PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an oil-in-water type emulsion composition which gives an excellent feeling of use not sensing tackiness and slipperiness originated from surfactants, water-soluble polymers, oily ingredients, and the like, and is high in storage stability.SOLUTION: The oil-in-water type emulsion composition comprises the following ingredients (a) to (c), wherein the content of the oily ingredients is 12 to 55 mass% based on the total amount of the composition. (a) 0.05 to 1.25 mass% of a nonionic surfactant having a HLB of &ge13.5. (b) 0.1 to 2.5 mass% of a nonionic surfactant having a HLB of &le6. (c) 0.02 to 1.5 mass% of an anionic amphipathic substance.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】界面活性剤、水溶性高分子、油性成分等に由来するべたつき・ヌルつきを感じさせない優れた使用感を有し、保存安定性の高い水中油型乳化組成物の提供。【解決手段】下記成分(a)~(c)を含有し、かつ、油性成分の含有量が、組成物総量に対し12~55質量%である水中油型乳化組成物。(a) HLBが13.5以上のノニオン界面活性剤 0.05~1.25質量%(b) HLBが6以下のノニオン界面活性剤 0.1~2.5質量%(c) アニオン性両親媒性物質 0.02~1.5質量%【選択図】なし