An emulsion composition comprising the following ingredients,,,,, and: 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, wherein ingredient is a compound represented by the following formula: Z 1 (̵Y 1 -R) n wherein Z 1 represents a structure which is a glycerin residue, a sorbitan residue, a sorbitol residue, or a sucrose residue having two or more hydroxyl groups; Y 1 represents an ester bond or an ether bond; R represents a C14 to C22 hydrocarbon group; and n is a number of 1 to 4; 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, wherein ingredient is one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a C14 to C22 higher alcohol and a sterol; 0.001 to 10 wt.% of a compound represented by formula: wherein R 1 represents a C4 to C30 linear, branched, or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group which may be substituted by a hydroxyl group, a carbonyl group, or an amino group; Z represents a methylene group, a methine group, or an oxygen atom; each of X 1, X 2, and X 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or an acetoxy group; X 4 represents a hydrogen atom, an acetyl group, or a glyceryl group, or forms an oxo group together with the adjacent oxygen atom (wherein when Z is a methine group, one of X 1 and X 2 is a hydrogen atom, and the other is absent, and when X 4 forms an oxo group, X 3 is absent); each of R 2 and R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a hydroxymethyl group, or an acetoxymethyl group; R 4 represents a C5 to C60 linear, branched, or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group which may be substituted by a hydroxyl group, a carbonyl group, or an amino group and which may have an ether bond, an ester bond, or an amide bond in a backbone thereof; R 5 represents a hydrogen atom, or a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group optionally having a substituent selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, a hydroxyalkoxy group, an alkoxy group, and an acetoxy group and containing 1 to 30 carbon atoms in total; and the broken line represents an optional unsaturated bond; 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; 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 water, wherein the "inorganic value" and the "organic value" for ingredients and is calculated from the organic conceptual diagram in Kagaku-no-Ryouiki, 1957, Vol. 11, No. 10, pp. 719-725, and characterized in that the weight ratio of the ingredients, and is such that the following condition is met: [ +]/[ + +] is 0.15 to 0.8. 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, wherein ingredient is a compound represented by the following formula: Z 1 (̵Y 1 -R) n wherein Z 1 represents a structure which is a glycerin residue, a sorbitan residue, a sorbitol residue, or a sucrose residue having two or more hydroxyl groups; Y 1 represents an ester bond or an ether bond; R represents a C14 to C22 hydrocarbon group; and n is a number of 1 to 4; 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, wherein ingredient is one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a C14 to C22 higher alcohol and a sterol; 0.001 to 10 wt.% of a compound represented by formula: wherein R 1 represents a C4 to C30 linear, branched, or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group which may be substituted by a hydroxyl group, a carbonyl group, or an amino group; Z represents a methylene group, a methine group, or an oxygen atom; each of X 1, X 2, and X 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or an acetoxy group; X 4 represents a hydrogen atom, an acetyl group, or a glyceryl group, or forms an oxo group together with the adjacent oxygen atom (wherein when Z is a methine group, one of X 1 and X 2 is a hydrogen atom, and the other is absent, and when X 4 forms an oxo group, X 3 is absent); each of R 2 and R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a hydroxymethyl group, or an acetoxymethyl group; R 4 represents a C5 to C60 linear, branched, or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group which may be substituted by a hydroxyl group, a carbonyl group, or an amino group and which may have an ether bond, an ester bond, or an amide bond in a backbone thereof; R 5 represents a hydrogen atom, or a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group optionally having a substituent selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, a hydroxyalkoxy group, an alkoxy group, and an acetoxy group and containing 1 to 30 carbon atoms in total; and the broken line represents an optional unsaturated bond; 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; 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 water,