To provide skin external preparations or cosmetics that resist being changed in smell with time, and has excellent permeation feelings and temporal stability.SOLUTION: The present invention provides skin external preparations or cosmetics, containing (A) a C16-22 polyunsaturated fatty acid, (B) a mono isostearic acid polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor oil with an average number of moles of added ethylene oxide being 20-60, and (C) water. Preferably, component (A) is linoleic acid, more preferably, the content of component (A) is 0.1 mass% or more, and the mass ratio (A)/(B) of the contents of components (A) and (B) is 2 or less.SELECTED DRAWING: None【課題】経時での変臭のなさ、および浸透感、経時安定性に優れた皮膚外用剤または化粧料の提供。【解決手段】(A)炭素数16~22の多価不飽和脂肪酸、(B)酸化エチレン平均付加モル数が20~60であるモノイソステアリン酸ポリオキシエチレン硬化ヒマシ油、(C)水を含有する皮膚外用剤または化粧料、好ましくは、成分(A)は、リノール酸であり、さらに好ましくは、成分(A)の含有量が0.1質量%以上であり、成分(A)と成分(B)の含有質量割合(A)/(B)が2以下である、皮膚外用剤又は化粧料。【選択図】なし
