PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide drying inhibitors applicable to cosmetics and the like having a further improved drying inhibitory effect.SOLUTION: The present invention provides a drying inhibitor containing one or two of silicone resins selected from following (A) and (B), and N-acylamino acid ester: (A) a silicone resin consisting of R3SiO1/2 unit and SiO2 unit (where, R each independently represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms) (B) a silicone resin consisting of RSiO3/2 unit and SiO2 unit (where, R each independently represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】 乾燥抑制効果を更に向上させた化粧料等に適用できる乾燥抑制剤を提供すること。【解決手段】 以下の(A)及び(B)から選ばれる1種又は2種のシリコーン樹脂と、N-アシルアミノ酸エステルとを含む、乾燥抑制剤:(A)R3SiO1/2単位とSiO2単位とからなるシリコーン樹脂(式中、Rはそれぞれ独立に、炭素数1~4の1価の炭化水素基を表す。);(B)RSiO3/2単位とSiO2単位とからなるシリコーン樹脂(式中、Rはそれぞれ独立に、炭素数1~4の1価の炭化水素基を表す。)。【選択図】図1