An emulsion cosmetic composition of the oil-in-water type for sun protection, containing: (A) 1 to 7.5% by mass of octyl methoxycinnamate; (B) 1 to 4% by mass of t-butyl-methoxy-dibenzoyl methane and / or 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone; (C) 0.5 to 3% by mass of a polyoxyethylene / polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether block copolymer represented by the following formula (1) or (2): R1O- (AO) m- (EO) n-H. . . (1) [in formula (1), R1 is a hydrocarbon group having from 16 to 18 carbon atoms, AO is an oxyalkylene group having from 3 to 4 carbon atoms, AO and EO are bound together in the form of blocks , myn each represent an average number of moles of addition of AO and EO, respectively, and m>; 4, n>; 10 and n>; m]; R2O- (AO) p- (EO) q-R3. . . (2) [in formula (2), R2 and R3, which may be the same or different from each other, each represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, AO is an oxyalkylene group having 3 to 4 carbon atoms, EO is an oxyethylene group, AO and EO are joined in block form, each of p and q represents an average number of moles of addition of AO and EO, respectively, and 1 <;= p <;= 70, 1 <;= q <;= 70 and 0.2 <;(q / (p + q)) <;0.8], and (D) 10% by mass or more of non-polar hydrocarbon oil selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated polydecene, mineral oil and squalene, for the total amount of the oily component; wherein the average diameter of emulsion particles is 700 nm or less.Una composición cosmética en emulsión del tipo aceite-en-agua para protección solar, que contiene: (A) 1 a 7,5% en masa de metoxicinamato de octilo; (B) 1 a 4% en masa de t-butil-metoxi-dibenzoil-metano y/o 2-hidroxi-4-metoxibenzofenona; (C) 0,5 a 3% en masa de un copolímero de bloques de éter alquílico de polioxietileno/polioxialquileno que se representa por la siguiente fórmula (1) o (2): R1O-(AO)m-(EO)n-H . . . (1) [en la fórmula (1), R1 es un grupo hidrocarbonado que tiene de 16 a 18 átomos de carbono, AO es un grupo oxialquileno que tiene de