To provide a composition for external use which contains a loxoprofen compound as an active ingredient, the composition being less apt to change to brown with the lapse of time. A composition for external use which comprises either loxoprofen or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a capsaicinoid, and a C1-4 alcohol, wherein the alcohol is contained in an amount of 55 mass% or larger with respect to the whole composition.本發明課題在於提供一種外用組成物，其為含有洛索洛芬類作為有效成分的外用組成物，其可抑制隨時間經過之褐變傾向。 解決手段為一種外用組成物，其為含有洛索洛芬或其藥學上可容許之鹽、辣椒素類物質(capsaicinoid)、與碳數1～4之醇的組成物，其係含有相對於組成物全體為55質量%以上的該醇。
