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Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia 2010 August;145(4):515-23

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language: English

Photoprotection: update in UV-filter molecules, the “new wave” of sunscreens

Gonzalez S., Philips N., Gilaberte Y. ✉

¹ Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA; ² Dermatology Service, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain; ³ School of Natural Sciences, University College, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ, USA; ⁴ Dermatology Service, Hospital San Jorge, Huesca, Spain

In this review, we provide a wide, non-comprehensive overview of the latest trends in protection against the deleterious effects of the sun. The review is divided into physical blockade of UV photons, UV photon absorption and/or reflection provided by topical sunscreens and topical antioxidant compounds. The last section is devoted to the newest generation of dietary photoprotective compounds. Possible mechanisms, particularly antioxidant, are discussed.