PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide composite powder having excellent ultraviolet light-blocking potency and excellent usability and transparency and provide a cosmetic product containing the composite powder.SOLUTION: The ultraviolet-absorbing composite powder is obtained by covering the surface of one or more primary particles selected from organic powder and inorganic powder and having an average particle diameter of 0.5-100&mum with a compound expressed by formula (1).COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT【課題】優れた紫外線防御能を有し、かつ、使用性、透明性に優れた複合粉体、および該複合粉体を含有する化粧料を提供する。【解決手段】平均粒子径が0.5~100μmである有機粉体および無機粉体から選ばれる1種以上の一次粉体の表面を、式(1)の化合物で被覆してなる、紫外線吸収能を有する複合粉体。【選択図】なし