PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a foamable skin external preparation capable of achieving both two effects, increase in amount of cutaneous blood flow and rise in water amount of a horny cell layer, in higher level.SOLUTION: A foamable skin external preparation is a two component type foamable skin external preparation consisting of a viscous composition and acid granules, and the viscous composition and the acid granules are mixed together on use. The viscous composition includes carbonate, pine bark extract and caffeine at least. The acid granules include at least an acidic substance reacting with the carbonate to foam.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】皮膚血流量の増加及び角層水分量の上昇という2つの効果を高次で両立できる発泡性皮膚外用剤の提供。【解決手段】本発明の発泡性皮膚外用剤は、粘性組成物と酸性顆粒とからなり、該粘性組成物と該酸性顆粒とを使用時に混合する2剤型の発泡性皮膚外用剤であって、前記粘性組成物が、炭酸塩、松樹皮抽出物、及びカフェインを少なくとも含有し、前記酸性顆粒が、前記炭酸塩と反応して発泡を生じさせる酸性物質を少なくとも含有する。【選択図】なし