PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a formulation which has a given viscosity, and in which a temporal decrease of viscosity is inhibited, as well as which is excellent in feeling of use (spread) and an ultraviolet shielding effect, about a water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic preparation.SOLUTION: To provide a formulation which has a given viscosity, and in which a temporal decrease of viscosity is inhibited, as well as which is excellent in feeling of use (spread) and an ultraviolet shielding effect, about a water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic preparation.