Patent ID: 8481006

Claim:
A topical composition comprising: a) a vehicle, said vehicle including an emulsion or dispersion of water in an amount of from 50% by weight to 93% by weight; and a non-aqueous discontinuous phase in an amount of from 50% by weight to 7% by weight; b) at least one of a bronzer and at least one of a tanning accelerator selected from the group consisting of i) tyrosine, a tyrosine derivative, or a mixture thereof; ii) α-melanocyte stimulating hormone, β-melanocyte stimulating hormone, γ-melanocyte stimulating hormone, or analogs thereof; or iii) a combination of (i) and (ii); and c) from 0.01% by weight to 5% by weight of a warming agent, based on the total weight of the composition; said warming agent comprising at least one alkyl ether of vanillyl alcohol or at least one N-alkyl amide of vanillic acid; wherein said warming agent is present in an amount effective to produce a prolonged warming sensation when applied to a user's skin; wherein said bronzer is selected from the group consisting of black walnut extract, henna extract, kukui nut husk extract, and gymnema extract, and mixture thereof; wherein said composition is transparent to UV radiation; and wherein said composition does not include zinc.