A method for producing a nonaqueous composition for external use on the skin comprising a strongly hydrophilic amphiphilic solid active ingredient-surfactant complex dispersed in an oil phase, the strongly hydrophilic amphiphilic solid active ingredient being selected from the group consisting of palmitoyl-L-carnitine, hydroxycitryl palmitate, ascorbyl phosphate palmitate, (ascorbyl/tocopheryl) phosphate, cyclic lysophosphatidic acid, and salts thereof, the method being operated in the absence of water, and comprising the steps of:
- (a) dissolving a surfactant in an oil phase to obtain a surfactant solution;
- (b) mixing the surfactant solution obtained in the step (a) with a strongly hydrophilic amphiphilic solid active ingredient to obtain a suspension;
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- (c) allowing the suspension obtained in the step (b) to stand still to obtain a transparent composition.