PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an external preparation composition including salicylic acid and having suppressed discoloration in which the discoloration of salicylic acid caused by light exposure is suppressed.SOLUTION: The external preparation composition includes: (A) salicylic acid of 0.1 to 5 mass% (B) ethanol and/or propanol of 3 to 25 mass% (C) polyoxyethylene alkyl ether with an HLB of ≥15 of 0.1 to 5 mass% and (D) water, and in which the mass ratio of content of the (B) component to the (A) component represented by (B)/(A) is ≥5.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】光暴露によるサリチル酸の変色を抑制し、変色が抑制された、サリチル酸を含有する外用剤組成物を提供する。【解決手段】(A)サリチル酸0.1~5質量%、(B)エタノール及び/又はプロパノール3~25質量%、(C)HLBが15以上であるポリオキシエチレンアルキルエーテル0.1~5質量%、(D)水を含有し、(B)/(A)で表される(A)成分と(B)成分の含有質量比が5以上である外用剤組成物。【選択図】なし
