PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a skin care preparation that suppresses various troubles caused due to bacteria on the skin surface in a longitudinal view point.SOLUTION: The skin care preparation comprises 0.001-5 wt.% of a component (A) represented by the general formula (1): RO-(EO)n-H (wherein R is a 8-14C straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl group or alkenyl group EO is an ethyleneoxy group and n is an integer of 0-5).COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT【課題】細菌による皮膚表面での様々なトラブルを長期的に抑制する皮膚外用剤を提供する。【解決手段】一般式(1)RO-(EO)n-H (1)(式中、Rは炭素数8~14の直鎖又は分岐鎖のアルキル基又はアルケニル基を示し、EOはエチレンオキシ基を示し、nは0~5の整数を示す。)で表される成分(A)を0.001~5重量%含有する皮膚外用剤。【選択図】なし