A water-in-oil emulsion comprising less than 60% water, and wherein said emulsion comprises an oil phase and a water phase, and wherein the water phase comprises a dipeptide selected from the group consisting of acetyl dipeptide (1) cetyl ester, acetyl dipeptide (3) aminohexanoate, azelaoyl bisdipeptide (10), coumaroyl dipeptide (3), dicetyl dipeptide (9), dipeptide diamino butyroyl benzylamide diacetate, dipeptide (1), dipeptide (10), dipeptide (11), dipeptide (12), dipeptide (15), dipeptide (16), dipeptide (17), dipeptide (18), dipeptide (19), dipeptide (2), dipeptide (20), dipeptide (3), dipeptide (4), dipeptide (5), dipeptide (6), dipeptide (7), dipeptide (8), dipeptide (8) HCL, dipeptide (9), hexanoyl dipeptide (3) norleucine acetate, methyl undecylenoyl dipeptide (16), nicotinoyl dipeptide (22), nicotinoyl dipeptide (23), nicotinoyl dipeptide (24), nicotinoyl dipeptide (26), oleoyl dipeptide (15), palmitoyl dipeptide (10), palmitoyl dipeptide (13), palmitoyl dipeptidel (7), palmitoyl dipeptide (5) diaminobutyroyl hydroxythreonine, palmitoyl dipeptide (5) diaminohydroxybutyrate, palmitoyl dipeptide (7) and mixtures thereof.