The present invention provides (A) a powder composed of one or more of N-medium chain acyl basic amino acid powders represented by the following formula (I), (B) inorganic powder, and (C) an oil agent. The cosmetic composition containing this is provided. (In the formula, R represents a saturated or unsaturated linear hydrocarbon group having 5 to 9 carbon atoms, and m represents an integer of 1 to 4)本発明は、(A)下記式(I)で表されるN-中鎖アシル塩基性アミノ酸粉体の1種または2種以上からなる粉体、(B)無機粉体、および(C)油剤を含有する化粧料組成物を提供する。(式中、Rは炭素原子数5~9の飽和または不飽和の直鎖炭化水素基を示し、mは1~4の整数を示す)