The purpose of the present invention is to provide a skin care composition for external use that has excellent ultraviolent light absorbability. The present invention is a skin care composition for external use that contains an ultraviolet light absorber (a) and an inorganic phosphor (b). Preferably, the ultraviolet light absorber (a) contains at least one ultraviolet light absorber that absorbs UVB. More preferably, the ultraviolet light absorber (a) is at least one ultraviolet light absorber selected from the group consisting of 2-ethylhexyl paramethoxycinnamate, phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid, etc.本發明係以提供一種紫外線吸收能力優良的皮膚外用組成物為目的。本發明係一種皮膚外用組成物,其係含有(a)紫外線吸收劑、及(b)無機螢光體。(a)紫外線吸收劑較佳包含至少1種吸收UVB的紫外線吸收劑。又,(a)紫外線吸收劑更佳為從由對甲氧基肉桂酸2-乙基己酯、苯基苯并咪唑磺酸等所成之群中選出的至少1種的紫外線吸收劑。
