PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing oil-in-water type skin cosmetic not imparting a sticky feeling, imparting a good moist feeling, and easy to apply onto wet skin.SOLUTION: The method for producing oil-in-water type skin cosmetic comprises a mixing process of obtaining a mixture by mixing component (A) a water-soluble polymeric compound and component (B) a mixture of polyhydric alcohol a dispersing process of obtaining a dispersion by mixing component (D) a water-swellable clay mineral and component (E) a part of water a swelling process of obtaining a swelling liquid by mixing the mixture, the dispersion and the remaining part of the component (E) and an emulsifying process of dispersing component (C) an oily component comprising component (c1) phytostearate and component (c2) nonpolar oil showing pasty state at 25°C, in the swelling liquid, wherein in the mixing process, the component (A) and the component (B) are mixed in a mass ratio of component (A)/component (B)=0.1-0.2.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】べたつき感を与えず、良好なしっとり感を与え、かつ、濡れた肌に塗布しやすい水中油型の皮膚化粧料の製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】(A)成分:水溶性高分子化合物と(B)成分:多価アルコールの混合物とを混合して混合物を得る混合工程と、(D)成分:水膨潤性粘土鉱物と(E)成分:水の一部とを混合して分散液を得る分散工程と、前記混合物と、前記分散液と、前記(E)成分の残部とを混合して膨潤液を得る膨潤工程と、(C)成分:下記(c1)成分及び(c2)成分を含有する油性成分を前記膨潤液に分散する乳化工程とを有し、前記混合工程では、前記(A)成分と前記(B)成分とを(A)成分/(B)成分=0.1~0.2(質量比)で混合する。(c1)成分:フィトステアリン酸エステル(c2)成分:25℃でペースト状の非極性油【選択図】なし
