PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cosmetic excellent in emulsion stability maintaining a moisture effect, having excellent skin compatibility and a slippery feeling at the time of application, and having a coating feeling after application.SOLUTION: The cosmetic contains: (A) 0.01 to 5 mass% of alkyl glycoside having a straight-chain saturated alkyl group having 14 to 22 carbon atoms (B) 0.05 to 20 mass% of a monohydric alcohol represented by formula (1) R1-OH, in which R1 represents a straight-chain saturated alkyl group having 14 to 22 carbon atoms (C) 0.1 to 30 mass% of an alkylene oxide derivative represented by formula (2) Z-{O(EO)x(PO)y-(BO)z-H}a and (D) 1 to 50 mass% of at least one of ester oil and hydrocarbon oil.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】保湿効果が持続し、塗布時の肌なじみやすべり感、塗布後の皮膜感に優れ、乳化安定性が良好な化粧料を提供する。【解決手段】化粧料は、成分(A)0.01~5質量%、成分(B)0.05~20質量%、成分(C)0.1~30質量%および、成分(D)1~50質量%を含有する。(A)炭素数14~22の直鎖飽和アルキル基を有するアルキルグリコシド。(B)式(1)で示される1価アルコール。R1-OH ・・・ (1)(R1は炭素数14~22の直鎖飽和アルキル基である。)(C)式(2)で示されるアルキレンオキシド誘導体。Z-{O(EO)x(PO)y-(BO)z-H}a ・・・ (2) (D) エステル油と炭化水素油との少なくとも一方【選択図】 なし