PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide cold sense-imparting skin external preparations which can sufficiently exert the original cold sense effect of l-menthol cold sense agent, while effectively inhibiting the expression of an unpleasant irritating feel, such as a pain or sore feel, and a hot flush feel.SOLUTION: A cold sense-imparting skin external preparation contains the following components (A), (B), and (C): (A) trans-4-tert-butylcyclohexanol; (B) 0.07 mass% or more to 1 mass% or less of l-menthol; and (C) 20 mass% or more to 95 mass% or less of ethanol, wherein the mass ratio ((A)/(B)) of the content of the component (A) and the content of the component (B) is 2.5 or more to 15 or less.SELECTED DRAWING: None【課題】痛みやヒリヒリ感、ほてり感等の不快な刺激感の発現を有効に抑制しつつ、l-メントールの冷感剤本来の冷感作用を充分に発揮させることのできる冷感付与皮膚外用剤に関する。【解決手段】次の成分(A)、(B)、及び(C): (A)trans-4-tert-ブチルシクロヘキサノール (B)l-メントール 0.07質量%以上1質量%以下 (C)エタノール 20質量%以上95質量%以下を含有し、かつ成分(A)の含有量と成分(B)の含有量との質量比((A)/(B))が2.5以上15以下である冷感付与皮膚外用剤。【選択図】なし