PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an oil-in-water type cosmetic capable of obtaining a melting feeling when applied to the skin and having excellent stability with time while reducing the content of a surfactant which may cause skin irritation.SOLUTION: There is provided an oil-in-water type cosmetic which comprises a compound represented by the following general formula in a content of 0.5 mass% or less based on the total mass of the oil-in-water type cosmetic, a water-soluble polymer containing at least one selected from acrylic acid and an acrylic acid derivative as a constitutional monomer unit, a surfactant having a weight-average molecular weight of 2000 or less in a content of 0.001 to 0.5 mass% based on the total mass of the oil-in-water type cosmetic, an oily component and water. [wherein, R1 is a group represented by R11-(O-R12)x-, R11 is a hydrocarbon group, R12 is an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, x is an integer of 1 to 500, R2 is a hydrocarbon group, R3 is an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, n is an integer of 1 to 500 and m is an integer of 1 or more.]SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】肌に塗布したときにとろけるような感触が得られ、かつ、皮膚刺激性を生じ得る界面活性剤の含有量を低減しながらも、経時安定性に優れる水中油型化粧料の提供。【解決手段】水中油型化粧料の全質量に対して0.5質量%以下の含有量の下記一般式(1)で表される化合物と、アクリル酸及びアクリル酸誘導体から選ばれる少なくとも1種を構成モノマー単位として含む水溶性高分子と、水中油型化粧料の全質量に対して0.001~0.5質量%の含有量の重量平均分子量が2000以下の界面活性剤と、油性成分と、水とを含有する水中油型化粧料[一般式(1)中、R1:R11-(O-R12)x-で表される基、R11:炭化水素基、R12:炭素数2~4のアルキレン基、x:1~500の整数、R2:炭化水素基、R3:炭素数2~4のアルキレン基、n:1~500の整数、m:1以上の整数]。【選択図】なし
