Cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition (A) contains at least one 2,3-disubstituted cyclopentanol derivative (I). Cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition (A) comprises a medium containing at least one 2,3-disubstituted cyclopentanol derivative of formula (I) or their isomers, stereoisomers or salts. R1 = COOR', CONR'R'', CH2OR', COR', CH2R', SO2OR', PO3RR' or NHR'； R', R'' = H or linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated 1-18C hydrocarbyl (optionally substituted by 1-5 of OR''', OCOR''', SR''', SCOR''', NR'''R'''', NHCOR''', halo, CN, COOR''' or COR''')； R''', R'''' = H, aryl or linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated 1-4C hydrocarbyl, and R2 = linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated 1-18C hydrocarbyl (optionally substituted by 1-5 of OR''', OCOR''', SR''', SCOR''', NR'''R'''', NHCOR''', halo, CN, COOR''' or COR''').
