Provided is a cosmetic that exhibits not only an excellent use sensation, e.g., with regard to stickiness and coolness, and an excellent bactericidal effect, but also an excellent persistence of a bactericidal component on the skin and an excellent long-term storage stability of the bactericidal component. The cosmetic contains the following components (A) to (D): (A) 0.01 mass% to 0.2 mass% isopropylmethylphenol； (B) 0.1 mass% to 3 mass% of a carboxylic acid or salt thereof； (C) 0.1 mass% to 10 mass% 1,3-butylene glycol； and (D) 0.005 mass% to 1 mass% of a nonionic surfactant having an HLB of 10 to 13.本發明提供一種化妝料，其不僅黏膩或冰涼感等使用感、殺菌效果優異，而且殺菌成分於皮膚上之殘留性及殺菌成分之長期保存穩定性優異。本發明之化妝料含有如下成分(A)~(D)：(A)異丙基甲基苯酚 0.01質量%以上且0.2質量%以下(B)羧酸或其鹽 0.1質量%以上且3質量%以下(C)1,3-丁二醇 0.1質量%以上且10質量%以下(D)HLB10~13之非離子界面活性劑 0.005質量%以上且1質量%以下。
