Abstract: Methods for visibly reducing a skin wrinkle and for reversing the effect of aging on human facial skin involving comprising topically applying to the wrinkle and/or affected facial skin mandelic acid.

Abstract: Methods for visibly reducing a skin wrinkle and for reversing the effect of aging on human facial skin involving comprising topically applying to the wrinkle and/or affected facial skin lactic acid.

Abstract: Methods for visibly reducing a skin wrinkle and for reversing the effect of aging on human facial skin involving comprising topically applying to the wrinkle and/or affected facial skin citric acid.

Abstract: A method for visibly reducing a facial wrinkle by topically applying to the wrinkle gulonic acid or a topically effective salt thereof, or gulonolactone.

Abstract: Methods for visibly reducing a skin wrinkle and for reversing the effect of aging on human facial skin involving comprising topically applying to the wrinkle and/or affected facial skin pantoic acid or pantolactone.

Abstract: Methods for visibly reducing a skin wrinkle and for reversing the effect of aging on human facial skin involving comprising topically applying to the wrinkle and/or affected facial skin glucuronic acid or glucuronolactone.

Abstract: Composition and method for enhancing therapeutic effects of topically applied agents are disclosed. The cosmetic or therapeutic composition may include one or more of cosmetic or pharmaceutical agents present in a total amount of from 0.01 to 40 percent and one or more of hydroxycarboxylic acids or related compounds present in a total amount of from 0.01 to 99 percent by weight of the total composition. The cosmetic and pharmaceutical agents may include but not limited to age spots, wrinkles and keratoses removing agents; vitamins; aloes; sun screens; tanning, depigmenting and shampooing agents; antiyeasts; antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral agents; topical bronchial dilators and topical cardiovascular agents; hormonal agents; vasodilators; retinoids and other dermatological agents. The hydroxycarboxylic acids and related compounds include organic alpha and beta hydroxycarboxylic acids, alpha and beta ketocarboxylic acids and salts thereof.

Abstract: Composition and method for enhancing therapeutic effects of topically applied agents are disclosed. The cosmetic or therapeutic composition may include one or more of cosmetic or pharmaceutical agents present in a total amount of from 0.01 to 40 percent and one or more of hydroxycarboxylic acids or related compounds present in a total amount of from 0.01 to 99 percent by weight of the total composition. The cosmetic and pharmaceutical agents may include but not limited to age spots, wrinkles and keratoses removing agents; vitamins; aloes; sun screens; tanning, depigmenting and shampooing agents; antiyeasts; antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral agents; topical bronchial dilators and topical cardiovascular agents; hormonal agents; vasodilators; retinoids and other dermatological agents. The hydroxycarboxylic acids and related compounds include organic alpha and beta hydroxycarboxylic acids, alpha, and beta ketocarboxylic acids and salts thereof.

Abstract: Methods for visibly reducing a skin wrinkle and for reversing the effect of aging on human facial skin involving comprising topically applying to the wrinkle and/or affected facial skin ribonic acid or ribonolactone.

Abstract: Methods for visibly reducing a skin wrinkle and for reversing the effect of aging on human facial skin involving comprising topically applying to the wrinkle and/or affected facial skin quinic acid or quinolactone.

Abstract: Methods for visibly reducing a skin wrinkle and for reversing the effect of aging on human facial skin involving comprising topically applying to the wrinkle and/or affected facial skin glycolic acid.

Abstract: Methods for visibly reducing a skin wrinkle and for reversing the effect of aging on human facial skin involving comprising topically applying to the wrinkle and/or affected facial skin saccharic acid or saccharolactone.

Abstract: Methods for visibly reducing a skin wrinkle and for reversing the effect of aging on human facial skin involving comprising topically applying to the wrinkle and/or affected facial skin benzilic acid.

Abstract: Methods for visibly reducing a skin wrinkle and for reversing the effect of aging on human facial skin involving comprising topically applying to the wrinkle and/or affected facial skin citramalic acid.

Abstract: Methods for visibly reducing a skin wrinkle and for reversing the effect of aging on human facial skin involving comprising topically applying to the wrinkle and/or affected facial skin galactonic acid or galactonolactone.

Abstract: Methods for visibly reducing a skin wrinkle and for reversing the effect of aging on human facial skin involving comprising topically applying to the wrinkle and/or affected facial skin galacturonic acid or galacturonolactone.

Abstract: Methods for visibly reducing a skin wrinkle and for reversing the effect of aging on human facial skin involving comprising topically applying to the wrinkle and/or affected facial skin methyllactic acid.

Abstract: Preventive as well as therapeutic treatment to alleviate cosmetic conditions and symptoms of dermatologic disorders with amphoteric compositions containing alpha hydroxyacids, alpha ketoacids, related compounds or polymeric forms of hydroxyacids is disclosed. The cosmetic conditions and the dermatologic disorders in which the amphoteric compositions and the polymeric compounds may be useful include dry skin, dandruff, acne, keratoses, psoriasis, eczema, pruritus, age spots, lentigines, melasmas, wrinkles, warts, blemished skin, hyperpigmented skin, kyperkeratotic skin, inflammatory dermatoses, skin changes associated with aging, and skin requiring cleansers.

Abstract: Preventive as well as therapeutic treatment to alleviate cosmetic conditions and symptoms of dermatologic disorders with amphoteric compositions containing alpha hydroxyacids, alpha ketoacids, related compounds or polymeric forms of hydroxyacids is disclosed. The cosmetic conditions and the dermatologic disorders in which the amphoteric compositions and the polymeric compounds may be useful include dry skin, dandruff, acne, keratoses, psoriasis, eczema, pruritus, age spots, lentigines, melasmas, wrinkles, warts, blemished skin, hyperpigmented skin, kyperkeratotic skin, inflammatory dermatoses, skin changes associated with aging, and skin requiring cleansers.

Abstract: Methods for visibly reducing a skin wrinkle and for reversing the effect of aging on human facial skin involving comprising topically applying to the wrinkle and/or affected facial skin 2-phenyllactic acid.