IP Library Granted Patent US 12678391
Granted Patent B2
US 12678391 · App. 17/770,482 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Water-in-oil emulsion sunscreen cosmetic

Inventors: Ayumu Enomoto (Tokyo, JP); Keita Nishida (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Shiseido Company, Ltd.
A61K8/676A61K8/27A61K8/368A61K8/44A61K8/602A61K8/675A61Q17/04
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Patent No.
US 12678391
App. No.
17/770,482
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

[Problem] An objective of the present invention is to provide a water-in-oil emulsion sunscreen cosmetic that allows a medicinal agent to be blended into the internal phase, while having high ultraviolet protection power. [Solution] The sunscreen cosmetic of the present invention is characterized by comprising: (A) an ultraviolet absorbing agent; (B) a medicinal agent selected from the group consisting of L-ascorbic acid and derivatives thereof, tranexamic acid and derivatives thereof, alkoxysalicylic acid and derivatives thereof, glycyrrhizinic acid and derivatives thereof, and nicotinic acid and derivatives thereof; (C) a water-soluble thickener that is not sugar-derived; and (D) water.

Claims (9)

1 . A water-in-oil emulsion sunscreen cosmetic comprising:

(A) an ultraviolet absorbing agent;

(B) a medicinal agent selected from the group consisting of L-ascorbic acid and derivatives thereof, tranexamic acid and derivatives thereof, alkoxysalicylic acid and derivatives thereof, glycyrrhizinic acid and glycyrrhizinic acid salts, and nicotinic acid and derivatives thereof;

(C) a water-soluble thickener that is not sugar-derived; and

(D) water,

wherein the (C) water-soluble thickener is a single type or a combination of two or more types selected from sodium polyacrylate, (acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate) crosspolymer, carboxyvinyl polymer, (PEG-240/decyl tetradeceth-20/hexamethyl diisocyanate) copolymer, (dimethylacrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate) crosspolymer, and (acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate) copolymer.

2 . The cosmetic as in claim 1 , wherein the component (C) is one or more substances selected from among vinyl-based polymers, acrylic-based polymers, acrylate-based synthetic polymers and hydrophobically modified polyether urethanes.

3 . The cosmetic as in claim 1 , wherein a blended amount of the component (D) is 13% to 80% by mass relative to the entire cosmetic.

4 . The cosmetic as in claim 1 , wherein the medicinal agent is not a salt.