UV Filters and Sunscreen (IMAGE)

University of California - Riverside

UV Filters and Sunscreen

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UV filters (octylmethoxycinnamate, benzophenone-3 and octocrylene) widely used in sunscreens generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) in skin when exposed to ultraviolet radiation, augmenting the ROS that is naturally produced.

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K. Hanson, UC Riverside

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