COMPOSITION FOR EXTERNAL USE

摘要

It is intended to provide a skin composition for external use that contains an ascorbic acid derivative having a high stability, being continuously usable in vivo, having a strong antioxidant effect and showing little skin irritation and has an excellent skin permeability. A composition for external use characterized by containing 2-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)ascorbic acid represented by the formula (I) or its salt or ester being safe to the human body together with optionally treated koji mold cells.