METHOD OF USING COSMETIC AND COSMETIC

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Abstract

It is intended to provide a method of using a cosmetic which provides an excellent immediate effect and is capable of significantly confirming an effect such as improvement of wrinkles, lift-up effect, improvement of clearness, hair growth or antiinflammation; and a cosmetic which can be prepared as an oil-based cosmetic while maintaining a moisturizing effect which is exhibited by a polysaccharide of white wood ear fungus and further can exhibits the above effect after a pressure treatment.The method of using a cosmetic of the invention comprises subjecting a cosmetic to a pressure treatment at 50 to 190 MPa for 15 minutes or longer while heating, and applying the cosmetic after the pressure treatment to the skin or hair within 8 hours after the pressure treatment.Further, the cosmetic of the invention is prepared by blending a polysaccharide of white wood ear fungus with polyoxybutylene polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene glyceryl ether.