| abstract |
The present invention provides an oil-in-water emulsion cosmetic composition which has excellent emulsion stability, while being capable of providing a feeling of losing viscosity as the feeling of use. An oil-in-water emulsion cosmetic composition according to the present disclosure contains a dispersion medium containing water and oil droplets that are dispersed in the dispersion medium; the oil droplets contain an oil component, a straight chain higher fatty acid having 16 or more carbon atoms, a monohydric higher alcohol and a nonionic surfactant; the oil component contains at least one substance that is selected from among polar oils having an IOB of 0.10 or more and ultraviolet absorbents having an IOB of 0.10 or more; and the viscosity ratio of the viscosity (V 0.6 rpm ) as determined at 0.6 rpm to the viscosity (V 12 rpm ) as determined at 12 rpm in an atmosphere at 30°C with use of a B-type viscometer, namely (V 0.6 rpm )/(V 12 rpm ) is 7.9 or more. |