A UV-protective composition for treating substrates comprising one or more water-soluble,
cationic, UV-absorbing polymers, wherein the cationic, UV-absorbing polymers are
prepared by polymerizing one or more vinyl, allyl or acrylic monomers with one
or more vinyl or acrylic monomers that absorb ultraviolet light radiation having
a wavelength of about 200 to about 420 nm and a method of treating substrates.