Patent ID: 7364721

Claim:
A topically applicable, photostable cosmetic/dermatological photoprotective composition, comprising an effective UV-photoprotecting amount of at least one dibenzoylmethane UV-screening agent, and, as a photostabilizer therefor, a thus effective amount of at least one arylalkyl benzoate compound of formula (I) or (II) below: in which: X is O, S or N; n is an integer ranging from 1 to 10; R 1 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a linear or branched C 1 -C 4 alkoxy radical, a nitro radical, an amino radical, or a C 6 H 6 SO 2 radical; R 2 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, a linear or branched C 1 -C 4 alkoxy radical, a nitro radical, an amino radical, or a C 6 H 6 SO 2 radical; R 3 , R 4 and R 5 , which may be identical or different, are each a radical of formula: in which n is as defined above; and R 6 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a linear or branched C 1 -C 4 alkoxy radical, a nitro radical, an amino radical, or a C 6 H 6 SO 2 radical, formulated into a topically applicable cosmetically/dermatologically acceptable medium.