PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an oil-in-water type emulsified cosmetic which has an occlusion force, has a good feeling of use, but has a low risk of skin irritation, and has good energy efficiency during production, and Provided is a method for producing an oil-in-water type emulsified cosmetic with reduced work risk. SOLUTION: The oil-in-water emulsified cosmetic and the oil-in-water emulsified cosmetic containing the following components (A) to (D) and having a median diameter (D50) of emulsified particles of less than 1.0 μm. Manufacturing method. (A) at least one hydrocarbon-based oily component selected from the group consisting of petrolatum, liquid paraffin, paraffin, liquid isoparaffin, liquid ozokerite, pristane, squalane, and hydrogenated squalane, (B) higher fatty acid, (C) higher alcohol , (D) Multi-chain polyhydrophilic group type surfactant having at least two long-chain hydrophobic groups and at least two hydrophilic groups in the molecule [Selection diagram] FIG.【課題】閉塞力が認められ、使用感が良好でありながらも、皮膚刺激性の危険性が低い、水中油型乳化化粧料を提供すること及び製造時のエネルギー効率が良好であり、かつ、作業上の危険性が低減された、水中油型乳化化粧料の製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】下記の成分（Ａ）～成分（Ｄ）を含有し、かつ、乳化粒子のメディアン径（Ｄ５０）が１．０μｍ未満である、水中油型乳化化粧料及び該水中油型乳化化粧料の製造方法。（Ａ）ワセリン、流動パラフィン、パラフィン、流動イソパラフィン、流動オゾケライト、プリスタン、スクワラン及び水素添加スクワランからなる群から選ばれる少なくとも１種の炭化水素系油性成分、（Ｂ）高級脂肪酸、（Ｃ）高級アルコール、（Ｄ）少なくとも２個の長鎖疎水基及び少なくとも２個の親水基を分子内に有する多鎖多親水基型界面活性剤【選択図】図１
