Patent ID: 7326408

Claim:
A method for increasing the compliance in the use of topical sunscreens comprising providing to an individual in need thereof a photostable, chemically stable, and physically stable formulation for topical application to the skin for treating acne vulgaris and protecting skin from harmful effects of chronic exposure to the sun comprising a vehicle, one or more sunscreen agents dissolved or suspended in the vehicle, which sunscreen agent is selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, bisoctrizole, anisotriazine, para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) and derivatives, anthranilates, benzophenones, cinnamates, salicylates, camphor derivatives, benzene 1,4-di(3-methylidene-10-camphosulfonic) acid, drometriazole trisiloxane, and dibenzoylmethanes, and an antibiotic medication that is effective in treating or reducing the signs of acne vulgaris, which antibiotic medication is dissolved or suspended in the vehicle.