TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - BIOLOGY - Preferred Protein: Component (i) is from the seeds of Hibiscus esculentus, peas, wheat or oats. Particularly it comprises 50-90, best 60-85, % globulins of over 30 kD and 10-50, best 15-40, % albumins smaller than 30 kD. Most preferred are Hibiscin HPLS 9198 (RTM) and 'V-Protein Liquid', from peas.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - PHARMACEUTICALS - Preferred Composition: This contains 30-75, particularly 35-65, wt.% water; the protein is 0.05-5, preferably 0.1-0.3, wt.% and the oil component 1-20, preferably 4-10, wt.%. It may also include:(a) at least one, natural or synthetic, anionic, amphoteric or (synthetic only) nonionic polymer;(b) a nonionic co-emulsifier of the polar fatty acid type or water-in-oil emulsifier with HLB below 6.5;(c) at least one (pro)vitamin, vitamin precursor or their derivatives; and(d) standard additives such as plant extracts, sebum-regulating agents, astringents, antioxidants.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Materials: The oil component is an ester of (un)saturated, linear or branched 3-22C fatty acids; of dimeric unsaturated 12-22C fatty acids with monovalent linear, branched or cyclic 2-18C alkanols, polyvalent linear or branched 2-6C alkanols or polyglycerols; dicarboxylic esters of linear or branched 2-10C alkanols; benzoic acid esters of linear or branched 10-20C alkanols; 12-22C alkanol esters of mono- or poly-valent 2-7C hydroxycarboxylic acids, optionally aromatic, or their mixtures. Alternatively they are plant, animal or synthetic fatty acid triglycerides, other than evening primrose or olive oils. At 25 degrees C, the oil component has surface tension on water below 30 mN/m.The UV filter is of any standard type, e.g. dibenzoylmethane; cinnamate; salicylate; benzophenone; camphor ; e.g. (19 are specified) 1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-3- (4'-methoxyphenyl)propan-1,3-dione. Suitable co-emulsifiers of HLB below 6.5 include linear 12-22C fatty alcohols and 12-22C fatty acid partial esters of 2-6C polyols.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Materials: Suitable UV filters are oxides of titanium, zinc, cerium and iron.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Materials: Particularly preferred are Rheothik 11-80 (RTM for a 2-acrylamido-2-methanepropane sulfonic acid homopolymer) and Simulgel EG (RTM for a sodium acrylate/acryloyl dimethyltaurate copolymer, including isohexadecane and polysorbate 80). ACTIVITY - Dermatological.    No details of tests for dermatological activity are given.    MECHANISM OF ACTION - Absorption of ultra-violet light.    EXAMPLE - A composition comprised (weight parts) thistle oil, 3; propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, 3.5; behenyl alcohol, 3; glyceryl stearate, 3; cetearyl alcohol, 2; isopropyl stearate, 6; dimethicone, 1; tocopherol/hydrogenated palm glycerides citrate, 0.05; butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, 2; octyl methoxycinamate, 3; 4-methylbenzylidene-camphor, 3; octyl triazone, 2.5; propylparaben, 0.2; glycerol, 5; methylparaben, 0.2; water, 54.95; Hibiscin HP-LS 9198 (RTM for proteins extracted from seeds of Hibiscus esculentus), 3; Granlux MSN50 (RTM for mixture of titanium dioxide, apricot kernel oil, poly(ethylene glycol) esters, cetearyl glucoside and polydecene), 2.5; citric acid, 0.1; and Sepigel (RTM for polyacrylamide, 13-14C isoparaffin and laureth-7), 2.