PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide: a gelatinous oil-in-water emulsified composition having good transparency and excellent temporal stability； a skin external preparation； and a method for producing the gelatinous oil-in-water emulsified composition.SOLUTION: There is provided: a gelatinous oil-in-water emulsified composition comprising components A to E in which the content ratio of the total amount of the component B, the component C and the component C to the component A is 0.1 to 0.5 on a mass basis； and an application thereof. A: At least one liquid oil selected from a hydrocarbon oil, an aliphatic ester and a silicone oil in which the content to the total amount of the oil-in-water emulsified composition of 15 mass% or more, B: a nonionic surfactant having an HLB of 7 or less selected from a fatty acid (poly)glyceryl and POE hydrogenated castor oil, C: a sucrose fatty acid ester； D: an ionic surfactant having glutamic acid as a hydrophilic group and E: water.SELECTED DRAWING: None【課題】透明性が良好で、経時安定性に優れるゲル状水中油型乳化組成物、皮膚外用剤、およびゲル状水中油型乳化組成物の製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】Ａ成分～Ｅ成分を含み、Ａ成分に対する、Ｂ成分、Ｃ成分およびＤ成分の合計量の含有比が、質量基準で０．１～０．５である水中油型乳化組成物およびその応用。 Ａ：水中油型乳化組成物の全量に対する含有量が１５質量％以上であり、炭化水素油、脂肪族エステル、およびシリコーン油から選ばれる少なくとも１種の液状油 Ｂ：脂肪酸（ポリ）グリセリル、およびＰＯＥ水添ヒマシ油から選ばれる少なくとも１種のＨＬＢ７以下の非イオン性乳化剤 Ｃ：ショ糖脂肪酸エステル Ｄ：親水基としてグルタミン酸を有するイオン性界面活性剤 Ｅ：水【選択図】なし
