Wyeth’s Lip Treatment Has ‘Taste-Masked’ Sunscreen

US Patent No. 9,399,008 B2; Wyeth LLC, New York, NY, has patented a lip treatment formulation comprising a taste-masked sunscreen composition that is comprised of at least one organic sunscreen, a spider ester, and at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of ubiquinone, spilanthes acmella flower extract, hyaluronic acid, a hyaluronic acid salt, and mixtures thereof. The organic sunscreen and the spider ester are in intimate association. The intimate association is achieved by mixing together at least one organic sunscreen and the spider ester, and optionally a photostabilizer, to form a pre-mix prior to combining the pre-mix with any other ingredients of the composition. At least one organic sunscreen is avobenzone and the spider ester has the common linking group of sorbitol.