Solar radiation protection composition
OwnerNorman Huner, Mariana Krol +2inventors
InventorsNorman Huner, Mariana Krol, Alexander Ivanov, Fathey Sarhan
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Abstract
The invention relates to sunscreen compositions for humans including naturally occurring sunscreen agents from plants, algae, cyanobacteria, fungi and bacteria that protect against exposure to solar radiation. The active sunscreen agents are compounds that naturally occur in plants, algae, cyanobacteria, fungi and bacteria and derivatives of these compounds.
Claims26
A sunscreen composition comprising;
- a) a carotenoid or a carotenoid derivative having sunscreen activity;
- b) a polyphenolic compound or a polyphenolic compound derivative having sunscreen activity;
- c) a light absorbing amino acid having sunscreen activity or a light absorbing amino acid derivative having sunscreen a activity;
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- d) a carrier.
A sunscreen composition comprising a carrier and an effective amount of a heteroautotrophic cell extract or a photoautotrophic cell extract, the extract having sunscreen activity, the cells having been cultured under conditions of high excitation pressure.
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