Image-bearing member protecting agent, protective layer forming device, image forming method, image forming apparatus and process cartridge

摘要

An object of the present disclosure is to provide an image-bearing member protecting agent capable of preventing abrasion of an image-bearing member, filming on an image-bearing member, smearing of a charging member and leakage of toner. The image-bearing member protecting agent includes a fatty acid metal salt and boron nitride, wherein the boron nitride is crystals having an average diameter of 0.1 μm to 1.0 μm and forms secondary particles of a crystal aggregate having an average diameter of 3.0 μm to 14.0 μm.