Asakura K, Kuroda A, Fujishiro M, Yahagi S. In vitro Evaluation Method of UV Protecting Ability of Sunscreens: Clarifying and Overcoming Problems to Develop New Method.
J Oleo Sci 2024;
73:121-134. [PMID:
38311403 DOI:
10.5650/jos.ess23258]
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Abstract
Factors influencing on in vitro evaluation of UV protecting ability of sunscreens were analyzed. It was found that any factors making the sunscreen layer spatially inhomogeneous, such as directional viscous fingering during the sunscreen application, dewetting of applied sunscreen layer, and the surface roughness of the standard PMMA plate, alter the UV transmittance. New application procedure and new type of flat hydrophilic plate were developed for inhibiting the generation of spatial inhomogeneity in applied sunscreen layer. The method created by the combination of these newly developed technologies succeeded in providing reliable and reproducible in vitro evaluation of UV protecting ability.
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