Wednesday, 30 September 2020

[Research] Metal oxide sunscreens protect skin by absorption, not by reflection or scattering

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I always thought mineral filters are characteristically different from chemical filters in that the mineral filters reflect and scatter. However, according to this article a study was done to measure the absorption vs. reflection/scattering and it concluded the protection mechanism of mineral filters are through absorption. Mineral filters and chemical filters share the same protection mechanism.
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