<p>It is intended to provide an external preparation for skin which improves coarsening of skin texture, wrinkles and sagging skin. The external preparation for skin of the invention is characterized by containing nonylic acid vanillylamide at 0.0001% by mass or more and 0.05% by mass or less based on the total of external preparation for skin as an active ingredient and is useful for improving coarsening of skin texture, wrinkles and sagging skin.</p>