| abstract |
The subject of the invention is a purified polypeptide, specific for the epidermis, having a role in intercorneocyte cohesion. A subject of the invention is also a mixture of polypeptides resulting from the proteolysis of the purified polypeptide, compositions containing them, a cosmetic treatment process intended to reinforce intercorneocyte cohesion and a cosmetic treatment process intended to decrease intercorneocyte cohesion, therefore to promote desquamation. |