| SHISEIDO CO., LTD. Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20110280946 | Surface-Treating Agents, Surface-Treated Powders, And Cosmetics Comprising The Same - To provide surface-treating agents that can provide excellent hydrophobicity to powder and can improve its rinsability, to provide surface-treated powders that are treated with the surface-treating agent, and to provide cosmetics that comprise the surface-treated powder. A surface-treating agent consisting of a polymer which comprises a monomer (A) represented by the general formula (1) described below as a constituent monomer. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110176853 | CONTAINER FOR A VISCOUS COSMETIC - Provided is a container for a viscous cosmetic such that even when the viscous cosmetic makes contact with the applicator comprised of silicone resin there is little swelling of said applicator and the quality of the viscous cosmetic container is well maintained. An applicator made of silicone resin inside which is formed a flow-way which can communicate with a housing for internally housing a viscous cosmetic is connected to one end of the housing. A distributing port which communicates with the flow-way is formed in the applying-surface of the applicator and the viscous cosmetic within the housing can be discharged outward from the distributing port. The degree of swelling of the applicator produced by contact with the viscous cosmetic is set to from 0 wt % to 5.0 wt % by including from 50 to 100 wt % with respect to the whole of the fluid oil fraction of any one, or combination, of deodorized polybutene, isostearyl oxystearate, polyglyceryl tri-isostearate or macadamia nut oil for the fluid oil fraction of the viscous cosmetic. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110097298 | Skin Preparation For External Use - The present invention provides an external composition for skin that has excellent effects in improving elasticity and alleviating wrinkles while moisturizing the skin, has good spreadability on the skin, and has no stickiness. The external composition for skin of the present invention is characterized by comprising: (A) an acrylic polymer comprising the following monomers (a1), (a2), and (a3) as constituent monomers: (a1) acrylic acid or methacrylic acid; (a2) an alkyl acrylate or alkyl methacrylate; and (a3) an ester between acrylic acid or methacrylic acid and polyoxyethylene alkyl ether; and (B) a cross-linked polyamino acid or its salt. In the external composition for skin of the present invention, it is preferable that (A) is 0.01 to 10.0 weight % as a polymer, and (B) is 0.0001 to 5.0 weight % as a polymer. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110091387 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR REDUCING SKIN DAMAGE - The RhoE GTPase pathway has been identified as a target for screening and treatment methods for the prevention and/or reduction of short- and long-term UVB-induced skin damage, e.g., the prevention and/or reduction of UVB-induced wrinkles. The invention thus features screening and treatment methods for prevention or reduction of UVB-induced sin damage, and related compositions, e.g., cosmetic compositions. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110070173 | Oil-in-Water Type Emulsion Cosmetic Composition - This object of the invention is to provide an oil-in water emulsion cosmetic composition having fine sense of use and excellent dispersion stability, and does not occur twisting upon drying. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110034684 | Process For Preparing Crosslinked Hyaluronic Acid Gel - A novel process which can simply prepare a crosslinked hyaluronic acid gel having a small crosslinking agent content and exhibiting excellent viscoelasticity is provided. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20100288296 | Mascara Applicator - An object of the present invention is to provide a mascara applicator capable of being fitted to the curved bases of eyelashes to lift up eyelashes, providing voluminousness to the eyelashes by adhering a mascara to the bases of the eyelashes, widely applying the mascara so that the eyelashes expand in the form of a fan, properly and widely applying the mascara to detailed parts such as the tail and inner corner of the eye, as well as lower eyelashes, and also obtaining an all direction expansion mascara application result. A mascara applicator ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100247458 | Emulsified External Skin Preparations - The emulsified external skin preparation of the present invention is characterized by comprising a polyglycerol derivative represented by formula (1): | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100234322 | TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS - There is provided a therapeutic agent for treating osteoarthritis, which is a drug comprising hyaluronan as an active ingredient. The hyaluronan is preferably a tetrasaccharide including two units, with a single unit being -D-glucuronic acid-β-1,3-D-N-acetylglucosamine-β-1,4- (HA4). | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100233103 | Water-In-Oil Type Emulsion Sunscreen Cosmetics - The present invention provides water-in-oil type emulsion sunscreen cosmetics that achieve an excellent UV blocking effect, and have excellent effects in the prevention and inhibition of discoloration (discoloration to red). The water-in-oil emulsion sunscreen cosmetic according to the present invention is characterized by comprising: (a) octocrylene; (b) hydrophobized zinc oxide; (c) cationic surfactant; and (d) silica. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100168253 | Method For Selecting Perfume Ingredient, Method For Formulating Fragrance, And Preference-Enhancing Agent - The present invention provides a method for selecting a perfume ingredient that can enhance a preference therefor by continuous use from among arbitrary perfume ingredients; a perfume composition and a preference-enhancing agent that can give a high preference therefor and enhance the preference by continuous use; and a hair cleanser that can offer excellent use texture and improve the use texture by continuous use. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100147949 | Laminated Material Having Recorded Information Thereon, Article To Which The Same Is Affixed, Information Reading Method, And Information Reading Apparatus - A laminated material on which information is recorded is provided. The laminated material includes a microsphere fixing layer in which many transparent microspheres are arranged and buried with parts thereof exposed, a reflection layer disposed at almost the focus positions of the transparent microspheres, and a transparent resin layer provided at least partially on a surface of the microsphere fixing layer, where the transparent microspheres are exposed. The transparent resin layer shifts the focus positions of the transparent microspheres to reduce the retroreflectance of the portions where the transparent resin layer is provided. The information is recorded with the use of a difference in retroreflectance between the portions where the transparent resin layer is provided and portions where the transparent resin layer is not provided. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100048686 | Perfume Composition For Temperature Sense Control, Sense Control Article, Sense Control Method, And Perfume Map - It is an object of the present invention to discover that a perfume can change a person's temperature sense and humidity sense, to identify a perfume component that can change temperature sense, and to provide a perfume composition for controlling temperature sense that contains this perfume component, and to a sense control method or sense control article such as an aromatic or a cosmetic that is beneficial for controlling temperature sense, and to a perfume map for selecting a perfume suited to controlling temperature sense. The perfume composition is characterized in that a perfume component that changes the temperature subjectively sensed by a person (temperature sense) is contained, and that the perfume component that changes the temperature sense is a perfume component identified on the basis of a temperature image obtained from test subject assessment. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100028283 | Eyelash Cosmetic - An eyelash cosmetic according to present invention, by blending (a) wax and/or (b) resin, and (c) hollow powder, can impart a voluminous feeling and, at the same time, perform excellent curling effect and curl retaining effect, and excellent usability such as easiness eyelash coating, and easiness overlaying, and also perform excellent uniformity of finishing, water resistance and oil resistance after coating. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20090324321 | CONTAINER FOR VISCOUS COSMETIC - A container for a viscous cosmetic, in which upper and lower sections above and below an inner tray are air-tightly sealed off from each other to cause a viscous cosmetic received in a receiving body to be less possible to leak from the upper section to the lower section, and in which the inner tray can be smoothly moved out. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090281056 | Cationized Hyaluronic Acid - The present invention provides a cationic polymer which is much closer to the component of a human body, and capable of forming a polyion complex together with an anionic material such as hyaluronic acid. The cationized hyaluronic acid of the present invention is a hyaluronic acid wherein at least one part of hydroxylic hydrogen atoms of hyaluronic acid is replaced with a group having a quaternary ammonium cation group. The cationized hyaluronic acid can be synthesized by reacting hyaluronic acid with a cationizing agent such as glycidyltrialkyleammonium halide. The cationized hyaluronic acid of the present invention can form a polyion complex gel with hyaluronic acid or the like in the presence of water. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090208525 | Antiaging method for skin using pleurotus abalonus - The present invention provides an antioxidant and a whitening agent having high safety, and a external preparation for skin using the same. The antioxidant and whitening agent comprise, as an effective component, one or more extracts from Basidiomycetes selected from the group consisting of | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090197948 | Skin External Preparation - The present invention is to provide a skin external preparation with good moisture retention, a rough skin improving effect, and an improved feeling in use. A skin external preparation comprising a polyoxyalkylene glycol/polyethylene glycol copolymer alkyl ether derivative represented by the below-described general formula (I): | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090169496 | Dispersion Of Microparticulate Titanium Oxide And Cosmetics Containing The Same - The present invention provides a dispersion of microparticulate titanium oxide that can generate a natural finish feeling, which includes a feeling of transparency, and has good long-term stability and an excellent UV protective effect in both UVA and UVB regions. The present invention is a dispersion of microparticulate titanium oxide characterized in that the microparticulate titanium oxide with the average major axis of 30 to 100 nm and the average minor axis of 8 to 50 nm is dispersed, by maintaining the average size of dispersed particles to be 80 to 110 nm, in a hydrophobic dispersion medium. In the dispersion of microparticulate titanium oxide, the content of silicone oil relative to the total hydrophobic dispersion medium is preferably 10 to 100 weight %. Furthermore, it is preferable that the dispersion of microparticulate titanium oxide contains a biterminally-siliconized polyglycerin as a dispersant. The dispersion of microparticulate titanium oxide can be preferably contained in a cosmetic. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090149554 | WATER-SOLUBLE METAL ALCOHOLATE DERIVATIVES, PRODUCTION METHODS THEREOF, AND SOLID GELATINOUS EXTERNAL PREPARATIONS CONTAINING THE SAME - The object of the present invention is to provide a production method of water-soluble silane derivatives, the separation and purification of which are easy, and the reaction for which can be conducted under an industrially practicable temperature condition (under the temperature condition of 90° C. or lower) and to provide compounds with which solid gelatinous external preparations, with excellent stability against a temperature change and against an effect of additives and with excellent usability, can be prepared. The water-soluble silane derivative could be formed by the substitution reaction of a metal alkoxide with a polyhydric alcohol under the presence of a solid catalyst. According to this production method, the separation of the catalyst from the product is very easy, and the reaction can be carried out under the temperature condition of 90° C. or lower. The obtained water-soluble metal alcoholate derivative can satisfactory solidify an aqueous formulation of an external preparation by its blending thereinto. The obtained solid gelatinous external preparation has excellent stability against a temperature change and against the effect of additives. In addition, the external preparation is easily disintegrated during use; thus the usability such as easiness to be scooped up with fingers and spreadability during application is excellent. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090142565 | Mesoporous Silica And Production Method Thereof - The object of the present invention is to provide a production method of mesoporous silica under electrolyte-free conditions by using a surfactant aggregate structure as a template and to provide mesoporous silica with a new shape, which could not be obtained in the past. It is possible to prepare mesoporous silica under electrolyte-free conditions by reacting a nonionic surfactant and a water-soluble silicate monomer with a specific structure under neutral conditions. In addition, a sheet-like mesoporous silica can be prepared in the use of a nonionic surfactant that can form a ribbon phase or a nematic phase in suitable temperature and concentration ranges in a water solution. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090139536 | Lip categorizing method, makeup method, categorizing map, and makeup tool - A lip categorizing method uses the size and shape of the lips as viewed from the front of the face as a first categorization index and the three-dimensional form of the lips as a second categorization index. The lip categorizing map is composed of a first coordinate axis showing the degree of the first categorization index and a second coordinate axis showing the degree of the second categorization index and has a coordinate system in which the first and second coordinate axes are orthogonal. It also generates makeup information for two-dimensionally correcting the lips of a subject based on preset reference by setting a plurality of points for determining the form features of lips on an image that depicts the lips, and judges the form features of the lips of the subject based on analytical values of the two-dimensional features of the lips measured from the set points. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090123408 | Polymer And Cosmetic Preparation - The present invention provides a novel polymer that can impart a moisturized feeling to the hair and skin after use. A polymer comprising an amphoteric monomer represented by the following general formula (I) and a cationic monomer represented by the following general formula (II) as the essential constituent monomers: | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090069443 | Sedative Effect-Imparting Agent And Sedative Perfume Composition Containing The Same - It is intended to provide a sedative effect-imparting agent that provides excellent sedative effect with good fragrance-releasing property, and is possible to provide the excellent sedative effect immediately. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090060856 | Colorant Composition For Skin Cosmetics, Foundation Containing The Same, And Method Of Makeup Application - The object of the invention is to provide a colorant composition for skin cosmetics, that can provide a natural texture while retaining hiding power, a foundation containing the same, and a method of makeup application. A colorant composition for skin cosmetics of the present invention is characterized in that the colorant composition, which contains nonwhite coloring materials, does not contain a high refractive index white pigment, and when the spectral reflectance of the colorant composition is measured under the below-described measurement conditions, the minimum spectral reflectance on the white ground in the wavelength range of 630-700 nm is 75% or higher, and the Y value on the white ground is in the range of 25-65 (Measurement conditions) A colorant composition is dispersed in nitrocellulose lacquer, the concentration of the colorant composition is adjusted so that the spectral reflectance on the white ground of a black and white hiding test paper at the wavelength of 400 nm is 10±2%, a black and white hiding test paper is coated with an applicator having a 0.101 mm clearance, and the spectral reflectance is measured with a spectrocolorimeter. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090047312 | Microgel and external compositions containing the same - The present invention provides a microgel having a mean particle size of 0.1-1,000 μm, the microgel being produced from a gel which is formed by use of a hydrophilic compound capable of forming a gel. An external composition containing the microgel provides an excellent sensation during use; i.e., the composition provides neither sticky sensation during use nor frictional sensation. Furthermore, even when a large amount of a pharmaceutical ingredient, such as a whitening ingredient, or a salt is incorporated into the composition, the viscosity of the composition is not lowered, and the composition exhibits excellent viscosity increasing property. In addition, the composition exhibits long-term stability, without inviting separation of water. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090041817 | Water-in-Oil Type Emulsion Sunscreen Cosmetics - An object of the present invention is to provide a water-in-oil type emulsion sunscreen cosmetic which can achieve excellent UV protection capability and have excellent effects in the prevention and inhibition stability of smell change with the passage of time. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090028913 | Water-In-Oil Type Emulsion Sunscreen Cosmetics - An object of the present invention is to provide a water-in-oil type emulsion sunscreen cosmetic which can achieve excellent UV protection capability, excellent usability such as good adaptation to the skin and non-stickiness, excellent emulsion stability and excellent water resistance. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090017081 | Water-in-Oil Type Emulsion Sunscreen Cosmetics - An object of the present invention is to provide a water-in-oil type emulsion sunscreen cosmetic which can achieve excellent UV protection capability and have excellent effects in the prevention and inhibition stability of discoloration with the passage of time. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090010971 | Disintegratable Zinc Oxide Powder and Method For Producing the Same - The method for producing a disintegratable zinc oxide powder of the present invention is characterized by comprising: neutralizing an aqueous solution containing a water-soluble zinc salt and a carboxylic acid or an aqueous solution containing a water-soluble zinc carboxylate with an alkali carbonate to produce precipitate; and firing the precipitate to obtain zinc oxide powder. As a water-soluble zinc salt, zinc chloride or zinc acetate is preferably used. As an acid, acetic acid is preferably used. As an alkali carbonate, sodium carbonate is preferably used. The disintegratable zinc oxide powder has the morphology in which the primary particles of zinc oxide are aggregated to form secondary particles, and these secondary particles are further aggregated to form the zinc oxide powder. The powder can achieve excellent UV protection capability, excellent transparency, and excellent feeling in use through its disintegration. Also, it has good usability and good handling properties. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090000637 | Eye Form Classifying Method, Form Classification Map, And Eye Cosmetic Treatment Method - A classifying method according to an eye form considers the eye form feature as an important factor, to provide an eye cosmetic treatment method for appropriately and quickly making up the eye so that the eye balances and looks large and attractive according to the type categorized by the classifying method. A makeup tool is devised by integrating an eye form feature analyzing method with a form shaping method by markup. An eye form classifying method uses as indexes, three forms, namely, the eye frame form showing the shape of the eye contour, the eye form showing the three-dimensional shape of the eye, and the angle form of the inner corner and outer edge, the eye forms are classified. The eye forms are classified by comparing the eye form with the eye form of a reference balanced eye. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080299068 | Skin Preparation For External Use - The present invention provides an external composition for skin that has excellent effects in improving elasticity and alleviating wrinkles while moisturizing the skin, has good spreadability on the skin, and has no stickiness. The external composition for skin of the present invention is characterized by comprising: (A) an acrylic polymer comprising the following monomers (a1), (a2), and (a3) as constituent monomers: (a1) acrylic acid or methacrylic acid; (a2) an alkyl acrylate or alkyl methacrylate; and (a3) an ester between acrylic acid or methacrylic acid and polyoxyethylene alkyl ether; and (B) a cross-linked polyamino acid or its salt. In the external composition for skin of the present invention, it is preferable that (A) is 0.01 to 10.0 weight % as a polymer, and (B) is 0.0001 to 5.0 weight % as a polymer. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080293603 | Oil-Cleansing Composition - The objective of this invention is to provide an oil-based cleansing composition which retains high performance capability for cleansing, is free from the occurrence of cloudiness in the appearance and does not cause the reduction of the performance capability for massaging, even when water is interfused therein, and further is reduced in the irritation to an eye and is of good safety. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080269304 | Parakeratosis inhibitor, pore-shrinking agent and skin preparation for external use - It is intended to provide a substance having an effect of shrinking pores by analyzing the mechanism of making pores perceptible and compositions such as a skin preparation for external use which exerts the above effect to thereby make pores imperceptible. As means for solving these problems, there are provided a parakeratosis inhibitor and a pore-shrinking agent comprising an antagonist to an excitatory cell receptor, for example, a glutamate receptor such as N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptor or an ATP receptor such as P2X receptor, or an agonist to an inhibitory cell receptor such as a γ-aminobutyrate receptor such as bicuculline-sensitive receptor having the Cl-channel therein or glycine receptor, as well as a skin preparation for external use aiming at inhibiting parakeratosis and a skin preparation for external use aiming at shrinking pores each containing such an antagonist to an excitatory cell receptor or an agonist to an inhibitory cell receptor as described above. Owing to the effects of inhibiting parakeratosis and shrinking pores, the skin can be maintained in a healthy state without perceptible pores. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080213028 | Stick-Shaped Solid Cosmetics and Method for Producing the Same - Stick-shaped solid cosmetic | 09-04-2008 |