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16311166

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-11-28
pubmed:abstractText
Ultraviolet (UV) filters are the active ingredients in sunscreens. The concentration and combination of UV filters determine the efficacy of sunscreens as measured by sun protection factor. The safety of individual UV filters, and, more generally, sunscreen products, is a matter of a few related components: objective toxicologic evaluation, phototoxicologic potential, and human health consequences of using products that may reduce some but not all of the solar UV. Of 16 UV filters approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, 9 are used in different combinations in the most currently marketed sunscreens. Most of these compounds are considered safe and effective alone or in combination with other UV filters based on extensive toxicologic/phototoxicologic evaluations and market history. The benefits from proper use of sunscreens outweigh real or perceived human health concerns, establishing a favorable benefit-to-risk ratio. Future UV filters will require complete human safety evaluations alone and in combination with select benchmark ingredients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0733-8635
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
35-51
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Human safety and efficacy of ultraviolet filters and sunscreen products.
pubmed:affiliation
Central Product Safety, The Procter and Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH 45241, USA. nash.jf@pg.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review