The present invention provides an oil-in-water emulsion cosmetic that is excellent in the resilient and supple (in other words, firm, tensional, and elastic) feel and also excellent in the softness and moisturizing effect. The oil-in-water emulsion cosmetic of the present invention is characterized by comprising the following components:(A) 0.1 to 5 mass % of hydrogenated polyisobutene with a number average molecular weight of 2000 to 3000,(B) 0.1 to less than 1 mass % of higher alcohol,(C) 1 to 25 mass % of an oil component,(D) 0.3 to 5 mass % of surfactant,(E) 0.05 to 5 mass % of water-soluble thickener, and(F) an aqueous component,wherein the blending quantity of nonpolar oil is 30% or lower of the total amount of component (C).
