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**Both UVA & UVB filters | **Both UVA & UVB filters | ||
**Atleast SPF 30 | **Atleast SPF 30 | ||
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*Strongly recommended | *Strongly recommended | ||
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**Contact with sand | **Contact with sand | ||
**Physical contact causing increased skin friction | **Physical contact causing increased skin friction | ||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |Organic vs inorganic sunscreens | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |Organic vs inorganic sunscreens | ||
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*Whether the components of sunscreen are organic or inorganic, recommended sunscreen must be broad spectrum with both UVA & UVB filters | *Whether the components of sunscreen are organic or inorganic, recommended sunscreen must be broad spectrum with both UVA & UVB filters | ||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |Lip protection | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |Lip protection | ||
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*Whole lip should be generously covered by high-SPF (>/= 30) and reapplication of lip sunscreen | *Whole lip should be generously covered by high-SPF (>/= 30) and reapplication of lip sunscreen | ||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |Sunscreen application | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |Sunscreen application | ||
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**Strong reapplication within a period of 8 hours is mandatory only after activities that may remove the sunscreen layer such as sweating, swimming, or friction | **Strong reapplication within a period of 8 hours is mandatory only after activities that may remove the sunscreen layer such as sweating, swimming, or friction | ||
**Should be applied before any sun exposure and at least 20 minutes before the water activities | **Should be applied before any sun exposure and at least 20 minutes before the water activities | ||
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*Strongly recommended | *Strongly recommended | ||
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*Patients should be educated about the meaning of SPF and its effectivesness | *Patients should be educated about the meaning of SPF and its effectivesness | ||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |Sunscreen safety | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |Sunscreen safety | ||
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**Photoallergy (most common, but quite rare) | **Photoallergy (most common, but quite rare) | ||
**Reproductive toxicity | **Reproductive toxicity | ||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |Sunscreen benefits | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |Sunscreen benefits | ||
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*Prevents photoaging | *Prevents photoaging | ||
*Prevents melanoma and non–melanoma skin cancer | *Prevents melanoma and non–melanoma skin cancer | ||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |Sunscreen vehicle | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |Sunscreen vehicle | ||
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*Highest SPF and water resistance properties of sunscreen can be obtained by using a '''water-in-oil emulsion''' formulation for sunscreens | *Highest SPF and water resistance properties of sunscreen can be obtained by using a '''water-in-oil emulsion''' formulation for sunscreens | ||
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*Weakly recommended | *Weakly recommended | ||
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*Avoid using sunscreens past the manufacturer-specified expiry date/recommended period after opening | *Avoid using sunscreens past the manufacturer-specified expiry date/recommended period after opening | ||
*Sunscreens should be stored at normal room temperature in order to ensure their proper stability | *Sunscreens should be stored at normal room temperature in order to ensure their proper stability | ||
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Revision as of 18:43, 1 August 2019
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mohsin, M.D.[2]
Skin type by the Fitzpatrick Scale | Skin color | Skin tone or other common descriptors | Sun exposure effects | Recommended sunscreen SPF |
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I | Pale white | Pale or albino, freckles common (Celtic) |
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30+ |
II | White | Light or fair (European) |
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III | White | Light‐intermediate (Dark European) |
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15+ |
IV | Light brown | Olive with/without brown tint (Mediterranean) |
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V | Dark brown | Brown |
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VI | Black | Black |
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Sunscreen property | Recommendation | Grade of Recommendations |
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SPF (Sun Protection Factor) |
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Water resistance |
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Organic vs inorganic sunscreens |
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Lip protection |
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Sunscreen application |
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Patient education on sunscreen |
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Sunscreen safety |
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Sunscreen benefits |
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Sunscreen vehicle |
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Expiry date |
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