PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an oil-in-water type emulsified composition which is excellent in stable blending property with a metal oxide powder, is further excellent in coating uniformity, has good fitness to the skin, excellent spreadability and compatibility, is good in usability because a sticky feeling and a creaking feeling are suppressed and has excellent temporal stability and a high moisture-retaining effect.SOLUTION: There is provided an oil-in-water type emulsified composition which comprises the following components (A) to (C): (A) a polyoxyethylenealkyl or alkenyl ether having an alkyl group or an alkenyl group having 20 or more and 24 or less carbon atoms and an average added mole number of ethylene oxide of 1.5 or more and 4 or less, (B) a liquid oil, and (C) a hydrophobized fine particle metal oxide powder.【課題】金属酸化物粉末の安定配合性に優れ、さらに均一塗布性に優れ、皮膚へのおさまりが良く、のび、つきが良く、ベタツキ感、きしみ感が抑えられ使用性が良好で、経時安定性に優れ、保湿効果の高い水中油型乳化組成物の提供。【解決手段】下記の（Ａ）～（Ｃ）成分を含有する水中油型乳化組成物。（Ａ）アルキル基又はアルケニル基の炭素数が２０以上２４以下で、エチレンオキサイドの平均付加モル数が１．５以上４以下であるポリオキシエチレンアルキル又はアルケニルエーテル（Ｂ）液状油（Ｃ）疎水化処理微粒子金属酸化物粉末【選択図】なし
