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|+Different sunscreen recommendations and recommendations' grading according to Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) GRADE System | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; width: 200px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Sunscreen property}} | |||
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! style="background: #4479BA; width: 400px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Grade of Recommendations}} | |||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" | SPF (Sun Protection Factor) | |||
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*An ideal sunscreen should have the following properties: | |||
**Broad-spectrum | |||
**Both UVA & UVB filters | |||
**Atleast SPF 30 | |||
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*Strongly recommended | |||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |Water resistance | |||
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*Sunscreen providing water-resistance for 40-80 minutes must be worn in following conditions: | |||
**Water immersion | |||
**Excessive sweating | |||
**Contact with sand | |||
**Physical contact causing increased skin friction | |||
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*Strongly recommended | |||
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| 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 | |||
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*Strongly recommended | |||
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| 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 | |||
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*Strongly recommended | |||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |Sunscreen application | |||
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*Sunscreen is recommended to be applied according to following guidelines: | |||
**Should be applied liberally (approximately 45 ml) to all the exposed areas | |||
**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 | |||
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*Strongly recommended | |||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |Patient education on sunscreen | |||
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*Patients should be educated about the meaning of SPF and its effectivesness | |||
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*Strongly recommended | |||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |Sunscreen safety | |||
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*Sunscreens have a favorable risk-benefit profile, hence, are considered to be safe overall | |||
*There is still a risk of following few complications due to sunscreen application in some people: | |||
**Photoallergy (most common, but quite rare) | |||
**Reproductive toxicity | |||
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*Strongly recommended | |||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |Sunscreen benefits | |||
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*Prevents photoaging | |||
*Prevents melanoma and non–melanoma skin cancer | |||
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*Strongly recommended | |||
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| 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 | |||
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*Weakly recommended | |||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |Expiry date | |||
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*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 | |||
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*Weakly recommended | |||
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Revision as of 18:34, 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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