External skin preparation

An external skin preparation, comprising:

• a tabular titanium oxide (A) having a thickness of from 125 nm to 360 nm and an aspect ratio of from 50 to 300;
• one or more UV absorbent (B) selected from the group consisting of 2-ethylhexyl p-methoxycinnamate, 4-tert-butyl-4′-methoxy dibenzoylmethane, octocrylene, 2-ethylhexyl dimethoxybenzylidene dioxoimidazolidine propionate, hexyl diethylaminohydroxybenzoyl benzoate, bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine, methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol, and 2,4,6-tris[4-(2-ethylhexyloxycarbonyl)anilino]-1,3,5-triazine;
• and
• one or more nonvolatile oil (D) selected from the group consisting of isononyl isononanoate, isotridecyl isononanoate, isopropyl myristate isocetyl myristate, octyldodecyl myristate, isopropyl palmitate ethylhexyl palmitate, 2-hexyldecyl palmitate glyceryl tri-2-ethylhexanoate, di-2-ethylhexyl sebacate, diisopropyl sebacate, glyceryl tri (caprylate/caprate), diisostearyl malate, diethylene glycol dicaprylate, neopentyl glycol dicaprate, neopentyl glycol di-2-ethylhexanoate, an alkyl (C12 to C15) benzoate, a silicone oil, and a hydrocarbon oil,
• wherein a content of the tabular titanium oxide (A) is from 3% by mass to 35% by mass,
• wherein a mass ratio (A)/(B) is from 0.1 to 3.5,
• wherein a mass ratio (A)/(D) is from 0.1 to 2,
• wherein an IR protection factor is 10% or more, and
• wherein the IR protection factor is defined by 100%-X (%), where X (%) is a value calculated by dividing the transmissivity at 1500 nm wavelength of the external skin preparation by the transmissivity at 1500 nm wavelength of an equivalent mass of glycerin.