Photostable sunscreen compositions and methods of stabilizing
US7186404B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K2800/52
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
There is provided a photostable and synergistically enhanced topical sunscreen composition. There is further provided a method of enhancing the photostability of a sunscreen active in a topical sunscreen composition. There is further still provided a method of synergistically enhancing the UV absorbance of a sunscreen active in a topical sunscreen composition. The preferred compositions and methods of the present invention use a dibenzoylmethane sunscreen active, a Kaempferia galanga extract, and a cosmetically acceptable vehicle.
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