Compositions containing (1) water, (2) at least one hydrophilic sunscreen active agent having a sulfonic acid group, (3) at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of alkoxylated fatty alcohols, sorbitan esters, alkoxylated silicones, and mixtures thereof, and (4) at least one copolymer comprising at least one monomer comprising a carboxylic acid containing α,β-unsaturation, at least one monomer containing an ester of a carboxylic acid containing α,β-unsaturation, and at least one monomer containing an oxyalkylenated fatty alcohol are provided.