PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inhibit the yellow discoloration of a water-in-oil emulsion composition comprising 4-alkyl resorcinol.SOLUTION: This invention relates to a water-in-oil emulsion composition comprising 4-alkyl resorcinol, in which an oil phase of the water-in-oil emulsion composition comprises polar oil as the main component.【課題】4-アルキルレゾルシノールを含有する油中水乳化組成物の黄変を抑制する。【解決手段】4-アルキルレゾルシノールを含む油中水乳化組成物において、該油中水乳化組成物の油相を、極性油を主成分として構成する。【選択図】なし