PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a skin care preparation having higher cell-activating action than that of a conventional cell activator and excellent in effects improving crease and slackness of the skin and obtaining the tense and beautiful skin by promoting production of collagen which is one of components of an extracellular matrix. SOLUTION: This skin care preparation is characterized by formulating an extract of plants of the genus Rhodiola of the family Crassulaceae as an active ingredient.