Use of cholesteric liquid-crystalline polymers as UV screens in cosmetic and pharmaceutical preparations

摘要

Cholesteric liquid-crystalline polymers, especially cholesteric liquid-crystalline polyesters, polycarbonates or polyamides, are used as photostable UV screens in cosmetic and pharmaceutical preparations for protecting the human epidermis or hair against UV radiation, especially in the region from 280 to 450 nm.