Shiseido Company, Limited

Yuji Tsutsumi

Keiichi Uehara

Yoshihiro Kimura

Masaaki Ishiwatari

Yoshiyuki Ogusu

Yoshikazu Inoue

Yoshihiro Ohhata

Akio Kawabata

Yoshihiro Yokogawa

A dermatological external agent such as a pharmaceutical, quasi-drug, or cosmetic comprising tetrahydroabietic acid, a salt thereof, and hydrogenated rosin and a salt thereof, formulated therein, has an excellent antibacterial action, is not harmful to the human body, and has an excellent stability.

Dermatologial external agent

A cosmetic composition comprising at least one fluorocarbon having the formula C.sub.n H.sub.p F.sub.q X.sub.4 wherein X represents chlorine or bromine, n is an integer of 1 to 8, q is an integer of 1 to 18, and p+q+r is an 2n+2, which is liquid at an ambient temperature and has a boiling point of 200.degree. C. or less, in the composition. This cosmetic composition does not exhibit an unpreferable oily feeling finish but does exhibit a cosmetic finish which lasts for a long time.

Cosmetic composition

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Yuji Tsutsumi