a therapeutic or prophylactic health or appearance benefit to the skin for example such actives may provide anti acne activity anti wrinkling activity topical anesthetic activity topical antibacterial activity topical anti inflammatory activity artificial tanning or acceleration antimicrobial activity antifungal activity sun protection or combinations thereof upon topical application onto human skin the term u201c safe and effective amount u201d as used herein means an amount of a skin care active ingredient high enough to modify the condition to be treated or to deliver the desired skin benefit but low enough to avoid serious side effects at a reasonable benefit to risk ratio within the scope of sound medical judgment what is a safe and effective amount of the active ingredient will vary with the specific active the ability of the active to penetrate through the skin the age health condition and skin condition of the user and other like factors by u201c cosmetically acceptable u201d is meant that the ingredient is suitable for use in contact with the skin of humans and other animals without undue toxicity incompatibility instability irritation allergic response and the like typically these actives of the present invention comprise from about 0 001 to about 20 preferably from about 0 01 to about 10 and more preferably from about 0 025 to about 5 by weight of the composition the actives useful herein can be categorized by their therapeutic prophylactic benefit or their postulated mode of action it is however to be understood that the actives.