PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a composite powder having greater transparency, ultraviolet shielding ability and feeling than conventional titanium dioxide, and cosmetics containing the composite powder.SOLUTION: Particles of an organic or inorganic powder having an average particle size of 0.3-100 &mum are coated with bundle-shape or straw-bundle-shape rutile-type titanium dioxide of a specific size that is formed by aggregating stick-shaped particles into a bundle, to obtain the composite powder, which gives the cosmetics having greater ultraviolet shielding ability, feeling and spreading nature than cosmetics containing conventional titanium dioxide.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】従来の酸化チタンよりも高い透明性と優れた紫外線遮蔽能と感触を有する複合粉末及び該複合粉末を含む化粧料を提供する。【解決手段】 平均粒子径が0.3~100μmの有機および無機粉末の粒子表面を棒状粒子が束状に凝集した特定の大きさの束状あるいは藁束状ルチル型酸化チタンで被覆し、複合粉末とすることで、従来の酸化チタンを配合する場合よりも優れた紫外線遮蔽能と感触や延展性を有する化粧料を得ることができる。【選択図】なし
