According to the present invention there is provided a cosmetic preparation generally comprised of a) 2-ethylhexyl-2-cyano-3,3-diphenyl acrylate (octocrylene), b) ethanol and c) titanium dioxide in the rutile crystal structure with a primary particle size of 2-100 nm. Preferably, the preparation according to the invention contains titanium dioxide in the rutile crystal structure. Alternatively, the titanium dioxide is present in the crystal structure if the total amount of other crystal structures does not exceed 1% by weight, based on the total amount of titanium dioxide.
