PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic excellent in feeling of use, such as spreading and fitting well without stickiness.SOLUTION: Used is a water-in-oil type emulsion cosmetic containing 0.1-10.00 wt.% of an esterification reaction product, in which, among an esterification reaction product consisting of a component (1) of one or more kinds of a straight chain saturated fatty acid of carbon numbers 18-22, a component (2) of one or more kinds of a saturated fatty acid of carbon numbers 8-14 and a component (3) polyglycerin with an average polymerization degree of 2-15 calculated from hydroxyl value, the composition of the component (1) and the component (2) is 70:30 to 99:1 in a molar ratio, and the total mole number of the component (1) and the component (2) to 1.0 mole of the component (3) is (n+2)×0.75 mole or more (n represents an average polymerization degree of glycerol calculated from the hydroxyl value of the component (3)).COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】本発明は、のびやなじみが良好で、べたつきがない等使用感に優れた油中水型乳化化粧料を提供する。【解決手段】成分(1)炭素数18~22の直鎖飽和脂肪酸の一種又は二種以上成分(2)炭素数8~14の飽和脂肪酸の一種又は二種以上成分(3)水酸基価から算出した平均重合度2~15のポリグリセリン上記成分(1)~(3)で構成されるエステル化反応生成物の内、成分(1)と成分(2)の構成がモル比で70:30~99:1であり、且つ成分(3)の1.0モルに対して、成分(1)と成分(2)の合計モル数が、(n+2)×0.75モル以上(nは、成分(3)の水酸基価から算出したグリセリンの平均重合度を示す。)である、エステル化反応生成物を0.1~10.00重量%配合する油中水型乳化化粧料を用いる。【選択図】 なし