The present invention pertains to an oral cavity composition that exhibits increased adsorption to the gums and the oral cavity mucosa of an oil-soluble medicinal component thereof such as glycyrrhetic acid or tocopherol. The present invention pertains to an oral cavity composition containing the following components (A), (B), (C) and (D), wherein: (A) is at least one type of oil-soluble medicinal component selected from glycyrrhetic acid, tocopherol, and a tocopherol derivative, and is contained in the amount of 0.01-2.5 mass%, inclusive; (B) is a higher alcohol having a carbon number of 12-22, inclusive, and containing cetanol (b1) and stearyl alcohol (b2), and is contained in the amount of 4-30 mass%, inclusive; (C) is a surfactant containing one or more surfactants selected from a nonionic surfactant (c1) selected from a sorbitan fatty acid ester and a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, and an anionic surfactant (c2) which is a fatty acid having a carbon number of 12-22, inclusive, or a salt thereof, and is contained in the amount of 0.1-10 mass%, inclusive; and (D) is water. Furthermore, the mass ratio ((E)/(B)) of the oil (E) content excluding components (A), (B) and (C) and an aromatic relative to the component (B) content is less than 1, and the content of an abrasive powder (F) containing a polyvalent metal is 5 mass% or less.本發明係關於一種提高了甘草次酸或維生素E等油溶性藥效成分對牙齦或口腔內黏膜之吸附性之口腔用組合物。 本發明係關於一種口腔用組合物,其含有以下之成分(A)、(B)、(C)及(D): (A)選自甘草次酸、維生素E、及維生素E衍生物中之1種或2種以上之油溶性藥效成分 0.01質量%以上且2.5質量%以下; (B)包含鯨蠟醇(b1)、及硬脂醇(b2)之碳數12以上且22以下之高級醇 4質量%以上且30質量%以下; (C)包含選自以下界面活性劑中之1種或2種以上的界面活性劑0.1質量%以上且10質量%以下:選自山梨糖醇酐脂肪酸酯、及聚氧乙烯山梨糖醇酐脂肪酸酯中之非離子界面活性劑(c1),以及作為碳數12以上且22以下之脂肪酸或其鹽的陰離子界面活性劑(c2); (D)水, 成分(A)、(B)、(C)及香料以外之油劑(E)之含量與成分(B)之含量之質量比((E)/(B))未達1,且包含多價金屬之研磨性粉體(F)之含量為5質量%以下。