PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an oily gelling agent exhibiting high gelling ability in a liquid oil component and capable of providing a gel also having excellent sense of use.SOLUTION: The oily gelling agent comprises a siliconized polysaccharide compound of formula (1) [wherein, Glu is a sugar residue of a polysaccharide compound X is a divalent binding group Y is a totally 2-8C divalent alkylene group R1 is a 1-8C monovalent organic group R2, R3 and R4 are each a 1-8C monovalent organic group or a siloxy group represented by -OSiR5R6R7 (R5, R6 and R7 are each a 1-8C monovalent organic group) a is 0, 1 or 2 and the average number (substitution degree) of the silicone compounds bound thereto per constituent sugar unit of the polysaccharide is 0.5-2.5], and a polyether-modified silicone.COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT【課題】液状油分に対して高いゲル化能を有し、使用感にも優れるゲルを形成し得る油性ゲル化剤の提供。【解決手段】一般式(1)のシリコーン化多糖化合物と、ポリエーテル変性シリコーンとからなる油性ゲル化剤。(式中、Gluは多糖化合物の糖残基、Xは2価の結合基、Yは総炭素数2~8の2価アルキレン基を意味し、R1は炭素数1~8の1価有機基、R2、R3、R4はそれぞれ炭素数1~8の1価有機基又は-OSiR5R6R7で示されるシロキシ基を意味する。ただし、R5、R6、R7はそれぞれ炭素数1~8の1価有機基、aは0、1又は2を意味する。また、多糖化合物の構成糖1単位当たりのシリコーン化合物の平均結合数(置換度)は0.5~2.5である。)【選択図】なし
