PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide: a skin lightening preparation excellent in skin lightening effect compared with other vegetable glucosylceramides by obtaining a glucosylceramide composition with a good quality, by using a law material having an experience as food, and high safety and being stable in quality, supply and price and by using the glucosylceramide composition and a drink and food, a skin external preparation and a pharmaceutical containing a glucosylceramide from a yeast.SOLUTION: The melanin production suppressing effect of the glucosylceramide from a yeast, particularly from torula yeast has been checked and found that it has an excellent skin lightening effect compared with the conventional plant glucosylceramide from rice and maize.
