Cosmetic use of fatty acids

摘要

The fatty acids (I) are used in cosmetics for preventing and/or treating the signs of aging. The fatty acids of formula (I) or their salts are used in cosmetics. R3-R-CHR1-CHR2-(CH2)5-COOH (I) R1 and R2 = H or OH; R = -CH=CR4-, -CC-, epoxy or monohydroxy epoxy; R3 = 6-12C aliphatic group with 1 - 4 unsaturations which may be ethylenic or acetylenic; and provided that the carbon atom in position 12 may be substituted by OH, and the carbon atoms in positions 11 and 12, and/or 12 and 13 may form epoxy groups.