Sandbox:Sara
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mohsin, M.D.[2]
- International standard quantity of sunscreen application used to determine SPF is 2 mg/cm but mostly people apply only 0.5 to 1.5 mg/cm2 of sunscreen and don't reapply sunscreens after sweating excessively or swimming[1][2][3]
- Studies show that photoaging mobile application usage by different adolescents actually motivates them to avoid the UV exposure after looking at their 3D selfie
- One of the studies motivated:[4]
- 90.5% people to avoid using a tanning bed
- 90.2% people to improve their sun protection
- Another study showed the positive effectiveness of photoaging mobile app in changing behavioral predictors in adolescents with fair skin (i.e. Fitzpatrick skin types 1-2)
References
- ↑ Diffey BL (2001). "When should sunscreen be reapplied?". J Am Acad Dermatol. 45 (6): 882–5. doi:10.1067/mjd.2001.117385. PMID 11712033.
- ↑ "Sunscreens in the Management of Photodermatoses".
- ↑ "Update on Sunscreens".
- ↑ "JMU - A Skin Cancer Prevention Facial-Aging Mobile App for Secondary Schools in Brazil: Appearance-Focused Interventional Study | Brinker | JMIR mHealth and uHealth".