Composition containing a cellulose derived capsule with a sunscreen
A sunscreen composition comprised of one or more sunscreen active agents encapsulated in a cellulose derived capsule wherein the composition can contain one or more additional agents. A sunscreen composition can be mixed with a bodywash, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, gel, soap, cream, hand sanitizer, spray or mousse and can be used by an individual during their normal hygiene processes, such as during a shower or bath or while applying a body product to their skin or hair.
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.
2. The sunscreen composition of claim 1 , wherein the one or more UVA sunscreen active agents comprises a dibenzoylmethane.
3. The sunscreen composition of claim 2 , wherein the dibenzoylmethane comprises avobenzone.
4. The sunscreen composition of claim 1 , wherein the one or more UVB sunscreen active agents comprises a salicylate.
5. The sunscreen composition of claim 4 , wherein the salicylate comprises homosalate, octyl salicylate, or both.
6. The sunscreen composition of claim 1 , wherein the first flexible cellulose derived capsule further comprises a polyamide polymer.
7. The sunscreen composition of claim 1 , further comprising a second cellulose derived capsule comprising water-insoluble emollient comprising fatty acids, wherein the second flexible cellulose derived capsule is present at a final percentage of about 0.01% to about 7% of the total weight of the composition.
8. The sunscreen composition of claim 1 , further comprising a second cellulose derived capsule comprising a silicone oil, wherein the second flexible cellulose derived capsule is present at a final percentage of about 0.01% to about 7% of the total weight of the composition.
9. The sunscreen composition of claim 7 , further comprising a third cellulose derived capsule comprising a silicone oil, wherein the third flexible cellulose derived capsule is present at a final percentage of about 0.01% to about 7% of the total weight of the composition.
10. The sunscreen composition of claim 1 , further comprising a film former, wherein the film former is present at a final percentage of about 1% to about 6% of the total weight of the composition.
11. The sunscreen composition of claim 1 , wherein the film former comprises a polyquaternium.
12. The sunscreen composition of claim 11 , wherein the polyquaternium includes a Polyquaternium-1, a Polyquaternium-2, a Polyquaternium-4, a Polyquaternium-5, a Polyquaternium-6, a Polyquaternium-7, a Polyquaternium-8, a Polyquaternium-9, a Polyquaternium-10, a Polyquaternium-11, a Polyquaternium-12, a Polyquaternium-13, a Polyquaternium-14, or a Polyquaternium-15.
13. The sunscreen composition of claim 1 , further comprising one or more emollients, wherein each of the one or more emollients is present at a final percentage of about 0.25% to about 10% of the total weight of the composition.
14. The sunscreen composition of claim 1 , further comprising one or more antioxidant agents.
15. The sunscreen composition of claim 1 , further comprising one or more thickening agents, wherein each of the one or more thickening agents is present at a final percentage of about 0.5% to about 12% of the total weight of the composition.
16. The sunscreen composition of claim 1 , further comprising one or more non-polar waxes.
17. The sunscreen composition of claim 1 , further comprising one or more broad-spectrum UVA/UVB sunscreen active agents, wherein each of the one or more broad-spectrum UVA/UVB sunscreen active agents is present at a final percentage of 25% or less of the total weight of the sunscreen composition.
18. The sunscreen composition of claim 1 , wherein the sunscreen composition is a solid or a liquid.
19. The sunscreen composition of claim 1 , wherein the sunscreen composition is a lotion, a lip balm, a bodywash, a shampoo, a conditioner, a soap, a gel, a hand sanitizer, a cream, a spray, a mousse, a make-up or a hair spray.