PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an astringent including a humus soil extract as an effective constituent.SOLUTION: The humus soil extract that is obtained by extracting with one or more of water and alcohols, and contains 100 mg/L or more of fumin material is suitable as the astringent. There is provided a composition or cosmetic containing, as the effective constituent, the humus soil extract with solid concentration of 0.0001-0.1 mass%.【課題】腐植土抽出物を有効成分とする収斂剤の提供。【解決手段】水及びアルコール類から選ばれる１種以上のもので得られる腐植土抽出物で、フミン質を１００ｍｇ/Ｌ以上含有したものが収斂剤として好適であり、固形分濃度として０．０００１～０．１質量％の上記腐植土抽出物を有効成分として含有する組成物又は化粧料。【選択図】なし
