PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED : To provide oral compositions containing panthenol that is useful for the improvement of intraoral tissue metabolism, the composition having high formulation stability of panthenol also in an aqueous system.SOLUTION : The invention provides an oral composition in which cetylpyridinium chloride and a dipotassium glycyrrhizinate salt are used in combination with panthenol. The invention provides an aqueous oral composition containing 0.1-0.3 mass% of cetylpyridinium chloride, 0.4 mass% of dipotassium glycyrrhizinate, and 0.3-0.5 mass% of panthenol, the aqueous oral composition being able to be used as quasi drugs or medicines.SELECTED DRAWING : None