Cosmetic material

1. A cosmetic material comprising:

(A) a hydrophobic powder;

(B) a carboxylic acid modified silicone;

(C) a basic compound; and

(D) water;

wherein the (A) hydrophobic powder is a silicone coated/treated titanium oxide and is dispersed directly in and in contact with an aqueous phase;

wherein the (B) carboxylic acid modified silicone has the following structural formula (A):

wherein Rc represents an organic group containing a carboxyl group expressed by the general formula: —R 1 —(OR 2 )p-(O)w-R 3 —COOH where R 1 represents a straight chain or branched alkylene group with 2 to 22 carbon atoms; R 2 represents a straight chain or branched alkylene group with 2 to 4 carbon atoms; R 3 represents a bond (—) or a straight chain or branched alkylene group with 1 to 22 carbon atoms; p represents a number between 0 and 200; and w represents a number of 0 or 1; R represents the same or different alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 22 carbon atoms, or phenyl group; R′ represents Rc or R; and a and b represent a number within a range of 0 or higher, where a+b represents a number within a range of 0 to 1000, with the proviso that when b=0, at least one of R′ is Rc.

2. The cosmetic material according to claim 1 , comprising 1 to 40 mass % of the (A) hydrophobic powder, with regard to the total mass of the cosmetic material.

3. The cosmetic material according to claim 1 , comprising 0.01 to 20 mass parts of the (B) carboxylic acid modified silicone, with regard to 10 mass parts of the (A) hydrophobic powder.

4. The cosmetic material according to claim 1 , wherein b>a, b>0, and a+b is a number within a range of 1 to 500.

5. The cosmetic material according to claim 1 , comprising 20 to 95 mass % of the (D) water, with regard to the total mass of the cosmetic material.

6. The cosmetic material according claim 1 , wherein the pH is within a range of 7.1 to 9.5.

7. The cosmetic material according to claim 1 , further comprising (G) a polyhydric alcohol.

8. The cosmetic material according to claim 1 , further comprising (E) an oil agent; alternatively further comprising 3 to 60 mass % of (E) an oil agent, with regard to the total mass of the cosmetic material.

9. The cosmetic material according to claim 1 , further comprising (F) a salt of a higher fatty acid; alternatively further comprising 0.1 to 12 mass % of (F) a salt of a higher fatty acid, with regard to the total mass of the cosmetic material.

10. The cosmetic material according to claim 9 , wherein the (F) higher fatty acid is one or more selected from the group consisting of isostearic acid, hexyldecanoic acid, and oleic acid.

11. The cosmetic material according to claim 1 , further comprising (H) a water-soluble thickening agent.

12. The cosmetic material according to claim 9 , not comprising a surfactant other than the (B) carboxylic acid modified silicone and the (F) salt of a higher fatty acid.

13. The cosmetic material according to claim 8 , having a form of an oil in water emulsion composition.

14. A method of manufacturing the cosmetic material according to claim 1 , comprising the step of:

blending the (A) hydrophobic powder, (B) carboxylic acid modified silicone, (C) basic compound, and (D) water to produce an aqueous dispersion where the (A) hydrophobic powder is dispersed in an aqueous phase.

15. A method of manufacturing the cosmetic material according to claim 7 , comprising the step of:

blending the (A) hydrophobic powder, (B) carboxylic acid modified silicone, (C) basic compound, (D) water, and (G) polyhydric alcohol to produce an aqueous dispersion where the (A) hydrophobic powder is dispersed in an aqueous phase.

16. The method of manufacturing the cosmetic material according to claim 14 , wherein the pH of the aqueous dispersion is within a range of 6.5 to 14.0.

17. A method of manufacturing the cosmetic material according to claim 7 , comprising the steps of:

mixing the (G) polyhydric alcohol, (A) hydrophobic powder, and (B) carboxylic acid modified silicone to obtain a mixture; and

blending the (C) basic compound and (D) water into the mixture.

18. A method of manufacturing the cosmetic material according to claim 7 , comprising the steps of:

mixing the (G) polyhydric alcohol, (A) hydrophobic powder, and (B) carboxylic acid modified silicone to obtain a mixture; and

blending the (C) basic compound and (D) water into the mixture to produce an aqueous dispersion with a pH in a range of 6.5 to 14.0 and where the hydrophobic powder is dispersed in an aqueous phase.

19. The method of manufacturing the cosmetic material according to claim 15 , wherein the pH of the aqueous dispersion is within a range of 6.5 to 14.0.