WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION SUNSCREEN COSMETIC

摘要

Provided is a water-in-oil emulsion sunscreen cosmetic that has a powerful ultraviolet protection effect and yet shows no unpleasant odor characteristic to sunscreen cosmetics, imparts a smooth and highly spreadable feeling in applying without coarseness and does not become sticky after the application. The water-in-oil emulsion sunscreen cosmetic according to the present invention is characterized by: containing hydrophobicized silica-coated zinc oxide microparticles (a), a volatile hydrocarbon oil (b), and volatile dimethicone (c); and the sum of the volatile hydrocarbon oil (b) and volatile dimethicone (c) being 3-45 mass% relative to the total amount of the sunscreen cosmetic. In particular, it is preferred that the water-in-oil emulsion sunscreen cosmetic further contains a semisolid oil and the content of the semisolid oil is 0.1-3 mass% relative to the total amount of the sunscreen cosmetic.