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

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. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the course of facial sunscreen coverage and sustai...

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Autores principales: Kobwanthanakun, Waritch, Silpa‐archa, Narumol, Wongpraparut, Chanisada, Pruksaekanan, Chutipon, Manuskiatti, Woraphong
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Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8358230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34401526
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.350
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author Kobwanthanakun, Waritch
Silpa‐archa, Narumol
Wongpraparut, Chanisada
Pruksaekanan, Chutipon
Manuskiatti, Woraphong
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Silpa‐archa, Narumol
Wongpraparut, Chanisada
Pruksaekanan, Chutipon
Manuskiatti, Woraphong
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description 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. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the course of facial sunscreen coverage and sustainability over an 8‐hour workday among outdoor workers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This open‐label trial included 20 healthy subjects who spend at least 80% of their workday outdoors. All volunteers applied 2 mg/cm(2) of provided broad‐spectrum sunscreen mixed with the invisible blue fluorescent agent to all parts of their face in the morning. A VISIA‐CR camera was used to capture facial fluorescence intensity every 2 hours, and digital image analysis software was used to quantify fluorescence intensity at six areas of the face at each time point for 8 hours. RESULTS: Sunscreen coverage declined most rapidly during the first 2 hours with a mean reduction of 18.31%. By the end of the 8‐hour study workday, the mean decrease in sunscreen coverage was 31.63% (range: 17.39%‐45.29%). CONCLUSION: Reapplication of sunscreen is essential among outdoor workers. After 4 hours, the amount of sunscreen remaining on the face may not be sufficient for protecting the skin from harmful ultraviolet radiation.
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spelling pubmed-83582302021-08-15 An evaluation of the course of facial sunscreen coverage and sustainability over an 8‐hour workday among outdoor workers Kobwanthanakun, Waritch Silpa‐archa, Narumol Wongpraparut, Chanisada Pruksaekanan, Chutipon Manuskiatti, Woraphong Health Sci Rep Research Articles 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. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the course of facial sunscreen coverage and sustainability over an 8‐hour workday among outdoor workers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This open‐label trial included 20 healthy subjects who spend at least 80% of their workday outdoors. All volunteers applied 2 mg/cm(2) of provided broad‐spectrum sunscreen mixed with the invisible blue fluorescent agent to all parts of their face in the morning. A VISIA‐CR camera was used to capture facial fluorescence intensity every 2 hours, and digital image analysis software was used to quantify fluorescence intensity at six areas of the face at each time point for 8 hours. RESULTS: Sunscreen coverage declined most rapidly during the first 2 hours with a mean reduction of 18.31%. By the end of the 8‐hour study workday, the mean decrease in sunscreen coverage was 31.63% (range: 17.39%‐45.29%). CONCLUSION: Reapplication of sunscreen is essential among outdoor workers. After 4 hours, the amount of sunscreen remaining on the face may not be sufficient for protecting the skin from harmful ultraviolet radiation. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021-08-11 /pmc/articles/PMC8358230/ /pubmed/34401526 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.350 Text en © 2021 The Authors. Health Science Reports published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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Pruksaekanan, Chutipon
Manuskiatti, Woraphong
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title_fullStr An evaluation of the course of facial sunscreen coverage and sustainability over an 8‐hour workday among outdoor workers
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title_short An evaluation of the course of facial sunscreen coverage and sustainability over an 8‐hour workday among outdoor workers
title_sort evaluation of the course of facial sunscreen coverage and sustainability over an 8‐hour workday among outdoor workers
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8358230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34401526
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.350
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