Cosmetic compositions for topical use for the protection of the skin and/or hair from UV radiation, comprising: a) at least one UV filter of formula, wherein: X is an -O- or -NH- group R is a straight, cyclic or branched C 1 -C 18 alkyl group and groups A and B can be, independently of one another: a group of formula wherein R 1 and R 2 can be, independently of one another, H, straight, cyclic or branched C 1 -C 22 alkyls or C 1 -C 18 hydroxyalkyls or C 2 -C 18 alkoxyalkyls, polyalkylene glycols; or a group of formula wherein Y, independently of the value of X, is an -O- or -NH- group R 3 is a straight, cyclic or branched C 1 -C 18 alkyl group which is the same or different from R; or a group of formula wherein Z, independently of the value of X and Y, is an -O- or -NH- group R 4 is a straight, cyclic or branched C 1 -C 18 alkyl group which is the same or different from R and R 3; b) at least one other UV filter selected from p-methoxycinnamic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester, 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone-5 - sulphonic acid, ethylhexyl salicylate, ethylhexyl dimethyl PABA, drometrizole trisiloxane, 3-(4'-methylbenzylidene)-d,1-camphor, diethylhexyl butamido triazone, ethylhexyl triazone, 4-(tert-butyl)-4'-methoxy-dibenzoylmethane, 2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester, bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol-methoxyphenyl-triazine, methylene-bis-benzotriazolyl-tetramethylbutylphenol, benzoic acid 2-(4-diethylamino-2-hydroxybenzoyl)-hexyl ester, 2,4-bis-[4-[5-(1,1-dimethyl-propyl)benzoxazol-2-yl]phenylimino]-6-[(2-ethylhexyl)imino]-1,3,5-triazine, tris-biphenyltriazine, titanium dioxide and zinc oxide; c) optionally other components such as solvents, diluents, auxiliaries and carriers normally used in the cosmetic field. a) at least one UV filter of formula, wherein: X is an -O- or -NH- group R is a straight, cyclic or branched C 1 -C 18 alkyl group and groups A and B can be, independently of one another: a group of formula wherein R 1 and R 2 can be, independently of one another, H, straight, cyclic or branched C 1 -C 22 alkyls or C 1 -C 18 hydroxyalkyls or C 2 -C 18 alkoxyalkyls, polyalkylene glycols; or a group of formula wherein Y, independently of the value of X, is an -O- or -NH- group R 3 is a straight, cyclic or branched C 1 -C 18 alkyl group which is the same or different from R; or a group of formula wherein Z, independently of the value of X and Y, is an -O- or -NH- group R 4 is a straight, cyclic or branched C 1 -C 18 alkyl group which is the same or different from R and R 3; X is an -O- or -NH- group R is a straight, cyclic or branched C 1 -C 18 alkyl group and groups A and B can be, independently of one another: a group of formula wherein R 1 and R 2 can be, independently of one another, H, straight, cyclic or branched C 1 -C 22 alkyls or C 1 -C 18 hydroxyalkyls or C 2 -C 18 alkoxyalkyls, polyalkylene glycols; or a group of formula wherein Y, independently of the value of X, is an -O- or -NH- group R 3 is a straight, cyclic or branched C 1 -C 18 alkyl group which is the same or different from R; or a group of formula wherein Z, independently of the value of X and Y, is an -O- or -NH- group R 4 is a straight, cyclic or branched C 1 -C 18 alkyl group which is the same or different from R and R 3; wherein Y, independently of the value of X, is an -O- or -NH- group R 3 is a straight, cyclic or branched C 1 -C 18 alkyl group which is the same or different from R; b) at least one other UV filter selected from p-methoxycinnamic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester, 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone-5 - sulphonic acid, ethylhexyl salicylate, ethylhexyl dimethyl PABA, drometrizole trisiloxane, 3-(4'-methylbenzylidene)-d,1-camphor, diethylhexyl butamido triazone, ethylhexyl triazone, 4-(tert-butyl)-4'-methoxy-dibenzoylmethane, 2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester, bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol-methoxyphenyl-triazine, methylene-bis-benzotriazolyl-tetramethylbutylphenol, benzoic acid 2-(4-diethylamino-2-hydroxybenzoyl)-hexyl ester, 2,4-bis-[4-[5-(1,1-dimethyl-propyl)benzoxazol-2-yl]phenylimino]-6-[(2-ethylhexyl)imino]-1,3,5-triazine, tris-biphenyltriazine, titanium dioxide and zinc oxide; c) optionally other components such as solvents, diluents, auxiliaries and carriers normally used in the cosmetic field.