PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide oil-in-water emulsion compositions having excellent UV protection ability and having an excellent feel of spreading moistly without stickiness, while having excellent emulsification stability over time and excellent crystal precipitation suppression over time.SOLUTION: Provided is an oil-in-water emulsion composition containing the following components (a) to (f); (a) 1.5 to 5.5% by mass of an organic UV absorber that is solid at 25°C; (b) 12-20% by mass of an oil that is liquid at 25°C; (c) carboxyvinyl polymer and/or alkyl-modified carboxyvinyl polymer; (d) a surfactant with an HLB of 7 or less that is liquid at 25°C; (e) a surfactant with an HLB of 12 or more that is liquid at 25°C; and (f) water, the oil-in-water emulsion composition substantially containing no higher alcohol nor monoglyceride that are solid at 25°C, the mass ratio (b)/(a) of components (a) and (b) being 3-7, and the total content mass {(d) + (e)} of component (d) and component (e) being 0.3 to 1.5% by mass.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2020,JPO&INPIT【課題】優れた紫外線防御能を備え、経時での乳化安定性、経時での結晶析出抑制が良好でありながら、みずみずしい伸び広がり、べたつかない感触に優れた水中油型乳化組成物を提供する。【解決手段】次の成分(a)~(f);(a)25℃で固体の有機紫外線吸収剤 1.5~5.5質量%(b)25℃で液状の油剤 12~20質量%(c)カルボキシビニルポリマー及び/又はアルキル変性カルボキシビニルポリマー(d)HLBが7以下である25℃で液状の界面活性剤(e)HLBが12以上である25℃で液状の界面活性剤(f)水を含有し、25℃で固体の高級アルコールおよびモノグリセリドを実質的に含まず、成分(a)と(b)の含有質量割合(b)/(a)が3~7であり、成分(d)と成分(e)の含有質量の合計{(d)+(e)}が0.3~1.5質量%である水中油型乳化組成物。【選択図】なし