Foaming composition in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion, wherein the size of the droplets of the oily phase D[4,3] is less than or equal to 4 μm, the oily phase is present in more than 30% by weight, the composition containing an emulsifying system and a mixture of foaming surfactants, the oily phase (A)/foaming surfactant mixture (c) weight ratio ranging from 1.5 to 12, an amount of less than or equal to 45% by weight of water relative to the total weight of the composition being present.