The use of DHEA or at least one of its biological precursors or of its
metabolic derivatives in or for the manufacture of a composition for
topical application to the skin, as a pigmentation regulator for the skin
or its superficial growths, especially as a depigmenting and/or bleaching
agent for the skin, in particular in the treatment of pigmentation marks,
and as a pro-pigmenting agent for superficial body growths.