SKIN MOISTURIZING AGENT FOR ORAL INTAKE AND FUNCTIONAL FOODSAND DRINKS

摘要

It is intended to provide functional foods and drinks which can exhibit an effect of moisturizing the skin when orally taken, have a high safety and ca n be continuously taken; a skin moisturizing agent to be used in these functional foods and drinks and so on; and utilization of the same. Namely, a skin moisturizing agent containing fermented milk whey, which is obtained by fermenting milk with the use of Lactobacillus helveticus, as the active ingredient;and functional foods and drinks containing the moisturizing agent and having an effect of moisturizing the skin.