| abstract |
A gelling agent or emulsifier obtained by mixing a water-swellable clay mineral with a quaternary ammonium salt type cationic surfactant and a fatty acid or a higher alcohol of a room temperature liquid, and a gel composition or emulsion composition using the same. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gel composition or an emulsion composition which is excellent in stability, safety and usability even if it is mixed with a wide range of oils.n n n The gel composition or emulsion composition using the gelling or emulsifying agent of the present invention is preferably used as a base for cosmetics, quasi-drugs and the like.n n n Moreover, the cosmetic material which prevents the skin which mix | blended the ultraviolet protection agent powder with the said emulsion composition from becoming black in the sun has good adhesiveness to skin, and is excellent in water resistance, and is excellent in sweat or activity in the sea or a pool By contact with the accompanying water, it has the outstanding usability without whiteness by the ultraviolet protective agent powder. Therefore, it is possible to mix | blend a required amount of ultraviolet protective agent powder without minding white outstandingness, and is especially useful when expecting a high ultraviolet protection effect. |