PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ultraviolet shielding agent with high ultraviolet shielding effects, capable of formulating combinedly both an inorganic UV shielding agent and an organic UV absorber, capable of formulating not only in W/O type but also in O/W type cosmetic a UV shielding agent-containing dispersion liquid, a cosmetic and a production method of the UV shielding agent.SOLUTION: A UV shielding agent is obtained by attaching an organic UV absorber-containing resin which contains the organic UV absorber in the resin and a metal oxide-containing resin which contains a metal oxide particle having UV shieldability in the resin with each other.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】紫外線遮蔽効果が高く、無機系紫外線遮蔽剤と有機系紫外線吸収剤とを併用して処方することが可能であり、油中水型(W/O型)はもちろんのこと、水中油型(O/W型)の化粧料への配合が可能な紫外線遮蔽剤と紫外線遮蔽剤含有分散液及び化粧料並びに紫外線遮蔽剤の製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】本発明の紫外線遮蔽剤は、樹脂に有機系紫外線吸収剤を含有してなる有機系紫外線吸収剤含有樹脂と、樹脂に紫外線遮蔽能を有する金属酸化物粒子を含有してなる金属酸化物含有樹脂とを、付着させた。【選択図】なし