PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an external composition with a concealing effect of wrinkles and pores by a powder which is difficult to remove from the wrinkles and pores into which the powder entered.SOLUTION: The external composition comprising powder and starch acrylate, easily enters pores and wrinkles, is capable of bringing about a quality similar to that possessed by the skin originally by the powder which entered the wrinkles and pores harmonizing with the skin, and has an excellent concealing effect of pores and wrinkles. In addition, the external composition is excellent from the point that once the powder has entered pores and wrinkles, it is difficult to remove and thus the concealment effect is long-lasting.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】本発明の目的は、粉体によるシワや毛穴の隠蔽効果が高く、しかもシワや毛穴に入り込んだ粉体が離脱し難い外用組成物を提供することである。【解決手段】粉体と共にアクリル酸デンプンを含む外用組成物は、当該粉体が毛穴やシワに入り込み易くなり、更にシワや毛穴に入り込んだ粉体が皮膚に馴染んで本来の肌に似た質感を呈することができ、毛穴やシワに対して優れた隠蔽効果を奏し得る。更に、当該外用組成物は、粉体がシワや毛穴に一旦入りこむと離脱し難くなり、隠蔽効果の持続性の点でも優れている。【選択図】なし