Abstract: The present invention provides a water-in-oil type sunscreen cosmetic with superior emulsion stability, which hardly whiten the skin when applied, is easy to spread, barely oily, and have excellent applicability. The water-in-oil type sunscreen cosmetic comprises particulate zinc oxide subjected to surface hydrophobizing treatment and/or particulate titanium dioxide subjected to surface hydrophobizing treatment, silicone branched type polyglycerin-modified silicone and isostearic acid, wherein the content of the silicone branched type polyglycerin-modified silicone is 1.5-10% by mass of the total amount of the cosmetic, and the content of the isostearic acid is 0.1-10% by mass of the total amount of the cosmetic.