The present invention relates to methods for regulating the condition of mammalian keratinous tissue wherein the methods each comprise the step of topically applying to the keratinous tissue of a
mammal needing such treatment, a safe and effective amount of a
skin care composition comprising:a) a safe and effective amount of a
hexamidine compound selected from the group consisting of
hexamidine, its salts, and derivatives;b) a safe and effective amount of one or more
skin care active selected from the group consisting of
sugar amine,
vitamin B3,
retinoid,
peptide,
phytosterol,
butylated hydroxytoluene and
butylated hydroxyanisole, their derivatives, and combinations thereof; andc) a dermatologically acceptable carrier for the
hexamidine and the
skin care active.In additional embodiments, the above composition is suitable for preventing, retarding, and / or treating dark under-eye circles, puffy eyes, sagging, sallowness as well as spider vessels and / or red blotchiness of skin, promoting skin
desquamation, exfoliation, and / or turnover, regulating and / or reducing pore size appearance, preventing / retarding tanning, regulating oily / shiny appearance, preventing, retarding, and / or treating
hyperpigmentation in mammalian skin, preventing, retarding, and / or treating itchiness of mammalian skin, preventing, retarding, and / or treating
dryness of skin, preventing, retarding, and / or treating fine lines and wrinkles, preventing, retarding, and / or treating
skin atrophy of mammalian skin,
softening and / or
smoothing lips, hair and nails of a
mammal, and preventing, retarding, and / or treating the appearance of
cellulite in mammalian skin.