PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ultraviolet protection cosmetic having a high SPF, protecting ultraviolet rays in a UVA region and a UVB region in a well-balanced manner, and also not giving unnatural whiteness when applied to skin.SOLUTION: An ultraviolet protection cosmetic comprises 3 to 15 mass% of one kind or two or more kinds of ultraviolet ray absorbents (a), 10 to 22 mass% of a zinc oxide (b) having an average particle diameter of 35 to 80 nm, and optionally 0 to 0.5 mass% of a white pigment (c), wherein the SPF is 30 or more and a critical wavelength is 370 nm or more.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】高いSPFを有し、UVA領域及びUVB領域の紫外線をバランス良く防御でき、なおかつ皮膚に塗布した際に不自然に白くならない紫外線防御化粧料を提供する。【解決手段】(a)紫外線吸収剤の1種又は2種以上を3~15質量%、(b)平均粒子径が35~80nmの酸化亜鉛を10~22質量%、及び任意に(c)白色顔料を0~0.5質量%含み、そのSPFが30以上であり、臨界波長が370nm以上であることを特徴とする紫外線防御化粧料。【選択図】なし
