A ceramide dispersion, which includes at least: natural-ceramide-containing particles that are dispersed in an aqueous phase as an oil-phase component and at least one surfactant, wherein the natural-ceramide-containing particles contain one or more natural ceramides in an amount of 50% by mass or higher with respect to the total mass of the oil components contained in an oil phase, and have a volume average particle diameter of from 0.5 nm to 100 nm and the ceramide dispersion contains, in the at least one surfactant, at least one polyglycerin fatty acid ester having an HLB of from 10 to 16.
