PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an external preparation for skin in which odor is reduced, the stability of carotenoid is excellent, the generation of temporal precipitate is suppressed, and temporal stability is excellent.SOLUTION: The invention provides an external preparation for skin containing the compound represented by the following general formula (1), at least one compound selected from ascorbic acid phosphoric ester magnesium and ascorbic acid phosphate ester sodium, and carotenoid wherein the viscosity of the external preparation for skin is 1 Pa s or more when measuring under the measurement condition of 25°C, 12 rpm, 30 s, using a Brookfield viscometer. In the general formula (1), Rrepresents a hydrocarbon group, Rand Reach independently represent a hydrocarbon group, Rrepresents a h+ monovalent hydrocarbon group which may have an urethane bond, Rrepresents a hydrocarbon group, Rrepresents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy group m is an integer of 2 or more, h is an integer of 1 or more, k and n are each independently an integer in a range of 0-1000, and both k and n do not become 0.SELECTED DRAWING: None
