The present invention provides a skin cosmetic that has excellent massage properties, that can generate foam during massaging and form a foam-containing coating film, that has excellent coating film performance, and that makes cleansing easy. The present invention also provides a skincare method wherein cleansing is performed by applying the skin cosmetic of the present invention to skin and massaging. A skin cosmetic that contains components (A)-(E): (A) 0.9-13.5 weight% of an alkyl ether carboxylic acid or a salt thereof, (B) 3.0-40.0 weight% of an oil, (C) 0.3-1.9 weight% of xanthan gum, (D) 0.35-1.5 weight% of an acrylate polymer, and (E) water. The total content (C)+(D) of components (C) and (D) is 0.8-3.0 weight%, the weight ratio ((C)+(D))/(A) of the total content of components (C) and (D) to component (A) is 0.18-3.33, and the content ratio [(C)/(D)] of component (C) to component (D) is 0.25-3.0.本發明提供一種皮膚化妝料,其按摩性優異,可於按摩時使氣泡捲入而形成含氣泡之被膜,被膜之性能優異,易於洗淨。進而,本發明提供一種皮膚保養方法,其將本發明之皮膚化妝料應用於皮膚,進行按摩並洗淨。本發明之皮膚化妝料含有如下成分(A)~(E):(A)烷基醚羧酸或其鹽0.9~13.5重量%(B)油劑3.0~40.0重量%(C)三仙膠0.3~1.9重量%(D)丙烯酸系聚合物0.35~1.5重量%(E)水,成分(C)與(D)之合計含量(C)+(D)為0.8~3.0重量%,成分(C)與(D)之合計含量相對於成分(A)之重量比((C)+(D))/(A)為0.18~3.33,成分(C)相對於成分(D)之含量比[(C)/(D)]為0.25~3.0。
