An objective of this invention is to provide a skin cleanser in powder or granular form with excellent foaming speed and smooth feeling after washing. The present invention provides a skin cleanser in powder or granular form containing N- acylglutamate and a linear higher alcohol with a carbon number of 20 to 24.本發明的課題在於提供起泡速度和沖洗後光滑感優異的粉末狀或顆粒狀皮膚洗淨料。該課題之解決手段為含有N-醯基麩胺酸鹽與碳原子數20至24的直鏈高級醇的粉末狀或顆粒狀皮膚洗淨料。