Patent ID: 7829068

Claim:
A cosmetic tanning agent based on dihydroxyacetone comprising 0.1 to 4.5 wt. % dihydroxyacetone (DHA) incorporated in lamellae resulting from a mixture of phospholipids, lipids, organic solvents, water and DHA and prepared by a high-pressure homogenization process, 0.15 to 3.5 wt. % free dihydroxyacetone, the ratio of DHA incorporated in lamellae and free DHA ranging between 1:1.5 and 1:0.25 and the total amount of DHA contained being equal to or less than 5 wt. %, 0.01 to 10 wt. % phospholipids, 0.01 to 5 wt. % of an alcoholic extract from orange peels, 0.5 to 8 wt. % of an alcoholic extract from tulips, and cosmetic auxiliary agents, carrier substances, additional active ingredients and mixtures thereof up to 100 wt. %, all percentages being relative to the tanning agent's total weight.