# US 2026/0096971 A1 · Compositions Containing a UV-Absorbing System Including Physical UV-Attenuating Material, At Least Two Polyols, and At least One Anionic Polysaccharide Thickening Agent > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0096971 A1 - Document ID: US20260096971A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/906,303 - Filed: 2024-10-04 - Published: 2026-04-09 - Earliest claimed: 2024-10-04 - Assignees: L'oreal - Applicants: L'oreal - Inventors: FRÉDÉRIC SIMONET - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260096971A1 ## CPC - A61K 8/29: Titanium; Compounds thereof - A61K 8/06: Emulsions - A61K 8/19: containing inorganic ingredients - A61K 8/25: Silicon; Compounds thereof - A61K 8/27: Zinc; Compounds thereof - A61K 8/345: {containing more than one hydroxy group} - A61K 8/73: Polysaccharides - A61K 8/735: {Mucopolysaccharides, e.g. hyaluronic acid; Derivatives thereof} - A61Q 17/04: Topical preparations for affording protection against sunlight or other radiation; Topical sun tanning preparations - A61K 2800/413: Nanosized, i.e. having sizes below 100 nm - A61K 2800/48: Thickener, Thickening system - A61K 2800/621: by inorganic compounds - A61K 2800/623: Coating mediated by organosilicone compounds - A61K 2800/651: The particulate/core comprising inorganic material - A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D) - A61Q: SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS ## Abstract The present disclosure relates to compositions including a UV absorbing system including at least one physical ultraviolet (UV)-attenuating material, at least two polyols, and at least one anionic polysaccharide thickening agent, as well as to methods of making and using such compositions. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A composition comprising at least one physical ultraviolet (UV)-attenuating material, preferably at least one metal oxide, preferably at least one metal oxide selected from oxides of titanium, chromium, zinc, tin, alumina, cerium, and/or iron; at least two polyols; and at least one anionic polysaccharide thickening agent, with the at least one anionic polysaccharide thickening agent preferably being at least one anionic polysaccharide gum, preferably selected from the group consisting of carboxymethylcellulose, carrageenan, xanthan, hyaluronate and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the at least two polyols comprise glycerin and/or at least one diol, preferably both. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the at least two polyols are present in a combined amount of at least 3% by weight with respect to the entire weight of the composition. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein glycerin is present in the composition as one of the at least two polyols, and preferably more glycerin is present in the composition than of the combined amount of other polyol(s) present in the composition. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one physical ultraviolet (UV)-attenuating material is present in the composition in an amount of at least 5% by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition, preferably about 5% to about 40% by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition is devoid of organic UV filters. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition is stable. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, in the form of an emulsion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one UV absorbing system essentially contains at least one physical ultraviolet (UV)-attenuating material. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one physical ultraviolet (UV)-attenuating material is selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, iron oxide, chromium oxide, tin oxide, alumina, cerium oxide, and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one UV absorbing system does not comprise zinc oxide surface treated with triethoxycaprylylsilane. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one physical ultraviolet (UV)-attenuating material is surface treated with a surface treatment agent, preferably the surface treating agent comprising at least one of amino acids, beeswax, fatty acids, fatty acid salts, fatty alcohols, anionic surfactants, lecithin compounds, metal alkoxides, polyethylene, silicones, proteins, alkanolamines, silicon oxides, metal oxides different from the at least one physical ultraviolet (UV)-attenuating material, sodium hexametaphosphate, alumina, glycerol, and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one physical ultraviolet (UV)-attenuating material comprises zinc oxide and/or titanium dioxide, preferably passivated. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one physical ultraviolet (UV)-attenuating material comprises zinc oxide and/or titanium dioxide, preferably coated with a coating agent, preferably the coating agent comprising at least one of hydrated silica, triethoxysilylethyl polydimethylsiloxyethyl hexyl dimethicone, hydrogen dimethicone, triethoxycaprylylsilane, and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one physical ultraviolet (UV)-attenuating material comprises zinc oxide, preferably passivated or coated with hydrated silica and/or hydrogen dimethicone. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one physical ultraviolet (UV)-attenuating material has a mean primary particle size of from 1 nm to 500 nm, preferably from 5 nm to 250 nm, preferably from 10 nm to 100 nm, preferably from 20 nm to 50 nm. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one physical ultraviolet (UV)-attenuating material has a mean primary particle size of about 10 nm to about 40 nm.