PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel skin moisture retention oral composition, a skin wrinkle, sagging or firmness improving oral composition and a skin darkening improving oral composition.SOLUTION: Skin moisturizing effects, skin wrinkle, sagging or firmness improvement effects, and skin darkening improvement effects are obtained through oral ingestion of processed products of barley leaves.【課題】新規の皮膚の保湿経口組成物、皮膚のしわ、たるみ又はハリ改善経口組成物及び皮膚のくすみ改善経口組成物を提供すること。【解決手段】大麦の葉の加工物を経口摂取により、皮膚の保湿効果、皮膚のしわ、たるみ又はハリ改善効果、皮膚のくすみ改善効果が発揮されることを見出し、本発明を完成させるに至った。【選択図】なし