To obtain a powdery far infrared radiating material prepared by press crushing a lava with a press, or the like, and pulverizing the resultant material with various kinds of pulverizers.

This powdery far infrared radiating material 1 is obtained by press crushing a mass of a lava with a press, or the like, and further pulverizing the resultant material into a powdery form with various kinds of means. The resultant powdery far infrared radiating material 1 is then housed in a container 2 having air permeability or added to a coating material, a clay, a paper, a synthetic resin, a nonwoven fabric or a cosmetic such as a pack material. The material 1 prepared by pulverizing the lava into the powdery form is designed to be readily added and mixed with the cosmetic, coating material, clay, paper, a rubber, the synthetic resin, nonwoven fabric, glass, or the like. Thereby, antimicrobial actions, metabolic functions and cleaning actions possessed by the far infrared rays can effectively be exhibited. The antimicrobial actions are imparted to the cosmetic in addition to the essential actions possessed by the cosmetic especially by mixing thereof with the cosmetic. Effects of metabolic functions and cleaning actions for daily living can be produced by mixing thereof with a coating material and coating a building with the resultant material, mixing with the clay, paper, rubber, synthetic resin, nonwoven fabric, glass, or the like, and providing various kinds of living necessaries.