Patent ID: 8404258

Claim:
A cosmetic composition for the skin comprising: (a) an oil phase comprising 1-25 wt % tripropyleneglycol dineopentanoate; (b) a water phase; and (c) one or more slightly soluble ultraviolet absorbents selected from the group consisting of paraminobenzoic acid (PABA), PABA mono glycerin ester, N,N-dipropoxy PABA ethyl ester, N,N-diethoxy PABA ethyl ester, N,N-dimethyl PABA ethyl ester, N,N-dimethyl PABA butyl ester, N,N-dimethyl PABA ethyl ester, homo mentyl-N-acetyl anthranilate, amyl salicylate, mentyl salicylate, homo mentyl salicylate, octyl salicylate, phenyl salicylate, benzil salicylate, isopropanol phenyl salicylate, octyl cinnamate, ethyl-4-isopropyl cinnamate, methyl-2,5-diisopropyl cinnamate, ethyl-2,4-diisopropyl cinnamate, methyl-2.4-diisopropyl cinnamate, propyl-p-methoxy cinnamate, isopropyl-p-methoxy cinnamate, isoamyl-p-methoxy cinnamate, octyl-p-methoxycinnamate (2-ethylhexyl-p-methoxy cinnamate), 2-ethoxyethyl-p-methoxycinnamate, cyclohexyl-p-methoxy cinnamate, ethyl-alpha-cyano-beta-phenyl cinnamate, 2-ethylhexyl-alpha-cyano-beta-phenyl cinnamate, glyceryl mono-2-ethyl hexanoyldiparamethoxy cinnamate, bisresorsinyl triazine, bis{[4-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-2-hydroxy]phenyl}-6-(4-methoxyphenyl)1,3,5-triazine, 2,4,6-tris{4-(20ethylhexyloxycarbonyl)anilino}1,3,5-triazine, 3-(4′-methylbenzylidene)-d,l-camphor, 3-benzylidene-d,l-camphor, 2-phenyl-5-methyl benzoxazol, 2-(2′-hydroxy-5′-methylphenyl)benzotriazol, 2-(2′-hydroxy-5′-t-octylphenyl)benzotriazol, 2-(2′-hydroxy-5′-methylphenyl)benzotriazol, dibenzaladine, dianisoylmethane, 4-methoxy-4′-t-butyl dibenzoyl-methane, 5-(3.3-dimethyl-2-norbornylidene)-3-pentane-2-one, and dimorpholino pyridazine, wherein the cosmetic composition is a cream, lotion, sunscreen emulsion, foundation powder, cleansing oil, cleansing gel, or make up remover.