COMPOUNDS WITH A COMBINED ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY AGAINST FREE RADICALS TOGETHER WITH AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTION, AND PHARMACEUTICAL AND COSMETIC COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THEM FOR THE TREATMENT OF SKIN AND HAIR
The invention relates to 2,4,6-octatrienoic acid derivative compounds having general formula (I) (CH3—CH═CH—CH═CH—CH═CH—CO—O—)n—R (I) consisting of esters wherein n=1, 2, 3 and wherein R is selected from alkyl, aryl or cycloalkyl of a polyol, phenol or phenolic acid or consisting of a salt wherein n=1 and R=arginine, as active ingredients in a pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition having a combined antioxidant activity against free radicals together with an anti-inflammatory action.