Patent ID: 7309481
Filing Date: 2007-12-18
Classification: A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
1. A composition essentially free of lower monohydric alcohols selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, propanol and isoproponal and mixtures thereof that provides protection from ultraviolet radiation from natural sunlight and is photostable in natural sunlight consisting essentially of (a) a triplet combination of sunscreens consisting of avobenzone, octocrylene and oxybenzone; (b) optionally, a fourth sunscreen component selected from the group consisting of one or more sunscreens that (c) containing no diesters or polyesters of naphthalene dicarboxylic acid; and (d) substantially free of substantial amounts of optimizing agents selected from the group consisting of 1,2-pentanediol, neopentanediol, 1,2-octanediol, ethoxydiglycol, butylene glycol monopropionate, diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, PEG-7 methyl ether, octacosanyl glycol, arachidyl glycol, benzyl glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, C