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An evaluation of the course of facial sunscreen coverage and sustainability over an 8‐hour workday among outdoor workers

Health Science Reports, 2021
Background Reapplication of sunscreen every 2 hours is recommended, especially after swimming, sweating, or working outdoors. However, the sustainability of sunscreen during the workday among outdoor workers is still unclear.
Waritch Kobwanthanakun, Narumol Silpa‐archa, Chanisada Wongpraparut, Chutipon Pruksaekanan, Woraphong Manuskiatti   +4 more
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Skin cancer risk perception and sun protection behavior at work, at leisure, and on sun holidays: a survey for Danish outdoor and indoor workers

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2018
Background To prevent occupational skin cancer, it is essential that the sun-protective behavior of outdoor workers is adequate. The aim is to study the sun-protective behavior of Danish outdoor workers at work, at leisure, and on sun holiday and compare
Kasper Grandahl, Kristina Sophie Ibler, Gunnar Hellmund Laier, Ole Steen Mortensen   +3 more
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The Interest in Nanomaterials for Topical Photoprotection

Cosmetics, 2015
Wearing clothes and using sun protection products are effective ways of preventing non-melanocytic skin cancer. Sun protection products are classified as cosmetics in Europe.
Céline Couteau, Laurence Coiffard
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Knowledge and behavior of Lebanese parents regarding melanoma prevention in public and private school children

Melanoma Management, 2021
Aim: Assess the knowledge and behavior of Lebanese parents when it comes to melanoma and its prevention in children. Methods: A survey, to be completed by parents, was sent through children from three schools.
Léa El Haddad, Tarek Souaid, Diana Kadi, Joya-Rita Hindy, Karim Souaid, Hampig Raphael Kourie, Roland Tomb   +6 more
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Attitudes, Barriers, Motivations to Sun Protection in Reunion Island’s Schools: Qualitative Study

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2022
Sebastien Leruste,1 Mathilde Marx,1 Cassie Ah-Mouck,1 Lindsay Yap-Chim,1 Nathalie Sultan-Bichat,2,3 Marie Beylot-Barry,4 Michel Spodenkiewicz,5,6,* Jessica Dumez,1,6,* Antoine Bertolotti3,6,7 1University Department of General Medicine, Saint ...
Leruste S, Marx M, Ah-Mouck C, Yap-Chim L, Sultan-Bichat N, Beylot-Barry M, Spodenkiewicz M, Dumez J, Bertolotti A   +8 more
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Daily Minutes of Unprotected Sun Exposure (MUSE) Inventory: Measure description and comparisons to UVR sensor and sun protection survey data

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2018
One in five US adults will be diagnosed with skin cancer. As most skin cancers are attributable to sun exposure, this risk factor is an important target for research and intervention. Most sun exposure measures assess frequency of specific sun-protection
Tammy K. Stump, Lisa G. Aspinwall, Elizabeth L. Gray, Shuai Xu, Nenita Maganti, Sancy A. Leachman, Nabil Alshurafa, June K. Robinson   +7 more
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A Qualitative Exploration of Parental Perceptions Regarding Children's Sun Exposure, Sun Protection, and Sunburn

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Sun protection among children is of utmost importance since sunburn in early life is a major risk factor for skin cancer development. Because parents play a vital role in enhancing sun safety among children, this study explored parental perceptions ...
Karlijn Thoonen, Liesbeth van Osch, Rowan Drittij, Hein de Vries, Francine Schneider   +4 more
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Determination of Antioxidant Activity and Sun Protection Factor of Commercial Essential Oils

Biology and Life Sciences Forum, 2021
Aromatic plants have been used since antiquity as great potential sources of therapeutics in folk medicine and as preservatives in foods, because they contain many biologically active compounds.
Filomena Monica Vella, Domenico Cautela, Bruna Laratta   +2 more
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Sun Protection for Children: A Review

Journal of Pediatrics Review, 2015
Chronic ultraviolet exposure results in premature skin aging (photoaging), dyspigmentation, sallow color, textural changes, loss of elasticity, and premalignant actinic keratoses. UVB radiation is mainly responsible for acute damages such as sunburn, and
Nazanin Shafie Pour, Majid Saeedi , Katayoun Morteza Semnani, Jafar Akbari   +3 more
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Use of Vegetable Oils to Improve the Sun Protection Factor of Sunscreen Formulations

Cosmetics, 2019
Some vegetable oils have many biological properties, including UV-absorbing capacity. Therefore, their use has been suggested to reduce the content of organic UV-filters in sunscreen products.
L. Montenegro, L. M. Santagati
semanticscholar   +1 more source