A foaming gelled composition in the form of a stable oil-in-water microemulsion comprising a fatty phase of microdroplets dispersed in an aqueous phase and a dermatological active ingredient, characterized in that it comprises a surfactant system comprising:--at least one ethoxylated nonionic surfactant;--at least one cosurfactant for stabilizing the ethoxylated nonionic surfactant;--at least one nonethoxylated hydrophilic nonionic surfactant;--at least one foaming agent chosen from the group of anionic surfactants.