Cosmetic and glycyrrhetinic acid derivative-containing emulsification composition

The present invention is a cosmetic containing a glycyrrhetinic acid represented by the general formula (1) and a nonionic surfactant represented by the general formula (2). (In formula (1), R 1 represents -C 12 H 25 , -C 14 H 29 , -C 16 H 33 , -C 18 H 37 , or -C 20 H 41 , and R 2 represents a hydrogen atom; alternatively, R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, and R 2 represents -(C=0)C 11 H 23 , -(C=0)C 13 H 27 , -(C=0)C 15 H 31 , or -(C=0)C 17 H 35 )) R-Q-(CH 2 CH(CH 3 )O) m -(CH 2 CH 2 O) n -H (2) (In formula (2), R is a C 16 -C 24 alkyl group or alkenyl group, or a residue excluding a single hydroxyl group from a phytosterol, Q is an ether group or an ester group, m is the average addition molar number of propylene oxide from 0 to 8, and n is the average addition molar number of ethylene oxide from 20 to 60.)