PROCEDE POUR MAITRISER LES RIDES DE LA PEAU A L'AIDE DE N-ACETYLE-L-CYSTEINE ET DE SES DERIVES

A composition useful for regulating wrinkles in mammalian skin which comprises a compound having the formula: wherein R is selected from the group consisting of nil and a C1-C18 alkyl; R is selected from the group consisting of nil, -H, C1-C18 alkyl and R is selected from the group consisting of-H and C1-C18 alkyl; R is a C1-C18 alkyl; wherein R and R are either both nil or neither nil; if both R and R are nil, the carbonyl carbon and the sulfur adjacent R and R , respectively, are covalently bonded to form a cyclic ring, or a cosmetically-acceptable salt thereof, a safe and effective amount of an active agent selected from the group consisting of an anti-inflammatory agent, an anti-oxidant, a chelator, a retinoid, and a benzufuran derivative and a cosmetically-acceptable carrier.