SUNSCREEN in UV

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Resources and Further reading:

“The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to limit the maximum labeled SPF value for over-the-counter (OTC) sunscreen drug products to ‘‘50+.’
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/....FR-2011-06-17/pdf/20

NYT Article on SPF 50
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/0....6/15/science/15sun.h

FDA: Understanding over the counter sunscreens
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/reso....urcesforyou/consumer

Sunscreen Penetration of Human Skin and Related Keratinocyte Toxicity after Topical Application
https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/85861

Regulatory Policy Information for the Sunscreen Innovation Act (information on FDA’s rejection of new sunscreen ingredients)
https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/Guid....anceComplianceRegula

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15908756

NEW SIA (sunscreen innvation act): https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/Guid....anceComplianceRegula

Schedule of sunscreen lettesr: https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/Guid....anceComplianceRegula

FDA blog safety and effectiveness data: https://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice..../index.php/2016/11/f

Sunscreen + coral reefs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/07/02/hawaii-is-about-to-ban-your-favorite-sunscreen-to-protect-its-coral-reefs/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.bba2187271ad

”SPF 100 vs 50 study”
https://www.sciencedirect.com/....science/article/pii/

Screenshot of “health blog”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com.....au/2016/11/29/chemi

Overview of suncreen ingredients
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p....mc/articles/PMC35432

“Titanium dioxide and zinc oxide provide UV protection primarily via absorption of UV radiation and not through significant reflection or scattering.”
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.co....m/doi/abs/10.1111/ph

From the FDA’s website:
“Although the protective action of sunscreen products takes place on the surface of the skin, there is evidence that at least some sunscreen active ingredients may be absorbed through the skin and enter the body”
https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/Reso....urcesForYou/Consumer

In 2014, the FDA updated sunscreen ingredient proposal rules
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/guid....ancecomplianceregula