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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1997
Societe L'oreal S.A., Paris, FR;
Abstract
Topically applicable, water resistant cosmetic/dermatological compositions well suited for enhanced photoprotection of human skin and or/hair against the damaging effects of UV-A and UV-B irradiation, particularly solar radiation, comprise (I) a continuous aqueous dispersing phase, (ii) a first discontinuous globular oily dispersed phase O.sub.1, (iii) a second discontinuous globular oily dispersed phase O.sub.2, (iv) at least one O/W emulsifying agent, (v) at least one W/O emulsifying agent, (vi) a photoprotecting effective amount of at least one lipophilic UV screening agent, (vii) a photoprotecting effective amount of at least one hydrophilic screening agent, said first and second oily phases O.sub.1 and O.sub.2 being mutually incompatible, and the globules constituting said oily phase O.sub.1 having an average size which is different from the globules constituting said oily phase O.sub.2.