An external skin preparation containing an edelweiss extract, and one or more extracts selected from the group consisting of extracts of plants belonging to the genus Artemisia, pipsissewa extract, olive extract, jojoba extract, carambola extract, clove extract, chamomile extract, carrot extract, daisy extract, peach kernel extract, marsh mallow extract, cinnamon bark extract, told extract, marigold extract, parsley extract, coltsfoot extract, creeping saxifrage extract and European elderberry extract.