PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for filling a cosmetic suppressing the dispersion in hardness of the cosmetic which fills an inner dish of a compact case therewith, and to provide a method for filling.SOLUTION: There is provided the apparatus 4 for filling the cosmetic 3 in which the inner dish 2 of the compact case 1 is filled with a powdery cosmetic 3. The apparatus includes: a partition 13 for nearly evenly dividing the inner dish 2 a dishing means 12 for nearly evenly dishing the powdery cosmetic 3 in each division of the divided inner dish 2 and a pressing means 11 for compacting the powdery cosmetic 3 dished in the inner dish 2, and hardening the cosmetic 3. In the partition 13, each division is formed into such a size that the dispersion in hardness of the hardened cosmetic 3 is kept within a prescribed range.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】コンパクト容器の中皿に充填する化粧料の硬度のばらつきを抑制する化粧料の充填装置、及び充填方法を提供することを課題とする。【解決手段】コンパクト容器1の中皿2に粉状の化粧料3を充填する化粧料3の充填装置4であって、中皿2を、略均等に区画する仕切り13と、区画された中皿2の各区画に、粉状の化粧料3を略均等に盛る盛付手段12と、中皿2に盛られた粉状の化粧料3を圧縮して固化する押圧手段11と、を備え、仕切り13は、各区画の大きさを、固化した化粧料3の硬度のばらつきが既定の範囲内に収まる大きさにする。【選択図】図5