| abstract |
One of objects of the present invention is to provide a water-in-oil emulsion composition useful for cosmetics and skin preparations, which is excellent in storage stability without any surfactant and is also excellent in safety. The present invention provides a water-in-oil emulsion composition comprising(a) an oily substance in an amount of 100 parts by mass,(b) water, or water and a water-soluble substance in an amount of 11 to 800 parts by mass, and(c) hydrophobic, spherical sol-gel silica fine particles having a volumetric median diameter (D50) of 5 to 1500 nm in an amount of 0.5 to 40 parts by mass. |