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Sunscreen

Current Opinion in Oncology, 2000
Skin cancer prevention is increasingly a focus of public health campaigns. The most important avoidable cause of skin cancer is ultraviolet radiation from the sun, but sunscreens are often used in a suboptimal manner, compromising their effectiveness. People may "compensate" for the use of sunscreen by increasing their time in the sun, which can have ...
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Fabrication of Light-Colored Lignin Microspheres for Developing Natural Sunscreens with Favorable UV Absorbability and Staining Resistance

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2019
As a natural macromolecular sun blocker, industrial lignin has potential in preparing value-added body sunscreens, but the dark color of lignin causes serious staining, which limits the practicabil...
Hui Zhang   +3 more
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Sensitivity to sunscreens

Contact Dermatitis, 1987
The patients sensitized to sunscreen agents who attended our Contact Dermatitis Clinic between February 1985 to March 1987 have been reviewed. 15 (5%) of 280 patients tested with sunscreens had positive reactions: 3 of them were allergic to more than one agent. The most frequent contact allergens were hydroxy methoxy methyl benzophenone (Mexenone) [6].
J. S. C. English, I. R. White, K. Cronin
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CeO2-based nanocomposites: An advanced alternative to TiO2 and ZnO in sunscreens

Materials Express, 2019
To encounter the increasing risk of melanoma as well as sunburns and premature ageing, tremendous efforts are being put forwarded by the researchers to improve the existing sunscreen materials used in cosmetics.
Shaikh Parwaiz   +2 more
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Sunscreens

2008
Sunscreens have become since more than 40 years the most popular means of protection against UV radiation (UVR) in Western countries. Organic and inorganic filters with different absorption spectrum exist. They filter or scatter UVR. Protection from UVB is quantified as a minimal erythema dose-based sun protection factor. UVA protection testing is less
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Hawaii and Other Jurisdictions Ban Oxybenzone or Octinoxate Sunscreens Based on the Confirmed Adverse Environmental Effects of Sunscreen Ingredients on Aquatic Environments

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, 2019
The importance of adequate sunscreen use for the prevention of skin cancers has been highlighted across several recent papers in the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery.
L. Ouchene, I. Litvinov, E. Netchiporouk
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Compliance and Sunscreens

Dermatologic Clinics, 2006
Part of the controversy surrounding sunscreens deals with issues of compliance. Sunscreens do not work if they remain in the bottle. It is estimated that the average United States adult uses less than one bottle of sunscreen per year. Clearly, this is indicative of poor compliance, since one bottle, if applied as directed on a daily basis, should last ...
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Sunscreens and phototesting

Clinics in Dermatology, 1988
Abstract The last decade has seen numerous advances in the development of photoprotective sunscreens. There have been significant improvements in the sunscreening chemicals as well as vehicle preparations, yielding much higher protection factors and enhanced substantivity.
Daniel P. Weingarten   +2 more
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Sunscreens And Photoprotection

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 1993
This article discusses various forms of photoprotection. Mechanisms of action of chemical sunscreens, determination of sunscreen effectiveness, and adverse effects are detailed. Attention is also given to alternative methods of photoprotection and special recommendations for children.
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Skin cancer prevention: a review of current topical options complementary to sunscreens

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2019
The incidence of non‐melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is dramatically increasing worldwide, despite the increased use of improved sunscreens. In 2014, the Surgeon General estimated that 2.2–5.0 million people were treated annually for NMSC.
A. Rosenthal   +3 more
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