PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a crystalline complex powder in which it is not required to powder a mixture of a cosmetic with a water-soluble crystalline substance by pulverizing the mixture by a grinder, even in the case of mixing the cosmetic with the water-soluble crystalline substance and the crystalline substance can be formulated with the cosmetic in high formulation ratio, providing smooth and dry touch in addition to excellent actual use feeling and to provide a method for producing the powder.SOLUTION: The method for producing (D) crystalline complex powder comprises dispersing and/or dissolving (A) water-dispersing powder, (B) a water-swelling clay mineral and (C) a water-soluble crystalline substance into an aqueous solvent and then spray-drying the liquid.COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT【課題】化粧料に水溶性の結晶性物質を混合しても、粉砕機で粉砕して粉末化する必要がなく、そして化粧料に高配合することができ、優れた使用感触に加えて滑らかでさらりとした肌ざわりが得られる結晶性複合粉末及びその製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】(A)水分散性粉末、(B)水膨潤性粘土鉱物及び(C)水溶性の結晶性物質を水性溶媒中に分散及び/又は溶解させた後、該液体を噴霧乾燥することによって (D)結晶性複合粉末を製造する。【選択図】なし