Patent ID: 6129909
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: A61K,A61P,A61Q

Abstract:
A composition having an SPF of at least 2, for topical application to hair, in a cosmetically acceptable carrier, comprising at least about 0.1% by weight of a diester or polyester of naphthalene dicarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of formula (I), formula (II) and mixtures thereof: ##STR7## wherein each R.sup.1, same or different, is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms; a diol having the structure HO--R.sup.2 --OH; and a polyglycol having the structure HO--R.sup.3 --(--O--R.sup.2 --).sub.m --OH, wherein R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, same or different, are each an alkylene group, straight chain or branched, having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and wherein m and n are each in the range of 1 to about 100, or a mixture thereof.