PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a skin care preparation including components increasing the amount of ceramide in lipid between horny layer cells suitable for skin roughness improvement or anti-aging action.SOLUTION: A skin care preparation including: (1) a ceramide secretion promoter and (2) a ceramide synthesis promoter having an action of increasing the amount of ceramide present in lipid between horny layer cells is suitable for a skin roughness improvement or anti-aging action.