Waterproof sunblock compositions

Claim 2

A cosmetic sunscreen composition which is waterproof comprising: (i) from about 0.10 to about 30% of a quaternary ammonium phosphate ester having the formula: ##STR9## wherein R is a quaternary ammonium radical substituted with aliphatic radicals having from about 5 to about 40 carbon atoms; and X is an anion; (ii) from about 0.10 to about 10% of a cationic polysaccharide that is a hydroxyalkyl cellulose substituted with a quaternary ammonium group having at least one substituent attached thereto being an alkyl group of from 12 to 22 carbon atoms; and (iii) a sunscreen agent present in an effective amount to at least partially block ultraviolet radiation from reaching human skin upon which said composition is deposited, said sunscreen agent being selected from the group consisting of para-amino benzoates, salicylates, cinnamates, benzophenones, menthyl anthralinates, digalloyl trioleates, courmarins, azoles, tannic acids, inorganic pigments, polyethylene, polyamide and mixtures thereof.

Claim 3

A composition according to claim 1 wherein R is an amidoamine having the formula ##STR10## wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy and hydroxyalkyl having from 5 to 22 carbon atoms each, and aryl and alkaryl having up to 20 carbon atoms; R 2 , R 3 and R 4 may each independently be selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl and alkenyl each having up to 6 carbon atoms, and polyoxyalkylene of up to 10 carbon atoms; R 3 and R 4 may additionally be selected from the group consisting of aceto and propriono groups and may even be taken together with the nitrogen to which they are attached so as to form a N-heterocyclic ring, said ring containing from 5 to 6 total ring carbon atoms and represented by the formula: ##STR11## wherein Z is N, S or O; o is an integer from 0 to 3, p is an integer from 1 to 3, provided that the sum of o+p is from 3 to 4; R 1 is a radical selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy and hydroxyalkyl units of from 2 to 22 carbon atoms each, and aryl and alkaryl of up to 20 carbon atoms; R 6 is alkyl of from 2 to 6 carbon atoms which atoms may be substituted with a hydroxyl group; and n is an integer from about 1 to 10.

Claim 4

A composition according to claim 1 wherein the alkyl is selected from the group consisting of lauryl, cocoly and stearyl.

Claim 5

A composition according to claim 1 wherein said phosphate ester is present in an amount from about 1 to about 5% by weight of the composition.

Claim 6

A composition according to claim 1 wherein said cationic polysaccaride is present in amount from about 0.2 to about 1% by weight of the composition.

Claim 7

A composition according to claim 1 wherein said phosphate ester is present as the main emulsifier and surfactant of the composition.

Claim 8

A composition according to claim 1 wherein said sunscreen agent is a substance having light absorption in the wavelength region between 290 and 420 nm.

Claim 9

A composition according to claim 1 wherein the sunscreen agent is selected from the group consisting of oxybenzone, dioxybenzone, sulibenzone, menthyl anthralinate, p-amino benzoic acid, amyl dimethyl p-aminobenzoate acid, 2-ethoxy ethyl p-methoxy cinnamate, diethanolamine p-ethoxy cinnamate, digalloyl trioleate, ethyl-4-bis (hydroxypropyl) aminobenzoate, 2-ethyl hexyl-2-cyano-3,3 diphenyl acrylate, ethyl hexyl p-methoxy cinnamate, 2-ethyl hexyl salicylate, glyceryl aminobenzoate, homomenthyl salicylate, dihydroxyacetone, octyl dimethyl p-aminobenzoic acid, 2-pheyl benzimidazole 5-sulphonic acid, triethanolamine salicylate, titanium dioxide, iron oxide, polyethylene, polyamide and mixtures thereof.

Claim 10

A cosmetic sunscreen composition which is waterproof comprising: (i) from about 1 to about 5% of quaternary ammonium phosphate ester having the formula: ##STR12## wherein R is a quaternary ammonium radical having from about 5 to about 40 carbon atoms; X is an anion; and R is an amidoamine having the formula: ##STR13## wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy and hydroxyalkyl having from 5 to 22 carbon atoms each, and aryl and alkaryl having up to 20 carbon atoms; R 2 , R 3 and R 4 may each independently be selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl and alkenyl each having up to 6 carbon atoms, and polyoxyalkylene of up to 10 carbon atoms; R 3 and R 4 may additionally be selected from the group consisting of aceto and propriono groups; and n is an integer from about 1 to 10; (ii) from about 0.10 to about 1% by weight of a cationic polysaccharide that is a hydroxyethyl cellulose substituted with a quaternary ammonium group having at least one substituent attached thereto being an alkyl group of from 12 to 22 carbon atoms; and (iii) a sunscreen agent present in an effective amount to at least partially block ultraviolet radiation from reaching human skin upon said composition is deposited, said sunscreen agent being selected from the group consisting of ethylhexyl p-methoxycinnamate, oxybenzone, titanium dioxide and combinations thereof.

Claim 11

A cosmetic sunscreen composition which is waterproof comprising: (i) from about 1 to about 5% of quaternary ammonium phosphate ester having the formula: ##STR12## wherein R is a quaternary ammonium radical having from about 5 to about 40 carbon atoms; X is an anion; and R is an amidoamine having the formula: ##STR13## wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy and hydroxyalkyl having from 5 to 22 carbon atoms each, and aryl and alkaryl having up to 20 carbon atoms; R 2 , R 3 and R 4 may each independently be selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl and alkenyl each having up to 6 carbon atoms, and polyoxyalkylene of up to 10 carbon atoms; R 3 and R 4 may additionally be selected from the group consisting of aceto and propriono groups; and n is an integer from about 1 to 10; (ii) from about 0.10 to about 1% by weight of a cationic polysaccharide that is a hydroxyethyl cellulose substituted with a quaternary ammonium group having at least one substituent attached thereto being an alkyl group of from 12 to 22 carbon atoms; and (iii) a sunscreen agent present in an effective amount to at least partially block ultraviolet radiation from reaching human skin upon said composition is deposited, said sunscreen agent being selected from the group consisting of ethylhexyl p-methoxycinnamate, oxybenzone, titanium dioxide and combinations thereof.