| abstract |
The present invention provides a taste-masked sunscreen composition comprising at least one sunscreen and a spider ester wherein the sunscreen and the spider ester are in intimate association. A method of making the taste-masked sunscreen composition is provided. The sunscreen composition may be in the form of a lip balm. Preferred sunscreens are organic sunscreens such as avobenzone, homosalate, octylsalate, oxybenzone and octinoxate. The spider ester may comprise fatty acid groups connected through polyoxyalkylene chairs to a glycerol, glycol or sorbitol linking group, e.g. sorbeth - 2 -hexaoleate. |