The Tango Textile Industry Association (Omiya Town, Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture) has launched a skin care cosmetic called "Dear'' that combines the functions of lotion, beauty serum, milky lotion, and cream with the silk-derived protein "sericin'' as a natural moisturizing ingredient. "COCOON All-in-one Gel" has been released. It was developed as a product for women who lead busy lives and men who don't have much of a habit of taking care of their skin.
The association processes white fabric for kimonos through a scouring process that removes sericin from Tango chirimen fabric.
It is said that in the Tango area, the hands of craftsmen involved in scouring have been smooth for some time. According to Mihoko Moro (age 54), who is in charge of cosmetics development, since 2001 she has been selling cosmetics containing sericin as a skin care product, since silk sericin contains a lot of amino acids, which moisturize the skin. It's on sale.
The all-in-one gel is fragrance-free and color-free, and contains high-quality sericin extracted from Tango chirimen fabric. "Tango Kimono Queen" Yuka Nakachi (21 years old), a third year student at Kansai University, from Amino-cho, same city, and Midori Ito (32 years old, inn proprietress), from Mineyama-cho, same city, said, ``It does not leave your skin greasy and sticky. "It feels like it stretches out easily," and "Even people with sensitive skin can use it with confidence."
One bottle (200ml) costs 3,960 yen including tax. They are sold through the association as well as through the association's website.
