Mineral filters in sunscreen products - Comparison of the efficacy of zinc oxide and titanium dioxide by in vitro method

Pharmazie

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 58-60

  Couteau, C ^a   Alami, S ^a   Guitton, M ^a   Paparis, E ^a   Coiffard, Laurence J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; DODICIN; EUSOLEX; NANOX; STEARIC ACID; SUNSCREEN; TALC; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; Z COTE; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; SUNLIGHT;

ALGORITHMS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; MINERALS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TALC; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 38549096795     PISSN: 00317144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1691/ph.2008.7623     Document Type: Article

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