PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a skin external composition that prevents oxidation of vitamin A group and improves stability, the composition being excellent in skin roughness-improving effect and safety.SOLUTION: According to the present invention, there is provided a skin external composition that comprises components (A) and (P) described below. Here, the content of (A) is 5,000-1,000,000 units/100 g and the content of (P) is 0.001-5.0% by mass. Here, (A) is a vitamin A group and (P) is a copolymer comprising 10-90 mol% of a structural unit (I) having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000-5,000,000 and based on 2-(meth)acryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine and 90-10% mole of a structural unit (II) based on alkyl(meth)acrylate.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】ビタミンA群の酸化を防止して安定性を向上させ、なおかつ、肌荒れ改善効果および安全性に優れる皮膚外用組成物を提供する。【解決手段】下記の成分(A)および(P)を含有し、(A)の含有量が5,000~1,000,000単位/100gであり、(P)の含有量が0.001~5.0質量%である皮膚外用剤組成物。(A)ビタミンA群(P)重量平均分子量10,000~5,000,000であり、2-(メタ)アクリロイルオキシエチルホスホリルコリンに基づく構成単位(I)10~90モル%と、アルキル(メタ)アクリレートに基づく構成単位(II)90~10モル%とを有する共重合体【選択図】なし