EXTERNAL PREPARATION FOR SKIN

PURPOSE:To obtain an external preparation for skin, having excellent ultraviolet ray preventing effect and beautifying effect, hardly causing quality deterioration for a long period and having excellent stability, by blending isoferulic acid (salt) with an organic acid (salt). CONSTITUTION:(A) Isoferulic acid having ultraviolet absorbing action and tyrosinase activity inhibiting action together and/or salt thereof is blended with (B) an organic acid and/or salt thereof, e.g. gluconic acid, succinic acid, citric acid, lactic acid, formic acid or acetic acid. The component A is blended at an amount of >=0.1wt.%, especially 0.5-10wt.% and the component B is blended at an amount of 10-100% based on the component A and pH6.7-7.5, preferably 6.8-7.2.