PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a skin care composition having extremely excellent amelioration effect to dry skin troubles such as roughened skin and itchiness, and provide a moisturizing agent for skin, an antipruritic agent and skin barrier function improving agent produced by using the composition.SOLUTION: The skin care composition contains 0.0001-0.2 wt.% hyaluronic acid or its derivative and 0.5-10 wt.% chitosan or its derivative. The composition has skin moisturizing action, antipruritic effect, skin barrier function improving effect, etc.COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT【課題】肌荒れ、痒み等の皮膚乾燥トラブルに対して極めて優れた改善効果を有する皮膚外用組成物及びこれを用いた皮膚保湿剤、皮膚止痒剤、皮膚バリア機能改善剤の提供。【解決手段】ヒアルロン酸又はその誘導体を0.0001~0.2重量%、キトサン又はその誘導体を0.5~10重量%含有する皮膚外用組成物を用いる。皮膚保湿、皮膚止痒、皮膚バリア機能改善などの効果が得られる。【選択図】なし
