An emulsified cosmetic composition comprising the following ingredients (A), (B), (C), and (D): (A) 0.1% by weight or more and 15% by weight or less of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a sphingosine or a salt thereof, a pseudo-sphingosine or a salt thereof, and an ionic surfactant, (B) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a monoglyceryl di-fatty acid ester and a sorbitan di-fatty acid ester, (C) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a ceramide, an alcohol having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, a monoglyceryl mono-C12 to C22 fatty acid ester, a mono-C12 to C22 alkyl glyceryl ether, and a sorbitan mono-C12 to C22 fatty acid ester, and (D) water, wherein in the ingredients (A), (B), and (C), (1) a weight ratio of (A)/((B)+(C)) is 0.04 or more and 1 or less, (2) a mole fraction of (B)/((B)+(C)) is 0.02 or more and 0.45 or less, and (3) a maximum mole fraction of one compound as a single component in the ingredient (B) and the ingredient (C) is 0.2 or more and 0.8 or less.