PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a foamable aerosol composition providing a foam sufficiently compatible with the skin to facilitate the attachment of an active ingredient to the skin, having properties for removing oily components such as sebum and cosmetic components, and giving low irritation so as to be used even when the application site is a position near to mucous membrane such as the surroundings of the eye.SOLUTION: The foamable aerosol composition comprises an undiluted solution containing an oily solvent, a foaming agent, an emulsifier and water, wherein the emulsifier is a lipophilic surfactant having an HLB of 2-7.5, and forming a water-in-oil type emulsion, and comprises a soluble compressed gas.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】フォームが充分に皮膚となじみ、有効成分を皮膚に付着しやすくする、皮脂や化粧成分などの油性成分を除去する性質を有し、かつ、適用部位がたとえば目の周りなどの粘膜に近い箇所にも使用できるよう低刺激である発泡性エアゾール組成物を得ること。【解決手段】油性溶剤、発泡剤、乳化剤、水を含有し、前記乳化剤が、HLBが2~7.5の親油性界面活性剤であり、油中水型エマルジョンを形成する原液と、溶解性圧縮ガスとからなる発泡性エアゾール組成物。【選択図】なし