Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Inc.

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.

Ralph C Stutzman

Elvin R Lukenbach

Curtis A Cole

Prakash Naik-Satam

Martin K Lindemann

Jean P Holland

Gulgunji R Bhat

This invention relates to novel sunscreen compositions containing inorganic sunscreen agents, anionic emulsifiers and an oil component which permit the use of high amounts of inorganic sunscreen agents in the compositions without having extreme whitening effects and achieving high sun protection factors.

Sunscreen compositions

This invention relates to novel sunscreen compositions containing inorganic sunscreen agents, anionic emulsifiers and an oil component which permit the use of low amounts of inorganic sunscreen agents in the compositions while achieving high sun protection factors or the use of high amounts of inorganic sunscreens for very high sun protection factors without whiteness.

Novel sunscreen compositions containing titanium dioxide having a particle size less than about 35 m.mu. and zinc oxide having a particle size less than about 50 m.mu. are described as well as methods of protecting the skin from damaging ultraviolet radiation.

The present invention relates to skin care compositions with improved aesthetic and physical characteristics comprising a lotion, cream or anhydrous base and talc with specific ratios of the non-volatile ingredients to talc.

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