55 results about "SKIN SMOOTHNESS" patented technology

A hair-removing device (1) includes a laser source (3), an adjustable laser beam manipulator (5) for positioning a laser beam (7) of the laser source (3) in a target position (9) on a skin (11) to be treated, and an image sensor (47) for detecting an image (49) of the skin. The hair-removing device further comprises a control unit (17) which determines a position and orientation on the skin of a hair (13) to be removed, and which determines the target position of the laser beam as a function of said position and orientation of the hair. The control unit brings the laser beam manipulator in a state corresponding to the target position of the laser beam, and activates the laser source when the laser beam manipulator has reached said state. Thus, the hair-removing device is suitable for use by inexperienced users, and is particularly suitable for the consumer market. In a particular embodiment, the control unit determines the target position of the laser beam in a position (71) on the skin under which a root (15) of the hair is present, so that the root of the hair is destroyed and the hair-removing device (1) is an epilating device by means of which the hair is removed for a relatively long time or even permanently. In another embodiment, the control unit determines the target position of the laser beam in a position (65) on the hair where the hair comes out of the skin, so that the hair is burnt through near the skin surface and the hair-removing device (1″) is a shaving device by means of which a high skin smoothness is obtained.

The invention relates to a human face value evaluation method, device and terminal device. The method comprises the following steps: conducting convolution processing on a human face image according to convolution layers of a convolution nerve network, so as to obtain local features of the human face image extracted from each convolution layer, wherein the human face image is the human face-containing area in an original image, and the convolution nerve network is subjected to a set number of task training; integrating the local features extracted from the convolution layers through a whole connection layer of a convolution nerve network, so as to link the local features into a one-dimensional vector with a set length; inputting the one-dimensional vector into a set number I of forecasting layers of the convolution nerve network respectively, so as to obtain a scoring value, relative to the human face, of the set number according to the forecasting layers. The method, device and terminal device have the advantages that a user can adjust a photographing process more specifically according to the scoring value, so as to improve the picture quality of a photograph to be shot or the skin smoothness of the user.

The invention belongs to the skin care field and in particular relates to a skin care product which is added with medicinal plant extract and keratin. The skin care product is made from the components with the following weight percentage of 1-20% of the medicinal plant extract, 0.2-10% of the keratin, 5-15% of esters, 5-11% of oils, 1-4% of high fatty alcohol, 2-8% of emulsifier, 0.1-0.4% of carbomer, 0.1-0.4% of triethanolamine (99%), 0.1-1.0% of preservative and 0.1-1.0% of essence, and the rest is water. The medicinal plant extract added in the skin care product has the efficacies of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, benefiting vital energy and strengthening essence, delays skin aging process, increases the skin smoothness and elasticity and has good antibacterial and antiphlogistic functions. The added keratin can promote the cell enlargement and the collagen synthesis, reduce skin fine cracks and wrinkles, keep skin moisture and strengthen the skin compactness and elasticity.

The invention discloses a face attractiveness evaluation method based on deep learning. The method comprises the following steps of (1) carrying out map layer decomposition on a face image in a face database and extracting a detail map layer including face skin smoothness information and a brightness map layer including face skin brightness information; (2) under a specifically-designed convolution nerve network structure, taking a detail layer as input training and acquiring one preliminary face attractiveness evaluation network model; (3) taking a brightness layer as input so as to carry out fine-tuning optimization on the network model; (4) taking RGB color information of a face image as the input so as to carry out fine-tuning optimization on the network model and acquiring a final scoring model; and (5) inputting any face image into the scoring model and acquiring a corresponding face attractiveness score. In the invention, a traditional method of manually extracting a face characteristic is abandoned, a convolution nerve network in the deep learning is used to automatically extract the face characteristic and learn a standard of face beauty.

Disclosed are compositions and methods that can be used to improve the skin's visual appearance. In certain aspects, the compositions disclosed herein can include, for example, a combination of ingredients to exfoliate, reduce or eliminate irritation from exfoliation, renew the skin, increase skin radiance, sooth the skin, or increase skin smoothness. This combination of ingredients can be included in a wide-range of product formulations (e.g., serums, eye creams, toners, gels, masks, peels, etc.).

Cosmetic water-in-oil emulsion compositions containing solid particles and high concentrations of a specific silicone elastomer and including high content of polysilicon-11, solid particles providing at least one optical effect, and at least one silicon emulsifier are suitable for use for making up the face and / or lips or eyelids, preferably as foundations. They may also be used to as a base for make-up, or as a skin care cream to be applied on the body or face. These compositions result in a product that enhances the overall appearance of the skin by providing strong blurring effects to give anti-wrinkle / fine line effects, skin smoothness, and radiance while unifying color complexion. These compositions also have unique sensorial properties.

There are provided compositions which include a retinoid and preferably retinal; a dermatologically active acid; and a volatile base, such as ammonium hydroxide. Another embodiment of the invention includes compositions comprising a retinoid and preferably retinal; a dermatologically active acid; a volatile base; and a second neutralizing agent. There are also provided compositions which include a retinoid, a neutralized ammonium salt of a dermatologically active acid, and optionally a neutralized salt, other than ammonium salt, of an acid. Further provided are methods for reducing fine lines, wrinkles, skin roughness, and pore size and for increasing the clarity of a skin surface, cellular turnover, skin radiance, skin smoothness, skin permeation or collagen synthesis in a mammal in need thereof. Compositions as described above are administered topically to the skin of the animal.

Belonging to the technical field of cosmetics, the invention discloses an eye cream for improving eye bags, dark eye circles and removing wrinkles and a preparation method thereof. The eye cream is mainly composed of lecithin, an ammonium acryloyldimethyl taurate / VP copolymer, macadamia nut oil, wheat germ oil, glycerin, sodium hyaluronate, mushroom glucan, niosome ceramide, a Boswellia serrata extract, an Aesculus hippocastanum extract, decarboxy carnosine HCL, a cocoa extract, human oligopeptide-1 and other raw materials. The eye cream prepared by the invention can significantly improve eye bags and dark eye circles, has significant wrinkle smoothing effect, and also can increase the skin smoothness. Compared with existing eye creams, the eye cream provided by the invention is refreshing and is easy to absorb.

The invention discloses mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) derivative liquid and a preparation method thereof as well as application to cosmetics. The preparation method of the MSC derivative liquid comprises the following steps of (1) culturing MSCs derived from placental adipose tissue by using an MSC culture medium, and collecting cell culture fluid; (2) adding 1 to 3 parts of propylene glycol, sodium hyaluronate and bee milk into the obtained cell culture fluid in step 1 so as to obtain the MSC derivative liquid. The obtained MSC derivative liquid is used for the cosmetics, and is good in moisturizing effect, capable of reducing fine wrinkles, improving skin smoothness, improving skin elasticity, alleviating conditions of skin redness, decrustation and inflammation, and reducing the occurrence of skin allergy.

The invention discloses a baby diaper liquid talcum powder and a preparation method thereof. The method comprises the following steps: heating water to be boiling, keeping for 30min for sterilizing, then cooling to 40DEG C below, adding xanthan gum, hydroxyethyl acrylate / Sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, stirring and homogenizing to be even; then adding sulfonated shale oil, tamanu oil, chitooligosaccharide, honey, SymDiol 68T and zinc oxide, stirring and homogenizing to be even; and finally adding cassava starch, and polymethylsilsesquioxane modified cassava starch, stirring until the liquid is fine and even, discharging to obtain the baby diaper liquid talcum powder. The liquid talcum powder is incapable of flying in use, the low protein content and unique vegetable activity are combined without the need of addition of essence and preservatives, the allergy concern can be reduced, no irritation to the skin exists, babies feel dry and comfortable after use, and the skin smoothness retention time is long.

The invention relates to health care effervescent tablets capable of replenishing blood and a preparation method of the health care effervescent tablets. The effervescent tablets are prepared from the following components in percentage by weight: 6-12% of lycium ruthenicum fine powder, 8-10% of rose flower powder, 8-12% of pseudo-ginseng fine powder, 20-30% of citric acid, 20-30% of sodium bicarbonate, 10-15% of maltodextrin, 2-4% of polyethylene glycol 6000, 1-3% of magnesium stearate and 5-9% of white granulated sugar. According to the health care effervescent tablets and the preparation method thereof disclosed by the invention, traditional Chinese medicines including the pseudo-ginseng, rose flowers and new health-care foods namely lycium ruthenicum are technically developed, and three-component compound effervescent tablets are prepared for the first time; the effervescent tablets have the efficacies of replenishing blood, nourishing faces, promoting blood circulation, balancing endocrine, eliminating free radicals, delay senescence and the like, besides, can clear heat, calm the liver, reduce the blood pressure, nourish the bodies, reduce the damage of hazardous substances to human bodies, promote the skin smoothness, and strengthen the blood circulation of whole bodies. The effervescent tablets disclosed by the invention are good in solubility, contribute to absorption of human bodies, and have certain health-care effects.

Provided are a novel split leather base for car seats and novel leather for car seats, whereby the following problems relating to split leather are solved: (1) that the weight per unit area thereof is heavy; (2) that surface properties, such as surface skin smoothness, characteristically shown by split leather are insufficient; and (3) that leather obtained by using split leather is hard, and hardly stretchable. Hide that has been tanned after the completion of pretreatment application thereto is separated into hide containing grain leather, and split leather having a thickness of 2.3 - 4.0 mm. The thus removed split leather is placed with the flesh side and grain side thereof facing upward and downward, respectively. While being thus placed, the split leather is formed into split leather having a thickness of 1.8 - 2.6 mm, and then, the flesh side of this split leather is shaved, whereby the split leather is thinned to a thickness of 1.1 - 2.0 mm. Then, the split leather base for car seats, which has a thickness of 1.0 - 1.6 mm, is manufactured from this split leather. Then, the split leather base is tanned and retanned, whereby a coating film is formed thereon.

The invention, which relates to the technical field of terminals, discloses a beautification effect adjustment method, a terminal and a computer-readable storage medium. The method comprises: all faceregion in a preview image are identified; beautification parameters of all face regions are extracted; on the basis of the beautification parameters of all face regions, a to-be-adjusted face regionis selected; and the beautification effect of the to-be-adjusted face region is adjusted. The beautification parameters include a skin color parameter and / or a skin smoothness parameter. According tothe invention, when multiple users carry out shooting, a face having a beautification effect different from those of others greatly is extracted quickly; and the beautification parameters are adjustedto enable the beautification effect of the face is consistent with those of other users, so that the overall beautification effect of the photo is improved. Moreover, the beautification effect of thephoto can be adjusted in real time, so that the interaction and interestingness of the user are improved.

The invention relates to the technical field of washing products, in particular to Chimonanthus praecox petal facial cleansing soap and a production method thereof; the Chimonanthus praecox petal facial cleansing soap is produced from, by weight, 10-20 parts of stearic acid, 5-10 parts of propylene glycol, 10-20 parts of sucrose, 5-10 parts of lauric acid, 8-15 parts of sorbitol, 10-15 parts of water, 3-6 parts of sodium lauryl sulfate, 4-8 parts of sodium laureth sulfate, 1-2 parts of sodium hydroxide, 3-8 parts of ethanol, 2-5 parts of plum extract, 0.1-0.5 part of Chimonanthus praecox petal, 0.3-1 part of algal extract, 1-3 parts of wheat germ oil, 1-2 parts of camellia seed oil, 0.2-1 part of Simmondsia chinensis seed oil, 0.1-2 parts of olive oil, 0.1-0.8 part of avocado oil, 0.3-1 part of trehalose, 0.05-0.1 part of allantoin, and 0.05-0.5 part of an essence. The Chimonanthus praecox petal facial cleansing soap has moisturizing effect, wrinkle removal effect, skin-moistening effect, skin smoothness maintaining effect, anti-aging effect, antibacterial effect, antioxidant effect, anti-allergy, nerve-soothing effect and other effects.

The invention relates to essence for removing stretch marks and scars. The essence is prepared by mixing the components of 8-10 parts of butylene glycol, 2-4 parts of collagen, 0.05-2.55 parts of hyaluronic acid, 1-5 parts of herba centellae extracts, 3-5 parts of dextrin, 3-6 parts of radix paeoniae extracts, 1-3 parts of tilia europaea flower extracts, 2-5 parts of althaea officinalis root extracts, 3-6 parts of arnica Montana flower extracts, 1-2 parts of oligopeptide-1, 3-6 parts of oligopeptide-2, 3-5 parts of oligopeptide-5, 1-3 parts of oligopeptide-6, 1-5 parts of glycerol and 100 parts of deionized water. After using the essence, the moisture content of the skin is obviously increased, and the effect of removing the stretch marks and the scars of the essence is more significant than that of general products; and the lasting moisturizing effect can be achieved, the elasticity of the skin is obviously improved, and with the increase of the use time, the smoothness of the skin can be obviously improved step by step. The used raw materials mainly come from flowers, leaves, roots, stems and fruits of plants, so that the essence is safe and free of toxic and side effects.

The invention relates to a beauty composition containing a vaccinium vitis-idaea extract and application thereof to skin beauty. The invention provides the vaccinium vitis-idaea extract, which contains components of anthocyanin, procyanidin, resveratrol and polyphenols such as catechin and the like. The invention also relates to the application of the vaccinium vitis-idaea extract to the beauty, including but not limited whitening, color fleck removing, wrinkle removing, skin smoothness strengthening, and skin sensitivity improving. The invention also discloses a medicament, the beauty composition and food which are prepared from the vaccinium vitis-idaea extract. Compared with the prior cosmetics, the vaccinium vitis-idaea extract has better effect and higher safety.

The invention relates to the technical field of a washing product, in particular to calycanthus praecox petal shower soap and a preparation method thereof. The calycanthus praecox petal shower soap is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 10 to 20 parts of stearic acid, 5 to 10 parts of sodium chloride, 10 to 20 parts of sucrose, 5 to 10 parts of lauric acid, 8 to 15 parts of hydrogenated olive oil, 10 to 15 parts of water, 3 to 6 parts of sodium lauryl sulfate, 4 to 8 parts of fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether ammonium sulfate, 1 to 2 parts of sodium hydroxide, 3 to 8 parts of enthanol, 2 to 5 parts of ciruela extracts, 0.1 to 0.5 part of calycanthus praecox petals, 0.3 to 1 part of algae extracts, 1 to 2 parts of camellia seed oil, 0.2 to 1 part of coconut oil, 0.1 to 2 parts of hydrogenated palm oil, 0.1 to 0.8 part of Oolong tea extracts, 0.3 to 1 part of benzophenone, 0.05 to 0.1 part of allantoin and 0.05 to 0.5 part of essence. The product of the calycanthus praecox petal shower soap has a good cleaning effect, and achieves the efficacies of preserving moisture, eliminating wrinkles, moisturizing the skin, maintaining the skin smoothness, resisting senescence, resisting the bacteria, resisting oxidation, resisting the allergy, soothing the nerves and the like.

The invention relates to a traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating gynecological inflammation. The traditional Chinese medicine composition comprises, by weight, 5-15 parts of Dendropanax dentiger (Harms) Merr., 4-12 parts of caulis akebiae, 5-15 parts of folium artemisiae argyi, 4-12 parts of uncaria, 3-9 parts of honeysuckle, 4-12 parts of Houttuynia cordata, 5-15 parts of herba leonuri, 5-15 parts of Cinnamomum camphora, 4-12 parts of caulis spatholobi, 4-12 parts of Tetrapanax papyriferus, 3-9 parts of Eucommia ulmoides and 4-12 parts of senecio scandens, The traditional Chinese medicine composition has the advantages that the traditional Chinese medicine composition is used for treating the gynecological inflammation and used for pre-pregnancy nursing and nursing after pregnancy and has healthcare effects of promoting skin smoothness and sterilizing and relieving itching; most of the medicinal materials of the traditional Chinese medicine composition have effects of promoting blood circulation to regulate menstruation, clearing away heat and toxic materials and inducing diuresis to reduce edema, and the materials of the traditional Chinese medicine composition have effects of relieving vagina dampness and itching, nourishing blood, activating blood, dredging collaterals, and the like; the traditional Chinese medicine composition is used for nursing the physical health of women and relieving menstrual-period discomfort and has an healthcare effect of relieving various gynecological discomfort caused by various causes.

The invention discloses a cactus mask for treating acne and a preparation method. The cactus mask is prepared from, by weight, terbinafine hydrochloride, cacti, blueberries, radix glycyrrhizae preparata, carmine radish, nagens groundsel, hemigraphis procumbens (Lour.) Merr., holboellia latifolia wall, all-grass of Taiwan lettuce, roots of angled bittersweet, prawn shells, chamomile essential oil, sandalwood essential oil, pearls, gypsum, para aminobenzoic acid, carboxymethylcellulose, sorbitol and polyvinyl alcohol. The preparation method comprises the steps of material preparation, juicing, extraction of effective ingredients of Chinese herbal materials and preparation of the mask. According to the mask, all the herbal materials are matched properly, and the mask is mild and effective and can effectively treat acne, remove blackheads, whiten and nourish skin, lighten color spots and scars, resist oxidation, promote skin metabolism, enhance blood vessels and skin elasticity, boost blood circulation, improve skin smoothness, inhibit inflammations and allergies and increase skin resistance.

Disclosed is a method for improving skin condition of a wearer in the area covered by an absorbent article, the method comprising: (a) applying to the wearer an absorbent article having a skin care composition that improves skin smoothness upon transfer to the skin of the wearer; (b) transferring to the wearer at least a portion of the skin care composition during wear; and (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) with one or more additional articles with sufficient frequency to improve skin smoothness in the area covered by the absorbent article relative to skin covered by an equivalent absorbent article that does not comprise the skin care composition, and without the need for manual application of skin protective agents or condition agents (e.g., by the caregiver or wearer). Also disclosed are methods for assessing skin smoothness in the area of a wearer covered by absorbent articles.

The invention discloses a method for preparing scented tea by using pigments extracted from natural crops and belongs to the technical field of drink formulae or preparation methods, in particular to a method for preparing scented tea. The method comprises: extracting pigments from edible flowers, fruits and natural purple sweet potatoes; and combining the pigments to form a formula and making drinks. With rich pigment extracted from the purple sweet potatoes, the color of the drinks changes from rose red to pink to light pink and purple and the like with the increase of the brewing times. The unique scented tea color is derived from the pigment of the purple sweet potatoes, and this is the core value. Pure purple sweet potato pigment has the functions of resisting cancer and oxidization,improving the elasticity of blood vessels, improving micro circulation, improving skin smoothness, inhibiting inflammation and allergy, improving joint flexibility and the like.

The invention relates to the technical field of cosmetics, and in particular relates to a peptide composition with a skin aging delaying effect and a preparation method and application thereof. The peptide composition with the skin aging delaying effect is prepared from the following components in percentage by mass: 0.3 to 5 percent of macromolecular natural polypeptide, 0.01 to 0.5 percent of small molecular oligopeptide, 10 to 60 percent of compound solubilizer, 0.1 to 0.5 percent of preservative and the balance of water. The peptide composition with the skin aging delaying effect is good in stability, the skin surface layer cell renewal effect can be enhanced, and the effects of relieving wrinkles and improving the skin smoothness are achieved; the preparation method is simple to operate, has no special requirements on equipment and is convenient for realizing industrialization; and the peptide composition is a transparent solution, the composition can be conveniently applied to any dosage form such as cream, emulsion, toning lotion, gel and facial mask, so that the use convenience is improved, and the composition has a wide application prospect.

The invention discloses a preparation process of a traditional Chinese medicine composition with an effect of clearing spots. The preparation process comprises the steps of cleaning and thoroughly cooking river snail; drying and smashing the cooked river snail, Chinese caterpillar fungus, radix salviae miltiorrhizae, talcum, white poria cocos, rhizoma atractylodis macrocephalae, faeces passeris, rhizoma typhonii, bombyx batryticatus, rhizoma bletillae and mung bean respectively; adding pearl essence; adding water for extracting for 2 to 3 times, wherein the water dosage is 6 to 12 times of thetotal weight of medicines for each time, and the extraction time for each time is 1 to 3 hours; merging extraction solutions; filtering; concentrating filter liquor to obtain an extract with the relative density being 1.10 to 1.25 at 70 to 80 DEG C, and thus obtaining an active ingredient A; after using 130 to 140 parts of hydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin for covering a licorice root extract, mixing the covered licorice root extract, a radix angelicae extract and 1 to 3 parts of lubricating agent, grinding into fine powder, sieving, uniformly mixing with the active ingredient A, and thus obtaining the traditional Chinese medicine composition. The traditional Chinese medicine composition with the effect of clearing spots provided by the invention is safe to use and less in side effects, andhas the effects of whitening skin, improving skin smoothness and elasticity and tightening skin.

The invention relates to the technical field of skin-care products, in particular to a preparation method of fermented soybean milk and application of the fermented soybean milk in cosmetics. Lactobacillus / soybean fermented product extract herein is made by: making soybean milk mainly with soybean, adding water, a composite enzymic preparation, vitamin E, glycine, vitamin C and glycerol to obtainsoybean milk fermentation substrate, inoculating lactic acid bacteria to carry out fermenting, and separating and purifying to obtain fermented soybean milk. The fermented soybean milk prepared by means of the preparation method provided herein is well applicable to lotions, creams, milks and other cosmetics; the produced cosmetics have excellent moisturizing performance that lasts longer, can improve skin smoothness, can narrow skin pores, and is more assuring for pregnant and lying-in women and babies to use since the food origin safety is better guaranteed.

The present invention relates generally to methods of use and compositions useful to reduce the appearance of uneven skin tone, reduce the appearance of skin discoloration, reduce visible skin discoloration, improve the appearance of uneven skin tone, improve the brightness of skin, prevent the production of discoloration, limit uneven skin tone from appearing on skin, increase moisture levels, attract water, brighten, renew the skin, increase skin radiance, soothe the skin, increase skin smoothness, hydrate skin, smooth skin, brighten skin, reduce signs of aging in skin, and / or increase the efficacy of cosmetic products to brighten, renew the skin, increase skin radiance, sooth the skin, increase skin smoothness, hydrate skin, smooth skin, brighten skin, and / or reduce signs of aging in skin. The composition includes a combination of niacinamide, vegetable amino acids, and ferulic acid.

The invention discloses a dressing used for alleviating psoriasis. The dressing comprises salicylic acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, glycerin, allantoin, pentanediol, xanthan gum, Vaseline, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, Butyrospermum Parkii fruit grease, Synthetic squalane, caprylic / capric triglyceride, and water. The invention also discloses a preparation method of the dressing. The dressing is capable of promoting skin cell metabolism, alleviating skin cell rapid propagation, softening cuticle and promoting cuticle shedding, alleviating skin desquamation, adjusting sebum secretion, enhancing skin smoothness, eliminating psoriasis inflammation, alleviating scale falling and titillation. Compared with existing hormone external drugs, the advantages are that: the curative effect is excellent;side effect is low; and the safety is excellent.

The invention relates to snake abdomen scale lower fat and an extraction method and application thereof.The extraction method includes following steps: mincing abdomen skin of a scaled snake to obtain a scaled snake abdomen skin minced product; adding the scaled snake abdomen skin minced product into water, and protease for enzymolysis to obtain a scaled snake abdomen skin enzymolysis product; centrifuging the scaled snake abdomen skin enzymolysis product, and taking supernate for oil-water separation to obtain a snake abdomen scale lower fat crude product; adding the snake abdomen scale lower fat crude product into an ether solvent, and performing microwave extraction and concentration to obtain the snake abdomen scale lower fat.The snake abdomen scale lower fat obtained by the method is high in saturated fatty acid content and low in unsaturated fatty acid content, iodine value, acid value and saponification value, friction coefficient of human hand back skin is increased remarkably, water content of the human hand back skin is increased remarkably, and the snake abdomen scale lower fat has a moisturizing function; the snake abdomen scale lower fat has efficacy of protecting skin, improving skin elasticity, nourishing skin and improving skin smoothness when being used for preparing products having skin protecting effect.

The invention discloses an irradiated cross-linked hyaluronic acid hydrogel medical cold compress patch. A formula comprises the following components by the mass percentage: 8%-10% of a palm petiole extract, 5%-8% of a cross-linking agent, 3%-5% of cellulose gum, 0.1%-7% of hyaluronic acid and water enough to fully dissolve other components. By the method, the application time of the hydrogel product can be prolonged from the original of 45 min to about 2 h, the skin humidity can be increased rapidly, the skin elasticity can be increased, the skin smoothness can be enhanced and the skin wrinkles can be reduced, and better effects can be achieved in repair after various kinds of cosmetic surgeries and daily skin care.