PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive moisturizing cosmetic composition that has excellent safety and usability and can retain a high moisture content of skin, and cosmetics comprising the moisturizing cosmetic composition.SOLUTION: A moisturizing cosmetic composition according to the present invention comprises a polyglycerol branched aliphatic ether represented by the following formula (1): RO-(C3H6O2)n-H (where R represents C12-C22 branched chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group, n represents an average number of monomers of glycerol and is 2-25), and water.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】安全性及び使用性に優れ、皮膚の水分量を高く保持する効果を有する安価な保湿性化粧料用組成物、及び前記保湿性化粧料用組成物を含有する化粧料を提供する。【解決手段】本発明の保湿性化粧料用組成物は、下記式(1) RO-(C3H6O2)n-H (1)(式中、Rは炭素数12~22の分岐鎖状脂肪族炭化水素基を示し、nはグリセリンの平均量体数を示し、2~25である)で表されるポリグリセリン分岐脂肪族エーテル、及び水を含有する。【選択図】なし
