A coated powder is obtained by coating a powder to be treated, with a mixture, as a coating agent, which includes 60 wt % to 90 wt % of an extremely hardened plant fat and oil having a melting point of 50° C. or more and 10 wt % to 40 wt % of an ester oil agent derived from a plant fat and oil. The powder is coated with the coating agent preferably at a temperature higher than the melting point of the extremely hardened plant fat and oil by 10 to 20° C. The powder is coated with the coating agent in an amount of 1 wt % to 15 wt %, particularly preferably 3 wt % to 10 wt %. Further, cosmetic preparations can be obtained by using the coated powder as a part or an entire part of the cosmetic preparations.
