摘要 |
PURPOSE: Provided is the use of pantethinesulphonic acid and/or a salt thereof as a free-radical scavenger, especially for preventing or treating the signs of actinic ageing of the skin. Also, provided are a composition containing pantethinesulphonic acid and/or a salt thereof in combination with a melanogenesis inhibitor and a desquamating agent, and the use of this composition for preventing or reducing the formation of pigmentation marks and/or for bleaching or depigmenting the skin. CONSTITUTION: A method of reducing the effect of free radicals on skin, is characterized by comprising applying pantethinesulphonic acid, a salt thereof, or a mixture of pantethinesulphonic acid and at least one salt thereof, in an amount effective as a free-radical scavenger to skin in need thereof.
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