A skin treatment composition for topical application comprises: at least one thyroid hormone compound or thyroid hormone-like compound, wherein said thyroid hormone compound or thyroid hormone-like compound is a chemical entity which binds to TRα or TRβ with a dissociation constant, Kd, lower than 1µM, whereinKd = [R] • [L] / [RL], wherein [R] is the concentration of receptor, [L] is the concentration of ligand and [RL] is the concentration of the receptor-ligand complex; at least one ingredient selected from vitamin D, glucocorticoids, retinoids and retinoic acid receptor binding compounds, or analogues thereof; and a pharmacologically acceptable base.