PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cosmetic material which is excellent in a human body-protecting function against ultraviolet rays and endocrine disruptors, is extremely high in safety, and can thereby have both the function and the safety, and to provide a method for producing the same.SOLUTION: Provided is a cosmetic material which includes a granular gel-like substance containing, as a main ingredient, a nucleic acid capable of effectively shielding ultraviolet rays, especially ultraviolet ray UV-B (315 to 280 nm), or preferably a composite material prepared by dispersing metal compound particles coated with at least one of silicon dioxide, aluminum trioxide, and aluminum trioxide/silicon dioxide in the gel-like substance.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】紫外線や環境ホルモンに対する人体の保護機能に優れ、安全性も極めて高く、したがって、機能性と安全性を両立させることができる化粧品材料及びその製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】紫外線、特に紫外線UV-B(315~280nm)を効果的に遮蔽することができる核酸を主成分とする粒子状のゲル状物質、更にはゲル状物質に酸化ケイ素、酸化アルミニウム、酸化アルミニウム/酸化ケイ素のいずれか1種により被覆してなる金属化合物粒子を分散してなる複合体を化粧品原料として提供する。【選択図】図2
