A skin beautifier contains sphingomyelin, which is a phospholipid, as an
effective ingredient. In addition, skin-beautifying food or feed contains
sphingomyelin as an effective ingredient. The present invention provides
a skin beautifier and skin-beautifying food or feed supplying effects on
beauty, such as skin-moisturizing and protecting effects,
skin-roughness-preventing and improving effects, and a wrinkle-preventing
effect, by oral ingestion thereof.