Update on Photoprotection

Photoprotection by sunscreens, clothing and glasses are important to protect the skin against the detrimental effects of sun exposure. In order to achieve complete protection, topical strategies must shield against the range of solar wavelengths ultraviolet A, ultraviolet B, infrared radiation that...

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Autores principales: Rai, Reena, Shanmuga, Sekar C, Srinivas, CR
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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CME Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3482794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23112351
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.100472
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description Photoprotection by sunscreens, clothing and glasses are important to protect the skin against the detrimental effects of sun exposure. In order to achieve complete protection, topical strategies must shield against the range of solar wavelengths ultraviolet A, ultraviolet B, infrared radiation that can damage the skin. To provide the necessary broad spectrum coverage, combinations of chemical and physical UV filters along with molecules that are capable of interfering with and/or preventing the deleterious effects of sunlight are discussed in this review.
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spelling pubmed-34827942012-10-30 Update on Photoprotection Rai, Reena Shanmuga, Sekar C Srinivas, CR Indian J Dermatol CME Article Photoprotection by sunscreens, clothing and glasses are important to protect the skin against the detrimental effects of sun exposure. In order to achieve complete protection, topical strategies must shield against the range of solar wavelengths ultraviolet A, ultraviolet B, infrared radiation that can damage the skin. To provide the necessary broad spectrum coverage, combinations of chemical and physical UV filters along with molecules that are capable of interfering with and/or preventing the deleterious effects of sunlight are discussed in this review. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3482794/ /pubmed/23112351 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.100472 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Dermatology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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