PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a skin care preparation that is excellent in stability, free from a sticky feeling and excellent in a dry and smooth feeling and yet exhibits excellent skin-ageing-preventing effects such as the effect of ameliorating rough skin, the effect of preventing and ameliorating wrinkles, th effect of imparting tightness to the skin, and the effect of conditioning skin texture and preventing spots to impart a transparent feeling and bright appearances to the skin.SOLUTION: A skin care preparation includes (a) 1-20 mass% of a paraffin mixture including a 12-16C isoparaffin and having a boiling point range of 185-215°C, and less than 10 mass% of a 2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane (b) 2-15 mass% of a 4-8C dihydric alcohol (c) 0.0001-0.2 mass% of a polyphenol and (d) 0.1-2 mass% of a chelating agent.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】安定性に優れるとともに、べたつき感がなく、さらさらすべすべ感に優れながら、肌の老化防止効果として、肌荒れ改善効果、しわ防止・改善効果、肌にはりを与える効果、キメを整え、しみを防止して透明感を与えて肌を明るくする効果にも優れる皮膚外用剤の提供。【解決手段】a.炭素数が12~16であるイソパラフィンを含み、沸点範囲が185~215℃であり、2, 2, 4, 6, 6-ペンタメチルヘプタン含有量が10質量%未満であるパラフィン混合物を1~20質量%、b.炭素数4~8の二価アルコールを2~15質量%、c.ポリフェノールを0.0001~0.2質量%、d.キレート剤を0.1~2質量%含有することを特徴とする皮膚外用剤。【選択図】なし
