JP2007217479A - Barley young leaf soap - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a soap with which plant components effectively act. <P>SOLUTION: The solid soap excellent in foaming properties, foam retainability and beautiful appearance of the foam comprises (A) barley young leaf powder treated by optimum treating method, (B) talc excellent in mineral components, (C) jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) oil excellent in moisture retaining components, (D) brown sugar giving moisture to the skin and (E) a pine bark extract excellent in antioxidative action. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a solid soap containing (A) young barley powder, (B) talc, (C) jojoba oil, and (D) brown sugar.

  Conventionally, bar soap is blended with raw materials as one of product differentiation for consumers. However, in order to affect various properties such as moisture retention, usability, detergency, foaming, and foam retention on the skin, it is manufactured by adjusting as appropriate to solve the problem.

In recent years, there has been an increasing demand for emphasizing plant components from the viewpoints of safety, health and nature. For example, Patent Literature 1 describes a solid soap in which a herbal medicine powder is added to a soap base, and Patent Literature 2 proposes a solid soap containing a plant having a particle size of 20 mesh.
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  However, many plant-containing components are easily decomposed by heat or alkalinity, and have a problem that the contained components cannot be fully utilized. In addition, there should be an optimum treatment method depending on the kind and part of the plant, and it is difficult to maximize the components contained in each plant with the same treatment method. Further, the plant powder adheres to the foam that can be used when used, and thus the aesthetic appearance is impaired, the feeling of use is deteriorated, and the foaming and foam holding ability is reduced.

  Therefore, the present invention is about a plant as a blended soap, treating the plant under the condition that the efficacy is maximized, and blending it into the soap material, so that the beauty is maximized while taking full advantage of the efficacy. An object of the present invention is to provide a solid soap having excellent usability, foaming and foam retention.

  As a result of earnestly examining the treatment method and efficacy of various plants to be blended in the soap bar, the present inventor has blended with barley young leaf powder, and has excellent aesthetics, usability, foaming and foam retention. As a result, the present invention was completed.

  That is, the present invention relates to a solid soap containing (A) young barley powder, (B) talc, (C) jojoba oil, and (D) brown sugar.

  In a preferred embodiment, the bar soap further contains (E) a pine bark extract.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a solid soap excellent in aesthetics, foaming and foam retention when using a soap bar. Furthermore, (E) By using a pine bark extract, a solid soap having an excellent moisturizing action can be obtained.

  Hereinafter, the solid soap of the present invention will be described. The configurations described below are not intended to limit the present invention, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.

  The bar soap of the present invention contains (A) barley young leaf powder, (B) talc, (C) jojoba oil, and (D) brown sugar.

  Furthermore, (E) a pine bark extract is contained. Hereinafter, each component will be described.

(A) Barley young leaf powder As a raw material of the barley young leaf powder, specifically, a barley young leaf (hereinafter referred to as barley young leaf) is used. As for the young barley leaves, those harvested from the start of splitting to the early stage of heading (about 20 to 40 cm in height) are used, and barley young leaves are more preferably used. The young barley leaves are preferably processed immediately after harvesting, and when time is required for processing, the barley leaves can be stored by means known to those skilled in the art, such as cold storage, in order to prevent alteration.

  The barley young leaves used in the present invention are washed with mud adhering with water and the like, drained, then cut into an appropriate size (for example, 10 cm) as necessary, and blanched.

  The blanching process is usually performed by a method used by those skilled in the art. Examples of the blanching treatment method include hot water treatment and steaming treatment, preferably, intermittent steaming treatment in which the treatment of steaming the barley young leaves with steam and the treatment of cooling under normal pressure or pressure are repeated. . By the intermittent steaming treatment, the blanching treatment can be performed without losing the components and colors of the young barley leaves.

  In the intermittent steaming process, the steaming process is preferably performed for 20 to 40 seconds, more preferably 30 seconds. The cooling treatment after the steaming treatment is preferably performed immediately, and the method is not particularly limited, but the method is not particularly limited, soaking in cold water, refrigeration, cooling with cold air, evaporative cooling with hot air, evaporative cooling combining hot air and cold air Etc. are used. Among these, evaporative cooling combining hot air and cold air is preferable. Such a cooling treatment is performed so that the product temperature of the young barley leaves is preferably 60 ° C. or lower, more preferably 50 ° C. or lower, and most preferably 40 ° C. or lower. Moreover, in order to manufacture the barley young leaf powder rich in nutrients, such as a vitamin, a mineral, and chlorophyll, it is preferable to repeat an intermittent steaming process 2-5 times.

  Subsequently, the blanched young barley leaves may be dried so that the moisture content is 10% or less, preferably 5% or less. This drying step can be performed by any method known to those skilled in the art, such as hot air drying, high pressure steam drying, electromagnetic wave drying, freeze drying, and the like. Drying by heating can be performed at a temperature and a time at which barley young leaves are not discolored by heating, preferably at 40 ° C to 80 ° C, more preferably at 55 ° C to 65 ° C.

  The dried barley young leaves can be pulverized by any method commonly used by those skilled in the art using, for example, a crusher, a mill, a blender, a stone mill and the like. The pulverized barley young leaves are sieved as necessary, and for example, those passing through 30 to 250 mesh can be used as the wheat young leaf powder. If the particle size is smaller than 250 mesh, it is difficult to handle at the time of further processing of the barley young leaf powder, and if the particle size is larger than 30 mesh, the uniform mixing of the barley young leaf powder with other cosmetic materials may be hindered. is there.

  The barley young leaf powder obtained in this manner can be sterilized by any technique usually used by those skilled in the art, such as air sterilization, high-pressure steam sterilization, and heat treatment, as necessary.

  Although there is no restriction | limiting in particular in content of the barley young leaf powder contained in the solid soap of this invention, Preferably it is 0.01-5.00 mass% by dry mass of barley young leaf powder in solid soap, More preferably, it is 0.00. It is the range of 05-0.35 mass%. If it is 0.01% by mass or less, the effects of barley young leaf powder, that is, moist feeling and feeling of use are not preferred. On the other hand, if it is 5.00% by mass or more, foaming is deteriorated and the aesthetic appearance is impaired.

(B) Talc The talc contained in the solid soap of the present invention is only required to be used as a cosmetic additive, and the main component is known to be hydrous magnesium silicate.

  Talc contains a large amount of minerals, improves cleaning ability when used, gives skin firmness, moisturizing and moist feeling, makes foam fine, creamy and elastic, and retains foam To improve.

  Although there is no restriction | limiting in particular in content of the talc contained in the solid soap of this invention, Preferably it is 0.01-5.00 mass% by dry mass of talc in solid soap, More preferably, it is 0.1-1. The range is 00% by mass. If it is 0.01% by mass or less, the effect of talc, that is, the excellent cleaning effect and the foam retention property do not appear. On the other hand, if it is 5.00% by mass or more, foaming is deteriorated.

(C) Jojoba oil The jojoba oil contained in the soap bar of the present invention may be any vegetable oil obtained by squeezing jojoba berries and used as a cosmetic additive.

  Jojoba oil has a liquid wax that is not produced by other plants, and this wax is a component that is highly oxidatively stable and close to sebum, has no stickiness, creates a moisturizing film on the washed skin, and penetrates into the subcutaneous tissue. As a result, fat secretions and wastes accumulated under the skin are dissolved, the metabolism of the skin is activated, and sebum is controlled to a natural state.

  The jojoba oil content contained in the soap bar of the present invention is not particularly limited, but is preferably 0.1 to 1.00% by mass, more preferably 0.1 to 0.5% by mass in the soap bar. It is a range. If it is 0.1% by mass or less, the effect of jojoba oil, that is, an excellent moisturizing effect does not appear. On the other hand, if it is 0.5% by mass or more, foaming is deteriorated, which is not preferable.

(D) Brown sugar The brown sugar contained in the solid soap of the present invention may be used as a cosmetic additive, and the sugar cane juice is heated as it is, and the concentrated product is cooled and solidified. It is a thing.

  Brown sugar is rich in vitamins and minerals, has excellent moisturizing ingredients, moisturizes the skin, and makes the skin clear and transparent with no dullness.

  Although there is no restriction | limiting in particular in the content of the brown sugar contained in the solid soap of this invention, Preferably it is 0.01-5.0 mass% by dry mass of brown sugar in solid soap, More preferably, it is 0.1-0.1%. The range is 0.5% by mass. If it is 0.01% by mass or less, the effect of brown sugar, that is, an excellent moist feeling cannot be obtained. Moreover, if it is 5.0 mass% or more, since a usability | use_condition will worsen, it is not preferable.

(E) Pine bark extract The pine bark extract contained in the bar soap of the present invention is a pine bark extract used as a cosmetic additive, such as French coastal pine (Pinus Martima), larch, black pine, red pine, Japanese pine, An extract of the bark of a plant belonging to the order of pine, such as Goyo pine, Korean pine, high pine, Ryukyu pine, Utsukushima pine, Japanese pine, white pine, Aneda in Quebec, Canada is preferably used. Among them, French coastal pine (Pinus
Martima) bark extract is preferred.

  French coastal pine is a marine pine that grows on the Atlantic coast of southern France. This French coastal pine bark contains proanthocyanidins, organic acids, and other physiologically active ingredients. The main component of the flavonoids, proanthocyanidins, has a strong antioxidant action to remove active oxygen. Are known.

  The pine bark extract contains a polyanthocyanate having a degree of polymerization of 2 or more, which is composed of proanthocyanidins, that is, flavan-3-ol and / or flavan-3,4-diol. Those containing many low condensation polymers are preferably used. The condensation polymer having a low polymerization degree is preferably a condensation polymer having a polymerization degree of 2 to 30 (2 to 30 mer), more preferably a condensation polymer having a polymerization degree of 2 to 10 (2 to 10 mer). Further, a condensation polymer having a degree of polymerization of 2 to 4 (2 to 4 mer; that is, oligomeric proanthocyanidin, hereinafter referred to as OPC as appropriate) is more preferable.

  As described above, OPC has an action of inhibiting the oxidation and degradation of collagen in addition to the action of an antioxidant substance. Furthermore, OPC has the effect | action which makes the utilization of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in a body efficient, and raises the antioxidant power in a body combined with vitamin C (ascorbic acid).

  The pine bark extract contains catechins together with OPC. Catechin is a general term for polyhydroxyflavan-3-ol. As catechins, (+)-catechin, (−)-epicatechin, (+)-gallocatechin, (−)-epigallocatechin, epigallocatechin gallate, epicatechin gallate and the like are known. From natural products, in addition to (+)-catechin, which is said to be catechin in the narrow sense, gallocatechin, afzelekin, and (+)-catechin or 3-galloyl derivatives of gallocatechin have been isolated. It is known that catechins have active oxygen and free radical scavenging action, antioxidant action and the like. In addition, catechins have the property of being activated at the same time as increasing water solubility in the presence of OPC.

  Although there is no restriction | limiting in particular in content of the pine bark extract contained in the solid soap of this invention, Preferably it is 0.0001-0.05 mass% by dry mass of a pine bark extract in solid soap, More preferably It is the range of 0.001-0.01 mass%. If it is 0.0001% by mass or less, the effect of the pine bark extract, that is, a moist feeling cannot be obtained. On the other hand, if it is 0.05% by mass or more, foaming is worsened and the feeling of use is impaired, which is not preferable.

  The bar soap of the present invention contains the above (A) to (E), and also contains various additives as cosmetic additives as necessary. Such cosmetic additives include fragrances, higher polyhydric alcohols, plant extracts, minerals and the like.

  The soap bar of the present invention not only has a whitening effect due to the antioxidant action of its components, but also combines various physiological activities of the components (A) to (E) to improve the health of the skin. It is considered that the penetration component penetrates into the subcutaneous tissue to keep the metabolism active, resulting in a fine, transparent and moist skin.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below. It should be noted that the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the following examples, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims.

(Adjustment of raw wheat barley)
As a raw material, young leaves of Nijo barley cut with a height of about 30 cm were used. This is washed with water to remove adhering mud and the like and cut into a size of about 10 cm. The barley young leaves are steamed using a band-type steamer for 30 seconds, and then vaporized and cooled so that the barley young leaves have a temperature of 50 ° C. or lower. This process consisting of steaming and cooling is repeated 4 times. Next, the obtained barley young leaves are dried in warm air at 60 ° C. for 6 hours in a dryer so that the water content is 5% by mass or less, and then the barley young leaves are cut to a size of about 5 mm and sterilized. The obtained barley young leaves are pulverized using a hammer mill so that 90% by mass passes through the 200 mesh section to obtain barley young leaves.

Example 1
(A) Barley young leaf powder (Toyo Shinyaku Co., Ltd.), (B) Talc (Takehara Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.), (C) Jojoba oil (Koei Kogyo Co., Ltd.), (D) Brown sugar (Ueno Sugar Co., Ltd.), (E) Using the pine bark extract (trade name: Flavangenol, Toyo Shinyaku Co., Ltd.), solid soaps 1 and 2 were produced with the compositions shown in Table 1 below.

(Comparative Example 1)
Except not containing the jojoba oil of (C) in Example 1, soaps 3 and 4 were produced with the composition described in Table 1 below, and no talc of (B) was contained, as in Example 1. Except for the above, soap 5 was produced in the same manner as in Example 1.

(Example 2)
Next, the soap bars 1 and 2 obtained in Example 1 were evaluated according to the evaluation criteria shown in Table 2 below. In addition, about the aesthetics, a feeling of use, and a moist feeling, ten panelists actually washed and evaluated the face using soap. In addition, with regard to foaming and foam retention, solid soap (1 g) and 15 ° C. purified water (20 ml) were added to a 100 ml graduated cylinder (length: 20 cm), shaken up and down 20 times, and the height of the foam produced The foam was evaluated by measuring the foaming height, and after standing for 10 minutes, the foam height was measured again, and the foam retention was evaluated by the amount of foam reduction. The results are summarized in Table 3.

(Comparative Example 2)
The soaps 3 and 5 obtained in Comparative Example 1 were evaluated in the same manner as in Example 2. The results are summarized in Table 3.

  From the results shown in Table 3, it can be seen that the soap bar of the example has higher efficacy in any of the items. Furthermore, it can be seen that the soap 2 containing the pine bark extract has a higher moisturizing effect than the soap 1.

The mineral soap of the present invention has an effective mineral component by blending (A) young barley powder, (B) talc, (C) jojoba oil, (D) brown sugar, and (E) pine bark extract. It works and can be used as an excellent bar soap.

Claims (2)

  (A) Barley young leaf powder, (B) Talc, (C) Jojoba oil, (D) Brown soap characterized by containing brown sugar. Furthermore, (E) Pine bark extract is contained in solid soap, The solid soap of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.