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[PROBLEMS] To provide a skin external composition excellent in stabilization of preparation and feel in use by stably blending 4-alkylresorcinol and an ascorbic acid derivative, which have an excellent whitening effect on the skin, into a water-in-oil emulsion. It was an issue. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] (1) A 4-alkylresorcinol, (2) an ascorbic acid derivative, (3) fatty acid sorbitan, and a (W 1 + W 2 ) / O type emulsion, thereby providing a desired external composition for skin. It was. It is more preferable to contain an organically modified clay mineral. [Selection figure] None |