摘要 |
The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a skin cosmetic composition which can exhibit an antibacterial activity even when a paraben compound is not used and which is safe to human bodies; and an antibacterial agent for a skin cosmetic. For achieving the purpose, the present invention provides: a skin cosmetic composition which comprises a component (A) that comprises one or two components selected from hexyl glyceryl ether and cyclohexyl glyceryl ether, a component (B) that comprises one or two components selected from 1,2-propanediol and 1,3-propanediol, and a component (C) that comprises at least one component selected from the group consisting of citric acid, lactic acid, hydroxyethylethylenediamine triacetate, hydroxyethylimino diacetate, dihydroxyethylglycine, gluconic acid, phytic acid, pentetic acid, etidronic acid, tartaric acid and salts thereof and gluconolactone; and an antibacterial agent for a skin cosmetic comprising the above-mentioned components (A), (B) and (C). The present invention also provides a method for enhancing the antibacterial effect of a diol compound that is the above-mentioned component (A). |