PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water-in-oil type emulsion cosmetic that can be easily emulsified in manufacturing, whose powder evenly disperses, in which external appearance immediately after manufacture is uniform and does not have color unevenness, and finish after application on skin shows matte feeling and is light.SOLUTION: A water-in-oil type emulsion cosmetic contains: (A) particulate zinc oxide having a specific surface area of 10 to 100 m2/g to which surface treatment by alkylalkoxysilane is performed for 3 to 20 mass%: 0.01 to 20 mass% (B) iron oxide: 0.01 to 10 mass% (C) volatile silicone oil: 1 to 50 mass% (D) volatile hydrocarbon oil: 0.5 to 40 mass% and (E) crosslinking type polyether-modified silicone having a specific structure: 0.01 to 20 mass%.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】製造時に乳化し易く、粉体が均一に分散し、製造直後の外観が均一で色ムラがなく、肌に塗布した後の仕上りが、マット感があり、明るい油中水型乳化化粧料の提供。【解決手段】(A)アルキルアルコキシシランで3~20質量%表面処理した、比表面積10~100m2/gの微粒子酸化亜鉛:0.01~20質量%、(B)酸化鉄:0.01~10質量%、(C)揮発性シリコーン油:1~50質量%、(D)揮発性炭化水素油:0.5~40質量%、(E)特定の構造を有する架橋型ポリエーテル変性シリコーン:0.01~20質量%を含有する油中水型乳化化粧料。【選択図】なし