The
emulsion composition of the present invention contains(A) 0.001 to 10 wt. % of an
organic compound having two or more hydroxyl groups, an inorganic value of 220 to 450, and an organic value of 300 to 1,000;(B) 0.001 to 10 wt. % of an
organic compound having one hydroxyl group, an inorganic value of 100 to 200, and an organic value of 280 to 700;(C) 0.001 to 10 wt. % of a compound represented by formula (2):wherein R1 is a C4 to C30
hydrocarbon group; Z is a
methylene group, a
methine group, or an
oxygen atom; X1, X2, X3 is a
hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or an
acetoxy group; X4 is a
hydrogen atom, an acetyl group, or a glyceryl group; each of R2 and R3 a
hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a
hydroxymethyl group, or an acetoxymethyl group; R4 is a C5 to C60
hydrocarbon group; and R5 is a
hydrogen atom or a
hydrocarbon group containing 1 to 30 carbon atoms in total;(D) 0.00012 to 10 wt. % of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a
nonionic surfactant having a polyoxyethylene group and an HLB of 10 or higher, an ionic surfactant, and a
sphingosine salt;(E) 0.003 to 15 wt. % of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a
sugar alcohol selected from the group consisting of
erythritol, threitol,
xylitol, and
mannitol, a
disaccharide, and a
trisaccharide; and(F) water.