The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sprayable sunscreen cosmetic that is free from ultraviolet scattering agents causing whiteness and thus is transparent immediately after application or spraying, has an excellent ultraviolet shielding effect and imparts a good feeling in using, said sunscreen cosmetic further having an unconventional and innovative characteristic such that, when coming in contact with water, sweat, etc., the ultraviolet shielding effect thereof is not deteriorated but, on the contrary, enhanced. The present invention relates to a water-in-oil type emulsion sunscreen cosmetic that comprises (A) 6-40 mass% of an ultraviolet absorber, (B) an organic modified clay mineral, (C) an oily phase thickener other than (B), (D) a silicone-based surfactant having an HLB lower than 8, (E) a spherical resin powder, and (F) a volatile silicone oil, wherein the ratio [the total amount of component (B) and component (C)]/[the total amount of non-volatile liquid oil components other than (G) silicone oil] is 0.04 or more and less than 0.68. The sunscreen cosmetic according to the present invention is especially suitable for use by spraying from a spray, etc.本發明之目的在於提供一種防曬化妝料，其係不含有成為白度之原因之紫外線散射劑而於剛塗抹/噴霧後即為透明，具有優異之紫外線防禦效果並且使用感亦良好的噴霧型之防曬化妝料，且具有即便與水或汗等接觸而紫外線防禦效果亦不降低，反而使效果提高之先前所未有之革新性之特性。本發明係關於一種油中水型乳化防曬化妝料，其含有：(A)6～40質量%之紫外線吸收劑、(B)有機改性黏土礦物、(C)上述(B)以外之油相增黏劑、(D)HLB未達8之聚矽氧系界面活性劑、(E)球狀樹脂粉末、及(F)揮發性聚矽氧油，且[(B)成分與(C)成分之合計量]/[(G)聚矽氧油以外之不揮發性液狀油分之合計量]之比率為0.04以上且未達0.68。本發明之防曬化妝料尤其適於利用噴霧器等進行噴霧而使用。
