PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide pearl-like brighteners which do not reduce foaming power (foam volume) of detergents without compounding various surfactants at precise ratios, and without controlling complicated operation for crystallizing or without using a special cooling device when producing detergents, while being capable of excellent giving pearl-like brightness to the detergents.SOLUTION: The present invention provides a pearl-like brightener containing the following components (A) to (D), wherein the mass ratio (A)/((B)+(C)) of the total of component (B) and component (C) with respect to component (A) is 0.8 to 1.0, and the mass ratio (B)/((B)+(C)) of the total of component (B) and component (C) with respect to component (B) is 0.4 to 0.95. (A) Fatty acid glycol ester (B) N-acyl sarcosine (C) N-acyl sarcosine salt and (D) water.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】多種類の界面活性剤を精緻な比率にて配合することなく、また洗浄剤製造時に複雑な晶析操作の制御や特殊な冷却装置を使用することなく、洗浄剤に良好な真珠様光沢を与えることを可能としながらも、洗浄剤の起泡力(泡量)を低下させない真珠様光沢剤の提供。【解決手段】下記(A)~(D)成分を含有し、(A)成分に対する(B)成分と(C)成分合計の質量比(A)/((B)+(C))が0.8~1.0であり、かつ(B)成分の(B)成分と(C)成分合計の質量比(B)/((B)+(C))の質量比が0.4~0.95である真珠様光沢剤。(A)脂肪酸グリコールエステル(B)N-アシルサルコシン(C)N-アシルサルコシン塩(D)水【選択図】なし