The present invention is an external preparation for the skin, which is characterized by containing silver-supported tricalcium phosphate, alum and zinc oxide. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an external preparation for the skin, which is capable of suppressing discoloration of clothes by means of zinc oxide in cases where the external preparation for the skin gets on the clothes, said external preparation for the skin being obtained by combining silver-supported tricalcium phosphate that serves as a deodorant and alum that serves as an antiperspirant.本發明之皮膚外用劑之特徵在於含有擔載銀之磷酸三鈣、明礬與氧化鋅。本發明之目的在於提供一種皮膚外用劑,其能以氧化鋅來抑制由組合作為消臭劑而發揮功能之銀擔載磷酸三鈣與制汗劑之明礬而成的皮膚外用劑所致之附著衣服時之變色。