PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water-in-oil type emulsified cosmetic which has excellent usability, e.g., that extendability is satisfactory and cosmetic film is uniformly finished and stability of astaxanthin with the lapse of time even when being blended with powder.SOLUTION: The water-in-oil type cosmetic is obtained by blending the following components (a) to (e): (a) hydrophobization-treated inorganic powder (b) a silicone surfactant in which an organopolysiloxane group and a hydrophilic group are grafted to the siloxane main chain (c) silicone oil (d) triglyceride and (e) astaxanthin.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】 粉体を配合した際にも、伸び広がりが良く、化粧膜が均一に仕上がる等の使用性とアスタキサンチンの経時での安定性に優れる油中水型乳化を提供すること。【解決手段】 次の成分(a)~(e);(a)疎水化処理無機粉体、(b)シロキサン主鎖にオルガノポリシロキサン基と親水基がグラフトしたシリコーン系界面活性剤、(c)シリコーン油、(d)トリグリセライド、(e)アスタキサンチンとを配合することを特徴とする油中水型乳化化粧料。【選択図】なし