COSMETIC OR DERMATOLOGICAL USE OF VITAMIN A OR THE ESTERS THEREOF IN COMBINATION WITH A PARTLY METHYLATED BETA-CYCLODEXTRIN

摘要

The invention relates to the use of dimethylated .beta.-cyclodextrins, particularly DIMEB and RAMEB, as agents promoting the penetration of vitamin A or the cosmetically or dermatologically acceptable esters thereof into the epidermis and the retention thereof in the skin, for preparing a cosmetic or dermatological composition containing a combination of vitamin A or at least one of the cosmetically or dermatologically acceptable esters thereof and said dimethylated .beta.-cyclodextrins. The invention also relates to new cosmetic or dermatological compositions containing said combinations of dimethylated .beta.-cyclodextrins and vitamin A or vitamin A esters, particularly in the form of inclusion complexes. Also disclosed are uses of said compositions in cosmetics or dermatology.