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  • Title: Evaluating the UVA protection of commercially available sunscreens.
    Author: Leenutaphong V.
    Journal: J Med Assoc Thai; 1992 Nov; 75(11):619-24. PubMed ID: 1307384.
    Abstract:
    Because the protection factor of sunscreens concerns only UVB protection, usually only a little is known about the protection offered in the UVA range. Photoprotection against ultraviolet A (UVA) by five commercially available sunscreens and their components was evaluated in humans, with erythema and pigmentation used as end points. Because UVA-induced tanning obscures a UVA-erythema, quantitative analysis of UVA-erythema cannot be used as the end point in this study. All products provided low UVA protection factor (1.02-1.9). The sunscreen which contain 3 per cent Parsol 1789 was the most effective product and significantly better than the other (p < 0.0001).
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