Patent ID: 7427407

Claim:
A cosmetic comprising the following components (A) and (B): (A) an oil-absorbing powder having a squalane-absorbing ability of 1 ml/g or more; and (B) a compound having an affinity for component (A) which is lower than an affinity of sebum for component (A); wherein: the cosmetic has an ability to absorb the sebum and release component (B) in exchange for the sebum when the cosmetic is applied to the skin; component (B) is present in the cosmetic in a homogeneously dispersed state among or in a porous structure of particles of component (A); component (B) comprises one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of an active ingredient which is soluble in an aqueous medium and a water-soluble dyestuff; and the active ingredient comprises one or more substances selected from the group consisting of extracts of animals or plants, amino acids or salts thereof, peptides, proteins, organic acids, vitamins and vitamin derivatives, urea and inorganic salts, wherein the vitamins and vitamin derivatives are at least one selected from the group consisting of vitamins B1, B2, B6, B12, E, and C, nicotinic acid, folic acid, pantothenic acid, p-aminobenzoic acid, biotin, and d1-{acute over (α)}-Tocopherol nicotinate.