The invention provides a parakeratosis inhibitor, pore-shrinking agent, or rough skin preventing/amaliorating agent that has a function such as parakeratosis inhibition, pore shrinkage, or rough skin -inhibition/abatement, poses no safety problems such as sensory irritation, and is very safe, and to further provide an external composition for skin to which a compound having the above-mentioned function has been added. The parakeratosis inhibitor agent, pore-shrinking agent, or rough skin preventing/amaliorating agent comprises one, two, or more compounds selected from the group consisting of α-amino acid derivatives and salts thereof. The external composition for skin comprises the one, two, or more compounds selected from the group consisting of α-amino acid derivatives and salts thereof as the above-mentioned parakeratosis inhibitor, pore-shrinking agent, or rough skin preventing/amaliorating agent.
该发明提供了一种具有角化不全抑制、收缩毛孔或防止/改善粗糙皮肤功能的
抑制剂、收缩毛孔剂或防止/改善粗糙皮肤剂,不会引起感觉刺激等安全问题,非常安全,并进一步提供了一种外用皮肤组合物,其中添加了具有上述功能的化合物。角化不全
抑制剂、收缩毛孔剂或防止/改善粗糙皮肤剂包括从
α-氨基酸衍
生物和其盐组成的群中选择的一种、两种或更多化合物。外用皮肤组合物包括从
α-氨基酸衍
生物和其盐组成的群中选择的一种、两种或更多化合物,作为上述角化不全
抑制剂、收缩毛孔剂或防止/改善粗糙皮肤剂。