Patent ID: 7910090

Claim:
A non-irritating photoprotective cosmetic composition comprising: a water phase comprising a base composition having a buffer, an electrolyte, a mild preservative, and a lubricant; and one or more sunscreen agents, present in an amount of 4 wt % to 35 wt %, based on the total weight of the photoprotective cosmetic composition, wherein said one or more sunscreen agents is selected from the group consisting of octyl methoxycinnamate, octyl salicylate, homosalate, titanium dioxide, and any combinations thereof, wherein said base composition is present in an amount of 2 wt % to 4 wt %, based on the total weight of the photoprotective cosmetic composition, wherein said buffer is present in an amount of 3 wt % to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of the base composition, and is selected from the group consisting of sodium acetate, sodium citrate, trisodium citrate, citric acid, sodium bicarbonate, sodium lactate, trisodium phosphate, disodium phosphate, sodium borate, boric acid, calcium fumarate, sodium succinate, tris-maleate, and any combinations thereof, wherein said electrolyte is present in an amount of 30 wt % to 40 wt %, based on the total weight of the base composition, and is selected from the group consisting of sodium chloride, potassium chloride, magnesium chloride, disodium EDTA, and any combinations thereof, wherein said mild preservative is present in an amount of 15 wt % and 28 wt %, based on the total weight of the base composition, and is selected from the group consisting of esters, phenols, phenoxyethanol, paraben, methyl paraben, butyl paraben, ethyl paraben, propyl paraben, isobutyl paraben, isopropyl paraben, polyquaternium-1, benzalkonium chloride, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, polyaminopropyl biguanidine, diazolidinyl urea, and any combinations thereof, wherein said lubricant is present in an amount of 35 wt % to 50 wt %, based on the total weight of the base composition, and is selected form the group consisting of is selected from the group consisting of polyols, glycerin, propylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, PEG-400, PEG-8, and any combinations thereof, wherein the photoprotective cosmetic composition is non-irritating to a mammalian eye, and exhibits on a scale of 0 to 3 at least one of a bulbar conjunctiva irritation score of 0.4 or less and a palpebral conjunctiva score of 0.4 or less, wherein said bulbar conjunctiva irritation score and said palpebral conjunctiva score are measured 30 seconds after a drop of said photoprotective composition is instilled into the eye of a user.