An oil-in-water emulsion skin cosmetic composition comprising the following components (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E): (A) from 1 to 10% by mass of an oil agent which is liquid at 25℃, (B) from 1 to 6% by mass of an oil agent which is solid or semi-solid at 25℃, (C) from 0.7 to 3.5% by mass of linear alcohol having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, (D) from 0.2 to 1% by mass of at least one selected from the group consisting of an ionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant having an HLB of 12.5 to 15, and (E) water, wherein the mass ratio of the component (B) to the component (A), (B)/(A), is from 0.3 to 1.0, and emulsion particles have a number-average particle diameter of 1.0 to 3.0μm.本發明的水中油型乳化皮膚化妝料,其係含有下述成分(A)、(B)、(C)、(D)及(E):(A)25℃下呈液狀的油劑 1~10質量%、(B)25℃下呈固體狀或半固體狀的油劑 1~6質量%、(C)碳數12~22之直鏈醇 0.7~3.5質量%、(D)離子界面活性劑及/或HLB12.5~15之非離子界面活性劑 0.2~1質量%、(E)水,且成分(A)與成分(B)的質量比(B)/(A)係0.3~1.0,乳化粒子的數量平均粒徑係1.0~3.0μm。
