In vivo evaluation of the protective capacity of sunscreen by monitoring urocanic acid isomer in the stratum corneum using Raman spectroscopy

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 410-417

  Egawa, Mariko ^a   Iwaki, Haruhi ^a  

^a SHISEIDO RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Raman spectroscopy; Skin; Sunscreen; Urocanic acid

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ISOMERS; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SUN HOODS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ABSORBING COMPONENTS; CONCENTRATION DEPTH PROFILES; CONFOCAL RAMAN SPECTROSCOPIES; CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; IN VIVO EVALUATIONS; IN-VIVO; MINIMAL ERYTHEMA DOSES; PROTECTIVE CAPACITIES; RAMAN SPECTRUM; SKIN SURFACES; STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES; STRATUM CORNEUM; SUNSCREEN; TOTAL AMOUNTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UROCANIC ACID; UV EXPOSURES; UV RADIATIONS;

SKIN;

KERATIN; SUNSCREEN; UROCANIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEEK; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; JAPANESE; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SKIN PROTECTION; SKIN SURFACE; STRATUM CORNEUM; SUMMER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UROCANIC ACID; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049097929     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2008.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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