| abstract |
The invention provides a gel-like oil-in-water emulsion composition having good transparency and excellent stability over time, an external skin preparation, and a method for producing the gel-like oil-in-water emulsion composition. The present invention provides an oil-in-water emulsion composition comprising components A to E, wherein the content ratio of the components A, B, C and D to the total amount of the components A, B, C and D is 0.1 to 0.5 on a mass basis, and use thereof. A: at least 1 liquid oil B selected from hydrocarbon oils, aliphatic esters, and silicone oils, in an amount of 15% by mass or more relative to the total amount of the oil-in-water emulsion composition: at least 1 nonionic emulsifier C of HLB7 or less selected from fatty acid (poly) glycerides and POE hydrogenated castor oil: sucrose fatty acid ester D: ionic surfactant E having glutamic acid as a hydrophilic group: and (3) water. |