PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water-in-oil type emulsion cosmetic which gives comfortable use feeling without stickiness and has excellent storage stability while containing a high content of an ultraviolet absorber.SOLUTION: There is provided a water-in-oil type emulsion cosmetic which comprises (A) a nonvolatile oil component, (B) a silicone elastic powder, (C) a volatile oil component and (D) an ultraviolet absorber, wherein the content of the component (D) is 3 mass% or more based on the total amount of the water-in-oil type emulsion cosmetic and the water-in-oil type emulsion cosmetic is produced by preliminarily dispersing the component (B) in a part or the whole of the component (A) and then mixing with the other components.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】紫外線吸収剤を高含有しながら、べたつかず心地良い使用感が得られ、保存安定性に優れた油中水型乳化化粧料を提供する。【解決手段】(A)不揮発性油分、(B)シリコーン弾性粉体、(C)揮発性油分、及び(D)紫外線吸収剤を含み、成分(D)の含有量が、油中水型乳化化粧料の総量を基準として、3質量%以上であり、成分(A)の一部又は全部中に成分(B)を予め分散した後、その他の成分と混合することにより製造される油中水型乳化化粧料。【選択図】なし