EXTERNAL PREPARATION

An external preparation containing the following component (A) and component (B). Component (A): ionic polymer particles containing structural units derived from (a) one or more hydrophobic monomers selected from the group consisting of styrene and a derivative thereof, a vinyl ester, and a hydrophobic acrylic monomer, and (b) an ionic hydrophilic monomer or a salt thereof, wherein the ratio by mass of (a) to (b), (a)/(b) is 99.5/0.5 to 80/20, and the ionic polymer particles have a glass transition temperature of higher than 5°C and 120°C or lower. Component (B): one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a phenoxyethanol (B1), a 2-ethylhexyl paramethoxycinnamate (B2), a benzyl alcohol (B3), a sorbitol (B4), a specific oxyalkylene derivative (B5), a polyoxyalkylene alkyl glucoside (B6), an oleic acid (B7), an alkyl benzoate (B8), a xylitol (B9), a 2-ethylhexyl (RS)-2-cyano-3,3-diphenylprop-2-enoate (B10), and a methylphenylpolysiloxane (B11).