The invention discloses an environment-friendly release agent for fair-faced concrete and a preparation method thereof. The release agent is prepared from the following raw materials in percentage byweight: 35-45% of palm oil, 5-10% of an emulsifier, 0.2% of an antirust agent, 0.1% of a stabilizer, 0-8% of nano titanium dioxide and the balance of water. The preparation method of the release agentcomprises the following steps: 1) respectively mixing and uniformly stirring the emulsifier, the water and the palm oil to obtain two mixed solutions according to the emulsifying property of the emulsifier; and 2) uniformly mixing the two mixed solutions prepared in the step 1), sequentially adding an antirust agent, a stabilizer and nano titanium dioxide, stirring for 40-50 minutes at the temperature of 10-60 DEG C, and cooling to obtain the release agent. The release agent has the properties of low viscosity, good spreading uniformity, isolation lubrication and the like and can effectivelyeliminate bubbles on the surface of fair-faced concrete and stably and effectively ensure the appearance quality of the fair-faced concrete, and the fair-faced concrete after release has the advantages of good apparent quality, smooth appearance, small apparent pore size, small quantity, uniform color and small color difference.