Compositions including a discontinuous oil phase homogeneously dispersed in a continuous water phase, the oil phase including a sunscreen agent that includes a linear, ultraviolet radiation absorbing polyether that comprises a chemically bound UV- chromophore； and an oil- in water emulsifier component including an anionic oil -in -water emulsifier and a nonionic oil- in -water emulsifier having an alcohol functional ,group wherein the weight ratio of the anionic oil in water emulsifier to the nonionic oil- in- water emulsifier is about 12 or less and wherein the linear , ultraviolet radiation absorbing polyether is present in an amount effective to provide the composition with an SPF of about 10 or greater.
