Use of specific fatty compounds for modifying the physico-chemical properties of the skin and/or the mucous membrane as agents for preventing or reducing the adhesion of micro-organisms thereon

摘要

The present invention relates to the use, as active ingredient, in a cosmetic composition or for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, of an effective quantity of at least one fatty substance free of carbohydrate units, having a melting point of less than 35° C. and having an interfacial tension of between 6 and 27 mN/m, modifying the physicochemical properties of the surface of the skin and/or of the mucous membranes so as to prevent or reduce the adhesion of microorganisms to the latter.