An objective of the present invention is to provide a sunscreen cosmetic containing hydrosoluble ultraviolet absorber from a viewpoint different from conventional techniques, which enables improvement of SPF in addition to maintaining excellent usability in terms of high-water content sense. The present invention provides a sunscreen cosmetic containing (a) 0.1~5% by mass of phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid, and (b) an appropriate amount of N,N,N’,N’-tetrakis(2-hydroxypropyl)ethylenediamine for neutralizing the phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid (a).本發明之目的是從不同於以往技術之觀點提供一種化妝料,於含有水溶性紫外線吸收劑之防曬化妝料中,在維持水嫩觸感優異之使用性下提高SPF值。本發明提供之防曬化妝料之特徵在於含有(a)0.1至5質量%之苯基苯并咪唑磺酸,以及(b)用以中和前述苯基苯并咪唑磺酸(a)之適量的N,N,N’N’-四(2-羥基丙基)乙二胺。無元件符號
