Microfine zinc oxide is a superior sunscreen ingredient to microfine titanium dioxide

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 309-314

  Pinnell, Sheldon R ^a,b,d   Fairhurst, David ^b   Gillies, Robert ^c   Mitchnick, Mark A ^b   Kollias, Nikiforos ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SunSmart Inc   (United States)

^c Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine   (United States)

^d SkinCeuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN; T COTE 031; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; Z COTE HPI; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTOMETRY; SKIN PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

HUMANS; PARTICLE SIZE; SKIN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 0034070670     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2000.99237.x     Document Type: Article

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