Patent ID: 8268805

Claim:
A process for depigmenting and/or lightening skin exhibiting pigmentation spots and/or browned skin, the process comprising applying to the skin of a human in need thereof a composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium: at least one agent comprising a compound of formula (I), R 1 —CHOH—CH(NH—COR 2 )(CH 2 OH) (I) wherein R 1 denotes a C 11 to C 21 alkyl radical, and R 2 denotes a linear, C 11 -C 19 hydrocarbon-based radical, and R 2 is optionally substituted with a hydroxyl group in an alpha-position with respect to the carbonyl, and optionally comprises one or more ethylenic groups; and at least one desquamating agent selected from the group consisting of salicylic acid, a salicylic acid derivative, and an aminosulphonic compound of formula (III), wherein R denotes a hydrogen atom or an —OH group, X denotes a N—CH 2 CH 2 OH group, and n is equal to 0 or 1.