Provided are anti-wrinkle agents having a novel scaffold that is suitable as components for external skin preparations such as cosmetics. The anti-wrinkle agents comprise compounds represented by general formula (1), stereoisomers thereof, or pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof. Said anti-wrinkle agents have excellent efficacy in improving wrinkles and sagging that are caused by skin aging with increased age or occur as a result of photoaging due to ultraviolet rays exposure. [In the formula, R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a 1 to 8 carbon straight or branched alkyl group. R 2 represents -SH, -SO 3 H, -S-S-X 1 , -S-X 2 , -SO-X 3 , -SO 2 -X 4 , -SO 2 -NY 1 -X 5 or -SO 2 -NY 2 -Y 3 . X 1 -X 5 independently are hydrogen atoms or 1 to 8 carbon aliphatic hydrocarbon groups or 5 to 12 carbon aromatic moiety wherein carbon atoms may be substituted with heteroatoms. Y 1 to Y 3 independently represent hydrogen atoms or 1 to 8 carbon linear or branched alkyl groups. R 3 represents a hydrogen atom or acyl group having a 1 to 8 carbon straight or branched alkyl chain. R 4 represents a 5 to 12 carbon aromatic group or polycyclic condensed aromatic group that may have unsubstituted or substituted groups. m represents an integer 0-3 and n represents an integer 1 or 2.]Описуються засоби, що скорочують число зморщок, які мають нову основу, придатні як компоненти препаратів для зовнішнього застосування на шкірі, таких як косметичні засоби. Засоби, що скорочують число зморщок, включають сполуки, представлені загальною формулою (1), їх стереоізомери або їх фармакологічно прийнятні солі.(1)
