Compositions for topical use including menthyl nicotinate as primary active ingredient, in such a dose as to stimulate in a subject the sexual response, preferably in such a dose as to maximize this response in a relative short time, and at least one appropriate lipophilic vehicle so as to solubilize the menthyl nicotinate and allow a rapid absorption thereof in the epithelial tissues of the female and/or male erogenous zones.
