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US 9,005,588 B2Granted
Substantive sunscreen formulation
AssigneeMary Kay Inc.
InventorGreg Norman
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Abstract
Disclosed is a substantive emulsion and methods for its use comprising 40 to 45% by weight of water, 25 to 30% by weight of a combination of octocrylene, avobenzone, octisalate, homosalate, and oxybenzone, and 3 to 5% by weight of a combination of VP eicosene copolymer, acrylates/C12-22 alkyl methacrylate copolymer, trimethylsiloxysilicate, and acrylates/dimethicone copolymer, wherein the emulsion has a sun protection factor of at least 50, and wherein the emulsion is very water resistant.
Claims4
A substantive emulsion comprising:
- 40 to 45% by weight of water;
- 5.5% by weight of octocrylene;
- 3% by weight of avobenzone;
- 4.5% by weight of octisalate;
- 10% by weight of homosalate;
- 5% by weight of oxybenzone;
- 1.0 to 1.5% by weight of acrylates/dimethicone copolymer;
- 0.75 to 1.25% by weight of VP eicosene copolymer;
- 0.5 to 1.0% by weight of trimethylsiloxysilicate;
- 0.75 to 1.25% by weight of acrylates/C12-22 alkyl methacrylate copolymer;
- 1 to 3% by weight of ceteth-20 phosphate;
- 0.01 to 0.05% by weight of trideceth-6;
- 0.5 to 1% by weight of dicetyl phosphate;
- 1 to 3% by weight of silica;
- 1 to 3% methyl trimethicone;
- 0.5 to 1.5% by weight of behenyl alcohol;
- 2 to 4% by weight of butylene glycol;
- 0.5 to 1.5% by weight of glycerin;
- 0.5 to 1.5% by weight of ethylhexyl methoxycrylene;
- and
- 3 to 7% by weight of butyloctyl salicylate;
- wherein the emulsion is a water-in-oil emulsion;
- wherein the emulsion has a sun protection factor of about 45 to 55, and
- wherein the emulsion is very water resistant.
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