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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Robert Tanner, Maineville, OH (US);
Patricia Ritenour Hertz, Hamilton, OH (US);
Margaret Ann O'Donoghue, Monroe, OH (US);
Christopher Irwin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; C01G / ; C09C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 59 ; 106425 ; 423622 ; 424 60 ; 424400 ; 424401 ;
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.