PURPOSE: A cosmetic for the hair or skin, containing a cationic surfactant and a specific fractionated substance of an aloe, capable of suppressing the irritation of the cationic surfactant to the skin and membranes, and improving particularly the conditioning property for the hair.
CONSTITUTION: A cosmetic containing (A) 0.001W30wt% cationic surfactant and (B) 0.01W10wt% specific fractionated substance of an aloe. The cosmetic has high keeping quality without problem of coloring or discoloring, etc. A quaternary ammonium salt type surfactant of formula I [R1 or R1 and R2 are 10W24C alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or R(OCH2CH2)1W10 (R is 10W24C alkyl, etc.); R2WR4 or R3 and R4 are 1W3C alkyl or group of formula II (n is a number 1W5; R5 is H or CH3); X is halogen, etc.] is preferred for the component (A). The component (B) is obtained by treating an aloe tree sap with activated carbon and if necesary heat-treating and/or extracting the tree sap with an organic solvent.
HAYASHI TATSUO
SUGIMOTO KAZUE
SAGA HITOSHI
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