摘要 |
<p>Disclosed is a cosmetic which has an antioxidant activity and a moisturizing property at levels similar or superior to those of a conventional vitamin E derivative, has an excellent emulsifying ability and an excellent solubilizing ability, is remarkably reduced in stickiness to the skin (particularly, a sticky feeling after application to the skin and until the cosmetic is dried on the skin), and has excellent usability. The cosmetic comprises a vitamin E derivative represented by the formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein R1, R2 and R3 independently represent H or CH3; R4 represents H, a C1-6 alkanoyl group, a C1-6 alkyl group, a SO3H groyp, a P(O)(OH)2 group, a CH2COOH group or a COCH2CH(SO3H)COOH group; EO represents an ethylene oxide group; BO represents a butylene oxide group; k and n independently represent a number of 0 to 30; and m represents a number of 1 to 30.</p> |