PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an external preparation for skin, having good permeability to sheets despite high viscosity.SOLUTION: There is provided an external preparation for skin, comprising (A) a carboxyvinyl polymer, (B) an acrylic acid-alkyl methacrylate copolymer, and (C) a water-soluble polysaccharide derivative having a hydrophobic group and a hydrophilic group, and, especially, an external preparation for skin, usable by impregnated in a sheet, is provided.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】 粘度が高いにもかかわらず、シートへの含浸性が良好な皮膚外用剤を提供する。【解決手段】 (A)カルボキシビニルポリマー、(B)アクリル酸・メタクリル酸アルキル共重合体、及び(C)疎水基と親水基とを有する水溶性多糖誘導体を含有する皮膚外用剤、特に、シートに含浸させて用いる皮膚外用剤に関する。【選択図】 なし