The invention provides a W / O type emulsified composition with excellent storage stability under temperature cycle conditions.The W / O type emulsified composition of the present invention contains the following components (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E): (A) a glycerol monofatty acid ester having 12 to 26 carbon atoms; ( B) higher alcohols with 10 to 22 carbons; (C) ceramides; (D) one or more selected from sphingosine and its salts, and ionic surfactants; (E) containing the following ( e1) and (e2) non-ionic surfactants; (e1) selected from the group consisting of crosslinked polyether modified polysiloxane and crosslinked polyglycerol modified polysiloxane; (e2) selected from Polyether modified polysiloxane, polyglycerol modified polysiloxane and polyglycerol fatty acid ester.本發明提供一種於溫度周期條件下之保存穩定性優越的W/O型乳化組成物。本發明之W/O型乳化組成物係含有以下成分(A)、(B)、(C)、(D)及(E):(A)碳數12~26之甘油單脂肪酸酯;(B)碳數10~22之高級醇;(C)腦醯胺類;(D)選自神經鞘胺醇及其鹽、暨離子性界面活性劑之1種以上;(E)含有下述(e1)及(e2)之非離子性界面活性劑;(e1)選自交聯型聚醚改質聚矽氧及交聯型聚甘油改質聚矽氧之1種以上;(e2)選自聚醚改質聚矽氧、聚甘油改質聚矽氧及聚甘油脂肪酸酯之1種以上。