To provide an external composition for skin in which a lipolysis promoter which has excellent biological safety and effectiveness and comprises a component derived from a natural product and an agent thereof are blended.SOLUTION: There is provided an external composition for skin obtained by blending a lipolysis promoter which contains cyclic adenosine monophosphoric acid or a plant containing cyclic adenosine monophosphoric acid or an extract thereof as an active ingredient and an agent thereof. There is provided an external composition for skin for improving wrinkles and sagging which contains 2 ppm or more of cyclic adenosine monophosphoric acid as an active ingredient. An example of the plant extract is preferably obtained by drying the fruit of the jujube of Rhamnaceae Zizyphus, immersing in purified water, followed by filtering and purifying.SELECTED DRAWING: None【課題】生体安全性及び有効性にすぐれた、天然物由来成分からなる、脂肪分解促進剤、及びその剤を配合した皮膚外用組成物の提供。【解決手段】環状アデノシンモノリン酸、或いは環状アデノシンモノリン酸を含む植物又はその抽出物を有効成分とする、脂肪分解促進剤、及びその剤を配合した皮膚外用組成物。環状アデノシンモノリン酸を2ppm以上含む植物抽出物を有効成とするシワ及びタルミの改善用皮膚外用組成物。該植物抽出物としては、例えば、クロウメモドキ科ナツメ属のナツメの果実乾燥し、精製水に浸漬したのち、ろ過し、精製したものであることが好ましい。【選択図】なし