Compositions for imparting an artificial tan and protecting the skin from ultra-violet radiation

An oil-in-water emulsion composition useful for providing an artificial tan and UV protection comprising:

• (a) from about 0.1% to about 20% dihydroxyacetone;
• (b) from about 0.1% to about 30% of a sunscreen agent;
• (c) from about 0.1% to about 10.0% of a crosslinked cationic polymer of the formula:
• (A).sub.l (B).sub.m (C).sub.n wherein (A) is a dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate monomer or its quaternary ammonium or acid addition salt, (B) is a dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylate monomer or its quaternary ammonium or acid addition salt, (C) is acrylamide, l is an integer of 0 or greater, m is an integer of 1 or greater, and n is an integer of 0 or greater, wherein said polymer contains a crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of methlenebisacrylamides, diallyldialkyl ammonium halides, polyalkenyl polyethers of polyhydric alcohols, allyl acrylates, vinyloxyalkylacrylates, and polyfunctional vinylidenes;
• (d) from about 0.1% to about 10% of a cationic emulsifier in the form of a quaternary ammonium salt having the formula:
• ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 is a C.sub.12-22 alkyl group or R.sub.5 CO--(CH.sub.2).sub.n -- wherein R.sub.5 is a C.sub.12-22 alkyl group and n is an integer from about 2 to about 6, R.sub.2 is H or a C.sub.1-22 alkyl group, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are independently an H or a C.sub.1-3 alkyl group, and X is an anion selected from the group consisting of chloride, bromide iodide, acetate, phosphate, nitrate, sulfate, methyl sulfate, ethyl sulfate, tosylate, lactate citrate, glycolate, and mixtures thereof;
• (e) from about 30% to about 99.6% water,
• wherein said composition has a pH from about 2.5 to about 7.