PURPOSE: To obtain a cosmetic such as face powder, excellent in touch and skin protecting action, good in oxygen passability and retaining ability without inhibiting cutaneous respiration by blending a specific cyclic fluoroalkoxy phosphazene excellent in water repellency, skin protecting properties and safetywith other ingredients.
CONSTITUTION: The objective cosmetic useful as face powder, foundation, breast powder, etc., is obtained by blending one or more cyclic fluorophosphazenes expressed by formula I [(m) is an integer of 1-3; (n) is an integer of 3-5; (h), (k) and (l) are integers of 0 to (2n); (h+k+1) is (2n)] with fluorinated silicones expressed by formula II [(a) is 2-8; (b) is 4-10], then adding silicone-treated sericite, silicone-treated talc, silicone-treated titanium oxide, red iron oxide, etc., thereto, adding purified water, etc., as a solvent and kneading the resultant mixture. The obtained cosmetic is excellent in touch and skin protecting action and good in oxygen passability and retaining properties without inhibiting cutaneous respiration.
MIZUGUCHI AKINORI