| abstract |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water-in-oil emulsion composition and an external preparation for skin which are excellent in temperature stability and extremely excellent in usability capable of reducing stickiness in the prior art. An organically modified clay mineral obtained by treating a water-swellable clay mineral with a quaternary ammonium salt type cationic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant, low molecular weight betaine, an oil component, and water. A water-in-oil emulsified composition and a skin external preparation using the same. |