Personal care compositions

摘要

Personal care compositions comprise sunscreening compounds which are mycosprorine-like amino acids (MAAs) of formula (I) in which R1 is:(a) H; or (b) a group of formula (II) -CH(R2 )CH2OH (II)in which R2 is H or Me; or(c) a group of formula III -CH(R3)COOH (III)in which R3 is H or an alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms optionally substituted by hydroxy or an ester thereof; or(d) a group of formula IV -CR4 = CHMe (IV)in which R4 is H or -COOH; and R5 is methyl or a group of formula III as defined above or an ester thereof;and an additional organic or inorganic sunscreening agent.