Provided is a manufacturing method for an O/W emulsion composition exhibiting excellent economical properties and capable of being easily manufactured without using a special cooling device. The method according to the present invention is characterized in that: the emulsified parts of the O/W emulsion are prepared by emulsifying at a temperature equal to or greater than 70°C an oil phase containing (A) a mono branched fatty acid POE (0 60) glycerin ester (B) a linear higher alcohol that has 16 or more carbon atoms and can form together with (A) a a gel in water (C) an oil component and also by emulsifying part of an aqueous phase (a first aqueous phase) containing (D) water the emulsified parts are cooled by stirring and mixing with the remaining aqueous phase (a second aqueous phase) at 10 35°C and the aqueous solvent that constitutes the emulsified parts is 15% or lower by mass.
