摘要 |
The present invention relates to various methods for regulating the condition of mammalian keratinous tissue wherein the methods comprise the step of topically applying to the keratinous tissue of a mammal in need of such treatment a safe and effective amount of a composition comprising: a) a safe and effective amount of a repair agent consisting essentially of forskolin; and b) a dermatologically acceptable carrier for the repair agent. In particular embodiments, such compositions or modified versions thereof are suitable for thickening skin and preventing and/or retarding atrophy in mammalian skin, regulating visible and/or tactile discontinuities in the texture of mammalian skin, preventing and/or retarding the appearance of spider vessels and/or red blotchiness on mammalian skin, preventing and/or retarding the appearance of dark circles under the eye of a mammal as well as their puffy eyes, desquamating mammalian skin, preventing and/or retarding sallowness of mammalian skin, preventing and/or retarding sagging of mammalian skin, softening and/or smoothing lips, hair and nails of a mammal, preventing and/or relieving itch of mammalian skin, and preventing and/or retarding post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation in mammalian skin.
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