The present invention is hydrophilized powder, wherein the powder is surface treated with polyether-modified silicone having a hydrolyzable silyl group according to the formula (1), R.sup.1.sub.aR.sup.2.sub.bR.sup.3.sub.cSiO.sub.(4-a-b-c)/2 (1) wherein R.sup.1 is an organic group having 1 to 80 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is a polyether group according to the following formula (2), --C.sub.dH.sub.2d--O--(C.sub.2H.sub.4O).sub.e(C.sub.3H.sub.6O).sub.fR.sup- .4 (2) wherein d, e, and f are integers with 0.ltoreq.d.ltoreq.15, 1.ltoreq.e.ltoreq.50, and 0.ltoreq.f.ltoreq.50, R.sup.3 is a silyl group having a hydrolyzable group according to the general formula (3), --C.sub.dH.sub.2d--SiR.sup.1.sub.g(OR.sup.5).sub.3-g (3) wherein d is as define above and 0.ltoreq.g.ltoreq.2, and 0.5.ltoreq.a.ltoreq.2.5, 0.1.ltoreq.b.ltoreq.1.5, and 0.01.ltoreq.c.ltoreq.1.5. The invention also provides a composition comprising the powder, an aqueous dispersion comprising the powder, and their application in cosmetics, coatings, and inks.