abstract |
The present invention provide an emulsifier containingna sphingoglycolipid which has a structure represented by thenfollowing formula:n nwherein R 1 is a saccharide moiety which consists of three to fournhexoses selected from the group consisting of uronic acid,nglucosamine, galactose, and mannose, or one uronic acid, R 2 isnan alkyl group, which may have a cycloalkyl group, an alkenylngroup, or an alkynyl group, and R 3 is an alkyl group. The alkylngroup, the alkenyl group and the alkynyl group may have a normalnchain or a branched chain, and maybe substituted or unsubstituted.nThe emulsifier of the present invention has marked moisturizingneffect, skin roughening preventing effect, and emulsifyingneffect. |