PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an oil-in-water emulsion skin cosmetic which can conceal uneven skin tones and can make the skin look whiter, and is excellent in feeling of use without stickiness, and also has good preservation stability.SOLUTION: An oil-in-water emulsion skin cosmetic contains the following components (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E): (A) 1 to 10 mass% of an oil solution which is a liquid at 25°C； (B) 1 to 6 mass% of an oil solution which is in a solid or a semi-solid state at 25°C； (C) 0.7 to 3.5 mass% of a linear alcohol with carbon numbers of 12 to 22； (D) 0.2 to 1 mass% of ionic surfactant and/or nonionic surfactant with HLB of 12.5 to 15； and (E) water； wherein a mass ratio (B)/(A) of a component (B) to a component (A) is 0.3 to 1.0, and a number average particle diameter of an emulsification particle is 1.0 to 3.0 μm.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】肌の色ムラを見えにくくし、肌を白く見せることができ、べたつきがなく使用感に優れ、保存安定性も良好な水中油型乳化皮膚化粧料を提供する。【解決手段】次の成分（Ａ）、（Ｂ）、（Ｃ）、（Ｄ）及び（Ｅ）：（Ａ）２５℃で液状の油剤 １～１０質量％、（Ｂ）２５℃で固体状又は半固体状の油剤 １～６質量％、（Ｃ）炭素数１２～２２の直鎖アルコール ０．７～３．５質量％、（Ｄ）イオン性界面活性剤及び／又はＨＬＢ１２．５～１５の非イオン界面活性剤 ０．２～１質量％、（Ｅ）水を含有し、成分（Ａ）と成分（Ｂ）の質量比（Ｂ）／（Ａ）が、０．３～１．０であり、乳化粒子の数平均粒子径が１．０～３．０μｍである水中油型乳化皮膚化粧料。【選択図】なし
