which are resistant to rub off and the concomitant loss of protection provided by the sunscreen application_number US 78108485 A description the term 34 sunscreen agent 34 as used herein includes the specific compounds ethylhexyl p methoxycinnamate and butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane and mixtures thereof the former compound is a uvb absorber while the latter absorbs uv rays in the a range other sunscreens useful in the present compositions are 2 hydroxy 4 methoxybenzophenone and octyl dimethyl p aminobenzoic acid mixtures of these are also acceptable as are mixtures with the previously mentioned sunscreens still other sunscreens are digalloyl trioleate 2 2 dihydroxy 4 methoxy benzophenone ethyl 4 bis hydroxypropyl aminobenzoate 2 ethylhexyl 2 cyano 3 3 diphenylacrylate ethyl hexyl p methoxy cinnamate 2 ethylhexyl salicylate glyceryl p aminobenzoate 3 3 5 trimethylcyclohexyl salicylate methyl anthranilate p dimethyl aminobenzoate and 2 ethylhexyl p dimethyl amino benzoate mixtures of these latter compounds may also be used these compounds do not penetrate the skin and are therefore benefited to a greater extent by the improved resistance to rub off than would compositions which do penetrate the skin the amount of the compounds useful in the compositions of the present invention is from about 1 to about 20 preferably from about 7 to about 12 the polymer useful in the present composition is a copolymer of.