Patent ID: 6869598

Claim:
A personal care composition comprising: a. about 0.01 wt. % to about 20 wt. % of an organic sunscreen, b. about 0.0001 wt. % to about 50 wt. % of a 4-substituted resorcinol derivative of general formula I wherein each R 1 and R 2 , independently, represents a hydrogen atom, —CO—R, —COO—R, CONHR; where R represents saturated or unsaturated, linear, branched or cyclic C 1 -C 18 hydrocarbon groups; and R 3 represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms or a group of the general formula formula (II) Wherein X is hydrogen; OR 1 , wherein R 1 represents hydrogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl or aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; OCOR 2 wherein R 2 represents (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl or phenyl; halogen; (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, or aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; or NHR 1 wherein R 1 is defined as above; n is 0 to 3; and wherein the dashed line indicates an optional double bond; and c. a cosmetically acceptable carrier.