| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a health food capable of being orally administered to exhibit beauty effects such as a skin-moisturizing effect, a skin-protecting effect, a skin roughness-preventing effect, and a skin wrinkle-preventing effect by including ceramide as an active ingredient. SOLUTION: The health food is obtained by adding 0.001-2 wt.%, preferably 0.01-1 wt.%, of ceramide to a food. The ceramide is extracted from bovine brain, wheat, rice, soybeans, spinach, yeast or the like. The ceramide is administered at a daily dose of 1-1000 mg, preferably 5-100 mg. The health food is produced in the form of tablets, capsules, powders or liquids, and may be added to confections, breads or drinks. |
