Patent ID: 8808765

Claim:
A method for improving the aesthetic appearance of skin comprising topically applying to wrinkled skin a cosmetic composition comprising (i) from about 0.0001 to about 30% by weight of the total composition of a compound according to Formula (I): and (ii) a cosmetically acceptable vehicle in the form of an emulsion comprising water and an emulsifier, wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group of substituents consisting of hydrogen; alkyls, substituted or unsubstituted, branched or linear; alkenyls, substituted or unsubstituted, branched or linear, and having up to 5 double bonds; alkynyls, substituted or unsubstituted, branched or linear and having up to 5 triple bonds; aryls, substituted or unsubstituted; cycloalkyls, substituted and unsubstituted; and cycloalkenyls, substituted and unsubstituted, and wherein the compound according to Formula I is present in said cosmetic composition in an amount effective to reverse the loss of collagen and/or elastin and to reduce the appearance and/or depth of wrinkles on the wrinkled skin; and with the proviso that said composition does not comprise methylthioadenosine.