PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a raw material useful for the dispersion of a pigment, and to provide a composition comprising the raw material, having a pigment uniformly and stably dispersed, and superior in use feeling (sticky feeling, squeaky feeling, and affinity).SOLUTION: The present invention provides phytosterol ester represented by formula (1) (Ris a hydrocarbon group having 7-23 carbon atoms, Ris a hydrocarbon group having 1-4 carbon atoms, and a dashed line shows that a double bond may be formed).
