Cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula (I) and the corresponding salts thereof:wherein:R1 is a radical chosen from —COOR′, —CONR′R″, —CH2OR′, —COR′, —CH2R′, —SO2OR′, —PO3R′R″ and —NHR′, wherein R′ and R″, which may be identical or different, are defined hereinR2 is chosen from saturated and unsaturated, linear, branched and cyclic hydrocarbon radicals comprising from 1 to 18 carbon atoms which are optionally substituted by from 1 to 5 identical or different entities chosen from —OR′″, —OCOR′″, —SR′″, —SCOR′″, NR′″R″″, —NHCOR′″, halogen, —CN, —COOR′″ and —COR′″, wherein R′″ and R″″, which may be identical or different, are defined herein, as well as the use of these compounds, for example, to promote skin desquamation, to stimulate epidermal renewal and/or to combat the signs of skin ageing.
