xb0; C. within one hour from the application. The sheet interposed between the heat generating element and the body surface preferably has a function of regulating air feed to the heat generating element and a function of transferring the heat of the physiology enhancing device to the body surface and preferably has a total thickness of 0.05 to 1.5 mm.

Physiology enhancing device

The autonomic nerve regulating agent of the present invention, which, has sedative action, sleep inducing action, and stress mitigating action in individuals, regardless of individual variation in sensitivity to or preference for fragrance, contains as an active ingredient a sesquiterpene alcohol with a boiling point of 250&#xb0; C. or higher, particularly cedrol.

Autonomic nerve regulating agent

A cosmetic method for obtaining substantial cosmetic effects through simple massaging by ordinary people by first massaging in the direction of arterial blood flow and then in the direction of venous blood flow, or by massaging the surface of the skin with the use of a cosmetic comprising disintegrating particles while the pulse, dermal vasculature, skin temperature, or dermal blood flow is in a stimulated, dilated, elevated, or stimulated state as opposed to a resting state, and by washing the skin with a cleanser or a detergent, and then using a skincare cosmetic, wherein massaging is done using a massaging cosmetic comprising disintegrating particles before the skincare cosmetic is used after washing with a cleanser or detergent. This allows effective skincare to be achieved.

Beauty-treatment method

The invention relates to a complexion-improving beauty composition comprising disintegrable granules and a blood circulation accelerator. The composition can synergistically exhibit a blood circulation-accelerating effect in a short period of time, is excellent in the effect of improving a complexion, and does not irritate the skin and eyes, thus being highly safe.

Skin color improver

Light Lo is allowed to be applied on the skin S, the internal scattered light Li in the region from the surface of the skin S to the microcirculation system is detected preferably in at least three wavelength regions of 400 to nm, 500 to 600 nm, 600 to 800 nm, or 800 to 1500 nm, and the optical properties which are affected by blood circulation, such as skin color, spots, and discoloration are determined. With these optical properties, the surface state of the skin can be evaluated better.

Method and apparatus for measuring optical properties of surface state

A preventive and therapeutic method for hypertension by dosing hexose phosphate calcium which produces an immediate effect without having any undesirable side-effects to control a rise in the blood pressure, and is efficacious also for various diseases of which onset can be ascribed to hypertension, such as myocardial infarction, cerebral apoplexy, cirrhosis of livers, billiary stasis, and others.

Preventive and therapeutic method for hypertension

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Tokyo, Japan

Yoshinao Nagashima