Medical treatment with reduced occurrence and degree of side effects in medical skin external preparations such as skin irritation, for active medical skin external preparations containing active drugs, polyoxyethylene aralkyl ether, stearyl alcohol, liquid oily ingredients, moisturizing ingredients and water An external preparation for skin is provided. In particular, the present invention provides an external preparation for medical skin that contains adapalene and has reduced expression and degree of skin irritation.活性薬物、ポリオキシエチレンアラキルエーテル、ステアリルアルコール、液体の油性成分、保湿成分および水を含む医療用皮膚外用剤に関し、皮膚刺激などの医療用皮膚外用剤における副作用の発現や程度が低減された医療用皮膚外用剤を提供する。特にアダパレンを含む、皮膚刺激などの発現や程度が軽減された医療用皮膚外用剤を提供する。