A personal care composition comprising: a. 0.01 wt.% to 20 wt.% of an organic sunscreen, b. 0.1 wt.% to 5 wt.% of a 4- substituted resorcinol derivative of general formula I wherein each R 1 and R 2 , independently, represents a hydrogen atom, -CO-R, -COO-R, CONHR; where R represents saturated or unsaturated, linear, branched or cyclic C 1 - C 18 hydrocarbon groups; and R 3 represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms or a group of the general formula (II) wherein X is hydrogen; OR 1 , wherein R 1 represents hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl or aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; OCOR 2 wherein R 2 represents (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl or phenyl; halogen; (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, or aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; or NHR 1 wherein R 1 is defined as above; wherein n is 0 to 3 such that the structure of general formula II is a 5, 6, 7 or 8 membered ring; wherein the dashed line indicates an optional double bond; and c. a cosmetically acceptable carrier; and wherein the organic sunscreen is selected from Benzophenone-4, Benzophenone-8, DEA, Methoxycinnamate, Ethyl dihydroxypropyl-PABA, Glyceryl PABA, Homosalate, Methyl anthranilate, Octocrylene, Octyl dimethyl PABA, Octyl methoxycinnamate (Parsol MCX), Octyl salicylate, PABA, 2-Phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulphonic acid, TEA salicylate, 3-(4-methylbenzylidene)-camphor, Benzophenone-1, Benzophenone-2, Benzophenone-6, Benzophenone-12, 4-Isopropyl dibenzoyl methane, Butyl methoxy dibenzoyl methane (Parsol 1789), Etocrylene, and mixtures thereof. a. 0.01 wt.% to 20 wt.% of an organic sunscreen, b. 0.1 wt.% to 5 wt.% of a 4- substituted resorcinol derivative of general formula I wherein each R 1 and R 2 , independently, represents a hydrogen atom, -CO-R, -COO-R, CONHR; where R represents saturated or unsaturated, linear, branched or cyclic C 1 - C 18 hydrocarbon groups; and R 3 represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms or a group of the general formula (II) wherein X is hydrogen; OR 1 , wherein R 1 represents hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl or aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; OCOR 2 wherein R 2 represents (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl or phenyl; halogen; (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, or aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; or NHR 1 wherein R 1 is defined as above; wherein n is 0 to 3 such that the structure of general formula II is a 5, 6, 7 or 8 membered ring; wherein the dashed line indicates an optional double bond; and wherein each R 1 and R 2 , independently, represents a hydrogen atom, -CO-R, -COO-R, CONHR; where R represents saturated or unsaturated, linear, branched or cyclic C 1 - C 18 hydrocarbon groups; and R 3 represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms or a group of the general formula (II) wherein X is hydrogen; OR 1 , wherein R 1 represents hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl or aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; OCOR 2 wherein R 2 represents (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl or phenyl; halogen; (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, or aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; or NHR 1 wherein R 1 is defined as above; wherein n is 0 to 3 such that the structure of general formula II is a 5, 6, 7 or 8 membered ring; wherein the dashed line indicates an optional double bond; and wherein X is hydrogen; OR 1 , wherein R 1 represents hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl or aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; OCOR 2 wherein R 2 represents (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl or phenyl; halogen; (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, or aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; or NHR 1 wherein R 1 is defined as above; wherein n is 0 to 3 such that the structure of general formula II is a 5, 6, 7 or 8 membered ring; wherein the dashed line indicates an optional double bond; and c. a cosmetically acceptable carrier; and <EOS>