SHEETLIKE COSMETIC

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a sheetlike cosmetic having a ready and favorable operability, an excellent skin affinity and an extremely high skin whitening effect by impregnating a specific sheet with a skin whitening component- containing composition under a specific condition. SOLUTION: This objective cosmetic is obtained by impregnating (A) a skin whitening component-containing composition into (B) a sheet having 10-200 g/m2, preferably 30-100 g/m2 weight, so that the viscosity of an impregnating liquid becomes 3-1000 cP, preferably 100-600 cP. The viscosity of the impregnating liquid can be adjusted by adding a cellulose-based polymer such as preferably carboxymethyl cellulose, etc. A compound of formula I (R1 to R4 are each H, a 1-20C alkyl, a 1-20C acyl, a sugar residue of formula II or the like; R5 is H, OH or a 1-8C alkoxy) such as ellagic acid (alkali metal salt), etc., is preferably used as the skin whitening component. A natural fiber, a chemical fiber and a mixed fiber of the natural fiber and the chemical fiber are used as a material of the component B.