PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an external preparation for skin having proper richness and no sticky feeling, excellent in rough skin prevention/amerioration effect, capable of guiding to skin having a transparent feeling by adjusting texture, and also excellent in stability.SOLUTION: This external preparation for skin includes, with respect to the whole amount of the external preparation for skin A: a 0.1-30 mass% polyalkylene glycol derivative represented by following general formula (I), Z-{O-(EO)a-(BO)k-H}m (I) (In the formula, Z represents a residue formed by removing hydroxyl groups from water-soluble polyhydric alcohol having 3-6 hydroxyl groups, m represents an integer of 3-6, EO represents an oxyethylene group, BO represents an oxybutylene group, EO and BO are coupled in a block shape, a is an integer of 10-50, and k is an integer of 3-40. The mass ratio of EO to the total amount 100 pts.mass of EO and BO is 10-75 pts.mass) B: 2-15 mass% 4-8C dihydric alcohol C: 0.0001-0.2 mass% polyphenol and D: a 0.1-2 mass% chelating agent.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】適度なコクを有し、べたつかず、肌荒れ防止・改善効果に優れ、キメを整え透明感のある肌に導くことができ、安定性にも優れる皮膚外用剤を提供する。【解決手段】皮膚外用剤全量に対し、A 下記一般式(I)により示されるポリアルキレングリコール誘導体 0.1~30質量%、Z-{O-(EO)a-(BO)k-H}m (I)(式中、Zは、水酸基を3~6個有する水溶性多価アルコールから水酸基を除いた残基、mは3~6の整数、EOはオキシエチレン基、BOはオキシブチレン基で、EOとBOはブロック状に結合している。aは10~50の整数、kは3~40の整数。EOとBOの合計量100質量部に対し、EOの質量割合は10~75質量部。)B 炭素数4~8の2価アルコール 2~15質量%、C ポリフェノール 0.0001~0.2質量%、D キレート剤 0.1~2質量%、を含有する皮膚外用剤。【選択図】なし
