PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an O/W type sunscreen cosmetic which has excellent UV-A absorption power, is excellent in storage stability, is easily scooped with a finger, is not sticky, does not produce lumps, satisfactorily breaks at the time of coating, and has good skin compatibility.SOLUTION: The O/W type sunscreen cosmetic includes the following components (A) to (D): (A) a polyacrylamide and/or a sodium acrylate/acryloyl dimethyltaurine copolymer, (B) an ultraviolet absorber which presents a solid form or a paste form at 20°C and has the maximum absorption wavelength in a UV-A region, (C) a thickening polymer containing a carboxyl group excluding the component (A), and (D) glycyrrhizinic acid or its derivative and/or ascorbic acid or its derivative.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】優れたUV-A吸収能を持ち、保存安定性に優れ、指どれが良く、べたつきがなく、よれを生じにくく、塗布時のくずれがよく、肌なじみに優れた使用感触を有するO/W型日焼け止め化粧料を提供する。【解決手段】次の成分(A)~(D):(A)ポリアクリルアミド、及び/又はアクリル酸ナトリウム/アクリロイルジメチルタウリン共重合体、(B)20℃で固形状又はペースト状を呈しUV-A領域に最大吸収波長を有する紫外線吸収剤、(C)前記の成分(A)を除くカルボキシル基含有の増粘性高分子、(D)グリチルリチン酸若しくはその誘導体及び/又はアスコルビン酸若しくはその誘導体を含むO/W型日焼け止め化粧料。【選択図】なし