PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an oil-in-water type emulsion type hair-dressing agent which has good spreadability, is not sticky, has excellent hair-dressing power, and does not give a creaky touch.SOLUTION: Provided is the oil-in-water type emulsion type hair-dressing agent comprising (a) a specific long chain acylsulfonate type anionic surfactant (for example, stearoylmethyl taurine sodium) preferably in an amount of 0.1 to 10 mass%, (b) a higher aliphatic alcohol preferably in an amount of 0.1 to 20 mass%, (c) one or more selected from (c-1) 0.5 to 50 mass% of a wax, (c-2) 0.1 to 8 mass% of a hair-dressing resin, and (c-3) 0.1 to 8 mass% of a powder component (for example, silicic anhydride), and (d) water. (e) A liquid oil may further be compounded.COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT【課題】のびがよく、べたつかず、整髪力に優れ、きしみ感のない水中油型乳化型整髪料を提供する。【解決手段】(a)特定の長鎖アシルスルホン酸塩型陰イオン性界面活性剤(例えば、ステアロイルメチルタウリンナトリウム)を好ましくは0.1~10質量%、(b)高級脂肪族アルコールを好ましくは0.1~20質量%、(c)(c-1)ロウ類を0.5~50質量%、(c-2)整髪樹脂を0.1~8質量%、(c-2)粉末成分(例えば、無水ケイ酸等)を0.1~8質量%、の中から選ばれる1種または2種以上、および(d)水を含む水中油型乳化型整髪料。さらに(e)液状油分を配合してもよい。【選択図】図2