| abstract |
An oil-in-water emulsified composition containing; (A) ester oil which is in liquid state at 25° C. n n(B) sphingosines represented by the formula (1) n n n(wherein, R 1 represents hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent; Y represents a methylene group, a methine group or an oxygen atom; X 1 ,X 2 and X 3 are H, OH or an acetoxy group; X 4 represents H, an acetyl group or the like; R 2 and R 3 are H, OH and the like; R represents H or an amidino group; “a” stands for 2 or 3;) n(C) an acid compound selected from the group consisting of inorganic acid or an organic acid having 5 or less carbon atoms, and (D) cholesterol or phytosterol, wherein the ratio of a liquid oil component containing Component (A) in the total amount of oil phase is 5 to 90 wt %. |