PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spray type sunscreen cosmetic which contains no ultraviolet scattering agent causing whiteness, is transparent from immediately after coating/spraying, has excellent ultraviolet protection effect and is good use feeling, and has such unprecedentedly innovative characteristics that the ultraviolet protection effect is not lowered and the effect is enhanced even when coming in contact with water and sweat.SOLUTION: A water-in-oil type emulsified sunscreen cosmetic contains (A) 6 to 40 mass% of an ultraviolet absorber, (B) organic modified clay mineral, (C) an oil-phase thickener other than the component (B), (D) a silicone-based surfactant having an HLB of less than 8, (E) spherical resin powder, and (F) volatile silicone oil, where a ratio of [total amount of the components (B) and (C)] to [(G) total amount of nonvolatile liquid oil content other than (G) silicone oil] is 0.04 or more and less than 0.68. The sunscreen cosmetic is particularly suitable for being used by sprayed with a spray.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】白さの原因となる紫外線散乱剤を含まずに塗布/噴霧直後から透明で、優れた紫外線防御効果を有するとともに使用感も良好な噴霧型の日焼け止め化粧料であって、なおかつ水や汗等と接触しても紫外線防御効果が低下せず逆に効果が向上するという従来にない革新的な特性を有する日焼け止め化粧料を提供する。【解決手段】(A)6~40質量%の紫外線吸収剤、(B)有機変性粘土鉱物、(C)前記(B)以外の油相増粘剤、(D)HLBが8未満のシリコーン系界面活性剤、(E)球状樹脂粉末、及び(F)揮発性シリコーン油を含有し、[(B)成分と(C)成分との合計量]/[(G)シリコーン油以外の不揮発性液状油分の合計量]の比率が0.04以上0.68未満である、油中水型乳化日焼け止め化粧料。本発明の日焼け止め化粧料はスプレー等で噴霧して使用するのに特に適している。【選択図】なし