Het gebruik van vitamine C of van zijn afgeleide of analoge verbindingen voor het stimuleren van de synthese van elastine in de huid.

摘要

PCT No. PCT/IB96/00444 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 25, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 25, 1997 PCT Filed May 10, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/19099 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 27, 1996The invention relates to the use of ascorbic acid, notably L-ascorbic acid or vitamin C, or of its erythorbic acid isomer, or of their salts or esters, for promoting the synthesis of elastin in the dermis in the view of improving in particular skin elasticity. The invention enables manufacturing cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions, notably dermatological compositions, for improving skin elasticity, for example in the context of a product which improves skin tone or skin firmness. The invention also enables increasing the elastin content of artificial dermes.