CPC A61K 8/35 (2013.01) [A61K 8/11 (2013.01); A61K 8/37 (2013.01); A61K 8/731 (2013.01); A61K 8/817 (2013.01); A61K 8/88 (2013.01); A61K 8/922 (2013.01); A61Q 17/04 (2013.01); A61K 2800/48 (2013.01); A61K 2800/522 (2013.01); A61K 2800/56 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A sunscreen composition comprising:
a first flexible cellulose derived capsule, comprising:
one or more UVA sunscreen active agents, wherein each of the one or more UVA sunscreen active agents is present at 3% or less of the total weight of the sunscreen composition;
one or more UVB sunscreen active agents, wherein each of the one or more UVB sunscreen active agents is present at 15% or less of the total weight of the sunscreen composition; and
a flexible shell consisting of:
cellulose, or a salt thereof; a cellulose derivative selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose, and salts thereof; a derivative of hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose, and salts thereof, and any combination thereof,
wherein the first flexible cellulose derived capsule has a mean diameter of about 200 nm to about 750 nm.
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