[PROBLEMS]To provide a coated powder, which is free from a problem of generation of an unusual odor with the lapse of time when a powder is coated by using raw materials derived from plant fats and oils, can be blended into a cosmetic preparation, and has very smooth touch and excellent water repellency and pigment dispersibility. Cosmetic preparations containing such coated powders are also provided.[Measures to solve the problems]A coated powder is obtained by coating a powder to be treated, with a mixture, as a coating agent, which includes 60wt% to 90wt% of an extremely hardened plant fat and oil having the melting point of 50°C or more and 10wt% to 40wt% of an ester oil agent derived from a plant fat and oil. The powder is coated with the coating agent preferably at a temperature higher than the melting point of the extremely hardened plant fat and oil by 10 to 20°C. The powder is coated with the coating agent in an amount of 1wt% to 15wt%, particularly preferably 3wt% to 10wt%. Further, cosmetic preparations can be obtained by using the coated powder as a part or an entire part of the cosmetic preparations.
