PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an aqueous cosmetic which can easily be coated, is free from stickiness, when coated, is free from stickiness and slipperiness, when water is used, and has excellent moisture retainability.SOLUTION: This aqueous cosmetic in which oils or fats and a silicone oil are dispersed in an aqueous medium with an emulsifier, is characterized by containing solid fats in the oils and the fats in a content of &ge70 wt.%, containing (A) intercorneocyte lipids in the solid fats in an amount of &ge50 wt.%, and containing linear and/or cyclic silicone oils represented by the general formula (1) and/or (2) [(x) is 0 to 5 (y) is 3 to 7], and a liquid silicone oil having dynamic viscosity of 4 to 300 mm2/s at 25°C except (B) and (C) components.COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT【課題】塗布しやすく、塗布時のべたつき、水使用時のべたつき、ぬるつきが無く、保湿性に優れた水性化粧料の提供。【解決手段】油脂及びシリコーン油が水性媒体中に乳化剤によって分散された水性化粧料であって、該油脂中の固形脂の含量が70重量%以上であり、該固形脂中に(A)角質細胞間脂質を50重量%以上含有し、該シリコーン油中に、(B)一般式(1)及び/又は(2)(xは0~5を、yは3~7を示す)で表わされる直鎖状及び/又は環状のシリコーン油、並びに(C)(B)成分以外の25℃の動粘度が4~300mm2/sの液体シリコーン油を含有する水性化粧料。【選択図】なし