An emulsion composition includes the following components (A) to (D): (A) a glycyrrhetic acid derivative represented by the following Formula (1); (B) at least one oil agent selected from the group consisting of tocopherol, a tocopherol derivative, and a fatty acid ester having from 10 to 18 carbon atoms; (C) a phospholipid; and (D) a water-soluble surfactant; in which a content of the glycyrrhetic acid derivative represented by Formula (1) is from 0.5% by mass to 10% by mass, wherein in Formula (1), with regard to R 1 and R 2 , R 1 represents -C 12 H 25 , -C 14 H 29 , -C 16 H 33 , -C 18 H 37 , or -C 20 H 41 , and R 2 represents a hydrogen atom; or R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, and R 2 represents -(C=O)C 11 H 23 , -(C=O)C 13 H 27 , -(C=O)C 15 H 31 , or-(C=O)C 17 H 35 .