PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bleaching cosmetic which has a skin-bleaching effect against flecks and freckles caused by sunburn, or the like. SOLUTION: This bleaching cosmetic contains an ascorbic acid glycoside together with one or more ingredients selected from a genus Morus plant extract, a genus Paeonia plant extract, a genus Sophora plant extract, a genus Glycyrrhiza plant extract, a genus Coix plant extract, a genus Arctous plant extract, a genus Epigaea plant extract, a genus Droseraceae plant extract, a Perilla frutescens crispa extract, a Lavandula vera extract, a Scutellaria root extract, a Coptis japonica extract, an extract obtained by removing coloring ingredients from honey, and glycogen.
