Stable photoprotective compositions
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsPaul Robert Tanner, Patricia Ritenour Hertz, Margaret Ann O'Donoghue, Christopher Irwin
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Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions which are useful for providing protection to the skin of humans from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation. In particular the present invention relates to compositions having improved chemical, physical, and photostability. These compositions comprise from about 0.1% to about 10% of a dibenzoylmethane sunscreen compound, from about 0.1% to about 20% of a surface-treated zinc oxide, and a carrier suitable for application to the skin.
Claims9
A photoprotective composition useful for providing protection to human skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation, comprising:
- (a) from about 0.1% to about 10% of a dibenzoylmethane sunscreen compound,
- (b) from about 0.1% to about 20% of a surface-treated zinc oxide having a mean particle size diameter from about 0.01 microns to about 100 microns, and
- (c) a carrier suitable for application to human skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.