[Problem]To provide a gelling agent having a melting temperature of about 100°C, capable of solidifying a wide variety of oily base materials including silicone, and causing no "sweating" while retaining a practical level of gel strength. When applied to skin, it has good feeling, concretely, the formed gel has good spreadability and good fittability to skin.[Means for Solution] The inventors have found that, when a specific N-acylamino acid monoamide monoalkyl ester is used as a gelling agent, then the object can be attained, and have completed the invention.
