The present invention provides an external composition for skin that provides an excellent anti-wrinkle effect, and a method of imparting or enhancing an anti-wrinkle effect. The external composition for skin comprises retinol and camellia seed oil. The camellia seed oil is provided with fatty acid content as follows: palmitic acid of 7.5% to 20.0%； oleic acid of 62.0% to 85.0%； linoleic acid of 3.5% to 10.0%； linolenic acid of less than 1.5%； and stearic acid of 0.5% to 5.0%.本發明提供一種起到優異的抗皺紋效果的抗皺紋皮膚外用組成物及賦予或增強抗皺紋效果的方法。一種皮膚外用組成物，其包含視黃醇及山茶種子油。
