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).
