To obtain a water-in-oil type emulsion composition which shows suitable viscosity and excellent stability with time, possesses fine usability having no sticky feeling together with excellent moisture-holding capacity, exhibits transparent or translucent beautiful external appearance and is useful as a material for cosmetic.

This composition contains one or more than two kinds of polyoxyalkylene-added alkylglucoside, one or more than two kinds of lipophilic polyoxy-alkylene-modified silicone, an oily component containing a silicone oil and water. It is preferable that the molar number of the added alkylene oxide in the polyoxyalkylene-added alkylglycoside is about 10-20 moles and the HLB(hydrophilic-lipophilic balance) of the lipophilic polyoxyalkylene-modified silicone is not more than 6.