A composite powder containing a powdery base and aluminum hydroxide
adhered to at least a portion of the surface of the base, wherein said
adhered aluminum hydroxide in the form of a spherical and net structure
is comprised preferably in a large amount. In case of using in powdery
cosmetics, this composite powder hides wrinkles, pore openings and hard
texture of the skin, and thus maintains the correcting effect of the
troubled morphology of the skin. Thus, it exerts excellent effects of
imparting natural gloss and color tone to the makeup coating without
darkness, being superior in a feeling of "elasticity" and transparency,
and the like, compared to the conventional products.The effect of the
above object can be more enhanced by the surface treatment such as a
further surface treatment by silicon on the surface of said composite
powder.