Agents for protection against light
AssigneeBayer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsReinhard Preuss, Egbert Charlet, Peter Finkel, Hans J. Rosenkranz
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Abstract
The invention concerns agents for protecting the skin against UV-radiation, said agents comprising an oil or wax having dissolved therein a compound of the formula ##STR1## in which R is an n-hexyl, n-octyl or n-decyl radical or a primary isoalkyl radical with 9 or 10 carbon atoms.
Claims8
A composition for protection against UV light in the UVA region having a wavelength range from 320 to 400 nm, comprising an oil or wax carrier having dissolved therein an effective UVA absorbing amount of a 4-methoxybenzylidenecyanoacetic acid ester of the formula ##STR5## in which R denotes a n-hexyl, n-octyl or n-decyl radical or a primary isoalkyl radical with 9 or 10 carbon atoms.
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