摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a composition for an external preparation for the skin or hair, which exhibits excellent light resistance, has a long-lasting effect for long time use, and can maintain a long-wave ultraviolet shielding effect over long-term storage.SOLUTION: The composition for external preparation for the skin or hair includes an ultraviolet ray absorbing compound represented by general formula (1) (wherein R, R, R, R, and Reach represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent other than OH, with at least one of the substituents having a positive Hammett substituent constant σp, and R, R, R, R, R, R, R, and Reach independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent). |