PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an oil-in-water type skin cosmetic having no stickiness during application, high moist feeling after application, and improved freeze restoration stability.SOLUTION: The oil-in-water type skin cosmetic contains (A) 5-25 mass% hydrocarbon oil, (B) a water-swellable clay mineral, (C) a polyglycerol fatty acid ester and (D) 0.1-5 mass% oligosaccharide, wherein the mass ratio (B/C) of the content of the (B) component water-swellable clay mineral to the content of the (C) component polyglycerol fatty acid ester is 0.1-3.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】塗布時のべたつきがなく、塗布後のしっとり感が高く、凍結復元安定性を改善した水中油型皮膚化粧料の提供。【解決手段】(A)炭化水素油5質量%~25質量%、(B)水膨潤性粘土鉱物、(C)ポリグリセリン脂肪酸エステル、及び(D)オリゴ糖0.1質量%~5質量%、を含有してなり、前記(B)成分の水膨潤性粘土鉱物の含有量と、前記(C)成分のポリグリセリン脂肪酸エステルの含有量との質量比(B/C)が0.1~3である水中油型皮膚化粧料である。【選択図】なし