PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cosmetic composition with pH response characteristics.SOLUTION: There is provided the cosmetic composition containing a component (A) which is a carboxyl group-modified amylose represented by the following general formula (1), and (B) one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of a perfume, deodorizer, anti-oxidant, antiperspirant, cold sense agent, warm feeling agent, bactericide, moisturizing agent, and oil solution. (In the above general formula (1), R1, R2, and R3 are each independently a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, -COCH2 COOH group, -COCH2CH2 COOH group, -COCH2CH2CH2 COOH group, -COCH=CHCOOH group, -COC6H4 COOH group, -CH2 COOH group, -CH2CH2 COOH group, and -CH2CH2CH2 COOH group n is a positive integer in n glycol units, the combination of R1 to R3 may be the same and may be different and the number of carboxyl groups per glucose unit is 0.1 or more to less than 0.9.)COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT