COSMETIC SUITABLE FOR CORRECTION OF PORE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a cosmetic suitable for making pore existence optically inconspicuous without a specific make technique. SOLUTION: The cosmetic in an emulsion dosage form comprises 0.005-10 mass% of spherical powder having 3-20 μm particle diameter. The spherical powder is preferably a silicic anhydride which may contain a 1-4C alkyl group or phenyl group as a substituent group replacing oxygen in a silicon-oxygen bond. A silicic anhydride having no porous layer at least on the surface and/or a methylpolysiloxane resin or a methylphenylsiloxane resin which may have a crosslinking structure is preferable as the spherical powder. The cosmetic is preferably used in a way in which a foundation is applied to the top of the coated part of the cosmetic. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT