PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an O/W cosmetic which has a good feeling, has resistance to sweat and water, and contains a water-soluble polymer thickener which is stable in long-term storage by allowing the presence of particulate inorganic powders whose outermost layer is subjected to hydrophobization treatment into an aqueous phase stably and to provide a production method thereof.SOLUTION: The invention provides an oil-in-water emulsion cosmetic containing (A) particulate inorganic powders subjected to hydrophobic organic surface treatment (B) at least one kind of surfactant selected from polyglycerol fatty acid ester with an HLB of 9.5 or less and polyoxyalkylene glycerine fatty acid ester and (C) an aqueous system thickener consisting of at least one kind of water-soluble polymer and/or a water-swellable polymer.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】最外層を疎水化処理した微粒子無機粉末を安定に水相に存在させることで、感触が良く、汗や水に強く、かつ、長期保存においても安定な水溶性高分子増粘剤を含むO/W系化粧料、及び、その製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】疎水性有機表面処理された微粒子無機粉体(A)、HLBが9.5以下であるポリグリセリン脂肪酸エステル及びポリオキシアルキレングリセリン脂肪酸エステルから選択される少なくとも一種の界面活性剤(B)、並びに、少なくとも一種の水溶性高分子及び/又は水膨潤性高分子からなる水系増粘剤(C)を含有することを特徴とする水中油型乳化化粧料。【選択図】 なし