Sub-optimal Application of a High SPF Sunscreen Prevents Epidermal DNA Damage in Vivo.

The cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD) is a potentially mutagenic DNA photolesion that is the basis of most skin cancers. There are no data on DNA protection by sunscreens under typical conditions of use. The study aim was to determine such protection, in phototypes I/II, with representative sunscre... View More