An oil-in-water ultraviolet-protective cosmetic including the following components (A)-(F): (A) an oil-soluble ultraviolet absorber; (B) an oil that is a liquid at 20 DEG C, other than component (A); (C) titanium oxide particles surface treated by a surface treatment agent having carboxyl groups; (D) a water-soluble polymer having structural units derived from acrylic acid or sulfonic acid; (E) an oil that is a liquid at 20 DEG C, the oil including a specific compound; and (F) aminomethylpropanol, wherein the mass ratio of the total of component (A) and component (B) with respect to component (E), the component-(C) content, the component-(E) content, and the mass ratio of component (C) with respect to component (F) are respectively within specified ranges.本發明之水中油型紫外線防禦化妝料係包含以下之成分(A)~(F)者:(A)油溶性紫外線吸收劑、(B)成分(A)以外之於20℃下為液體狀之油、(C)利用具有羧基之表面處理劑進行表面處理而成之氧化鈦粒子、(D)具有源自丙烯酸或磺酸之構成單位之水溶性高分子、(E)包含特定之化合物且於20℃下為固體狀之油、及(F)胺基甲基丙醇;並且成分(A)及成分(B)之合計相對於成分(E)之質量比率、成分(C)之含量、成分(E)之含量以及成分(C)相對於成分(F)之質量比率分別處於特定之範圍內。