Patent 7875264 was granted and assigned to Shiseido on January, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention provides a self tanning cosmetic containing 0.2-20.0 mass % of dihydroxyacetone and 0.1-10.0 mass % of an inorganic pigment powder whose surface is treated with silica coating followed by a hydrophobing treatment.