Abstract:
ULTRAVOILET LIGHT-ABSORBING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING FROM 0.5 TO 20% BY WEIGHT, BASED ON THE TOTAL WEIGHT, OF A COMPOUND OF THE FORMULA
(A-CO-CH=C(-OH)-)PYRIDINE
WHEREIN A IS PYRIDYL, PHENYL, HALO-PHENYL, LOWER ALKYLPHENYL OR LOWER ALKOXY-PHENYL, OR A TAUTOMER THEREOF: THE COMPOSITIONS ARE USEFUL AS COSMETIC OR DERMATOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS FOR PROTECTING THE SKIN AGAINST ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, AND ALSO AS LIGHT-PROTECTIVE IMPREGNATING AGENTS FOR CARDBOARD AND SIMILAR PACKAGING MATERIAL.