Patent ID: 8206728

Claim:
A sunscreen composition comprising: at least one sunscreen agent selected from the group consisting of octocrylene, avobenzone, octyl salicylate, 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone, and homosalate; at least one volatile solvent; at least one fluorinated alkyl ether selected from the group consisting of methoxy-nonafluorobutane and ethoxy-nonafluorobutane, wherein the fluorinated alkyl ether is present in the sunscreen composition in an amount from about 10% to about 35% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition; and optionally water, in an amount no more than about 10% by weight; wherein said sunscreen composition is not an emulsion and wherein the SPF of the sunscreen composition is higher than that of the same composition not containing said fluorinated alkyl ether.