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DO SUNSCREENS PROTECT
AGAINST SKIN AGING?
"Sunscreens are employed to mitigate the adverse effects of sunlight on skin
but are primarily designed to prevent
ultraviolet-B-associated
burning and damage. The increasingly recognized role of
ultraviolet A
in aging 'and in wrinkles] and possibly melanoma, highlights the need to
include ultraviolet A screens...
'After testing sun screen creams] "...prolonged sunbathing (encouraged by
the use of these creams) would disproportionately increase exposure to
ultraviolet A and consequently the risk of...skin damage." Emphasis added.
In:
J. of Investigative Dermatology, vol. 121, 2003. By: Haywood, Wardman,
Sanders & Linge, RAFT Inst. of Plastic Surgery, Mt. Vernon Hosp., Northwood,
Middlesex, UK.
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