PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cosmetic that has a high moisture-retention amount in application, and furthermore maintains moisture-retaining effect, and does not cause stickiness feeling after application, and has excellent use feeling.SOLUTION: A cosmetic contains (A) one or two or more kinds selected from the group comprising of amino acid, amino acid derivative, protein and protein derivative, and (B) polysaccharide having at least the following chemical structural formula (1) as a constitutional unit, in which the cosmetic contains (A) by 0.01 to 10 wt.% with respect to the total amount of cosmetic and (B) by 0.01 to 0.40 wt.% with respect to the total amount of cosmetic.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】塗布時に高い保湿量を有し、さらに保湿効果を維持するとともに、塗布後のべたつき感がなく、使用感に優れる化粧料を提供する。【解決手段】(A)アミノ酸、アミノ酸誘導体、タンパク質及びタンパク質誘導体からなる群から選択される一種又は二種以上と(B)少なくとも下記化学構造式(1)を構成単位とする多糖類を含有する化粧料であって、(A)を化粧料全量に対して0.01~10重量%、(B)を化粧料全量に対して0.01~0.40重量%含有することを特徴とする化粧料。【選択図】なし