Uniformity of sunscreen product application: A problem in testing, a problem for consumers

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-20

  Lott, Dennis L ^a   Stanfield, Joseph ^b   Sayre, Robert M ^c,d   Dowdy, John C ^c  

^a Tanning Research Laboratories   (United States)

^b Suncare Research Laboratories   (United States)

^c Rapid Precision Testing Laboratories   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 METHOXYCINNAMIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL ESTER; DRUG VEHICLE; HOMOSALATE; OIL; OXYBENZONE; SUNSCREEN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER;

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONDOM; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DRUG LABELING; IN VITRO STUDY; LABORATORY; OPTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; THICKNESS; VOLUNTEER;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DRUG EVALUATION; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038782898     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0781.2003.00007.x     Document Type: Article

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