Problem: To provide an oil-in-water emulsion-type hair dressing preparation which exhibits excellent spreadability, unclamminess and excellent hair-dressing properties and which does not generate a feeling of squeakiness. Means for Resolution: An oil-in-water emulsion-type hair dressing preparation comprising (a) a specific long-chain acylsulfonic acid salt-type anionic surfactant (e.g., N-stearoyl-N-methyltaurine sodium) preferably in an amount of from 0.1 to 10% by mass, (b) a higher aliphatic alcohol preferably in an amount of from 0.1 to 20% by mass, (c) one or more selected from (c-1) wax in an amount of from 0.5 to 50% by mass, (c-2) hair-dressing resin in an amount of from 0.1 to 8% by mass, and (c-3) powdery ingredient (e.g., silicic anhydride) in an amount of from 0.1 to 8% by mass, and (d) water. This may further contain (e) a liquid oily matter.本發明揭示出一種水中油型乳化型整髮劑,係含有(a)特定之長鏈醯基磺酸鹽型陰離子性界面活性劑(例如N-硬脂醯基-N-甲基牛磺酸鈉等),宜為0.1~10質量%、(b)高級脂肪族醇,宜為0.1~20質量%、(c)選自(c-1)蠟類0.5~50質量%、(c-2)整髮樹脂0.1~8質量%、(c-2)粉末成分(例如無水矽酸等)0.1~8質量%、之中1種或2種以上,及(d)水。於該整髮劑亦可進一步配合(e)液狀油分。藉由本發明可提供一種塗抹延展性佳、不會沾黏、整髮力優異、沒有顆粒摩擦感之水中油型乳化型整髮劑。