PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a skin care preparation which exhibits an excellent moisturizing effect and a rough skin-improving effect.SOLUTION: The skin care preparation contains: (A) 0.1-30 mass% of a seaweed extract including porphyran as a ceramide production promoter and (B) 0.001-5 mass% of an intercellular lipid and/or an analogue substance thereof, and the ceramide production promoter contains the seaweed extract including porphyran.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】優れた保湿効果及び肌荒れ改善効果を奏する皮膚外用剤を提供する。【解決手段】(A)セラミド産生促進剤としてポルフィランを含む海藻抽出物0.1~30質量%と、(B)細胞間脂質及び/又はその類縁物質0.001~5質量%とを含有する皮膚外用剤、及び、ポルフィランを含む海藻抽出物を含有するセラミド産生促進剤。【選択図】なし