A COMBINED INSECT REPELLENT AND SUNSCREEN COMPOSITION

摘要

A combined insect repellent and sunscreen composition is disclosed including 3- 9 % by weight in total of at least two emulsifiers, based on the total weight of the composition. The composition preferably comprises titanium dioxide as the inorganic compound and N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide and dipropyl pyridine-2,5-dicarboxylate as insect repellents. A method of manufacturing a sunscreen composition is also disclosed. The composition including one or more insect repellents a nd one or more sunscreening agents, is the form of an emulsion having an oil phase and a water phase and is manufactured by preparing the o il phase and the water phase and combining to form an emulsion prior to the addition of at least one inorganic compound used as a sunscreening agent.