A major object of the present invention is to provide a skin emulsion composition comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of polyacrylic acids and salts thereof, an alkyl-modified carboxy polymer, and a compound represented by formula (I) wherein R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are the same or different and represent C 1-3 alkyl or C 1-3 alkyl substituted with at least one hydroxyl group, with the proviso that at least one of R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 is C 1-3 alkyl substituted with at least one hydroxyl group, with the viscosity of the composition being 10,000 mPa·s or more.
