The present invention provides an external-use liquid skin-conditioning composition that not only reduces the sticky and friction sensations caused by the inclusion of tranexamic acid, but also has a rich body without feeling slimy and softens the skin after use. The composition comprises (A) 0.5 to 5 mass % of at least one hem selected from a group consisting of tranexarnic acid and derivatives thereof and (B) 0.005 to 1.5 mass % of carboxymethylcellulose, has a viscosity of no greater than 500 mPa·s at 30° C., and is transparent or semitransparent with an L value between 50 and 100 inclusive. Preferably the composition contains only carboxymethylcellulose as a thickener.本發明提供一種液狀皮膚外用劑組合物，其不僅可抑制因調配傳明酸類而產生之黏膩感或滑澀感，且亦具有無滑膩感之濃稠感與塗佈後肌膚之柔和感。該組合物之特徵在於含有：(A)選自0.5~5質量%之傳明酸及其衍生物之至少1種；及(B)0.005~1.5質量%之羧甲基纖維素；且該組合物於30℃下之黏度為500 mPa‧s以下，且為L值50以上100以下之透明或半透明。該組合物較佳為不包含羧甲基纖維素以外之增黏劑。
