BATHING AGENT COMPOSITION

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a composition, which is applied to the body by means of coating or patching before bathing and gives the skin dampishness and freshness and youthfulness, by compounding a plant of pepper family, inorganic salt and oily substance. SOLUTION: This composition contains a plant of pepper family (e.g. Piper nigrum L, Piper longum L, Piper angustifolium R. et P., etc.), inorganic salt (e.g. sodium chloride, etc.), and oily substance (e.g. myristic glyceride, etc.), and furthermore, preferably a water-soluble polymer (e.g. gum arabi, etc.). Furthermore, the composition contains preferably a xanthine derivative such as aminophylline, theophylline, etc., β-adrenergic stimulant such as isoproterenol, dobutamine, etc., α2 -adrenergic depressant such as yohimbine, phentolamine, etc., and bipyridine derivative such as amurinone, myrurinone, etc.