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. 2018 Apr 1;21(2):91–101. doi: 10.1089/rej.2017.1931

Table 2.

Effect of Solar Simulating UV Irradiation of SPF Values of Sunscreens (Photostability of Sunscreens)

  UV(66% UVAand33% UVB) J/cm2
Polyphenols 0 0.15 0.45 3.0 6.0
Benzophenone-3 4.99 ± 0.10 4.38 ± 0.10* 4.18 ± 0.10* 4.20 ± 0.10* 4.19 ± 0.10*
Verbascoside 8.25 ± 0.09 N/D N/D 8.23 ± 0.12 8.26 ± 0.10
Taxifolin 6.38 ± 0.12 N/D N/D 6.38 ± 0.12 6.39 ± 0.12
Rutin 5.25 ± 0.13 N/D N/D 5.25 ± 0.13 5.25 ± 0.13
Silibinin 6.44 ± 0.14 6.41 ± 0.14 6.46 ± 0.14 6.45 ± 0.14 6.44 ± 0.14
Cyanidin 4.93 ± 0.12 4.91 ± 0.12 4.91 ± 0.12 4.94 ± 0.12 4.93 ± 0.12
Kaempferol 4.0 ± 0.15 N/D 3.97 ± 0.15 4.02 ± 0.15 4.1 ± 0.15
Baicalein 3.68 ± 0.15 3.63 ± 0.12 3.62 ± 0.13 3.69 ± 0.12 3.79 ± 0.12
Morin 2.63 ± 0.08 N/D N/D 2.62 ± 0.08 2.78 ± 0.08
Epicatechin 0.10 ± 0.02 N/D N/D 0.10 ± 0.02 0.10 ± 0.02
Leontopodic acid 11.83 ± 0.1 11.62 ± 0.22 11.48 ± 0.2 10.64 ± 0.2* 10.1 ± 0.12*
Quercetin 4.31 ± 0.10 3.95 ± 0.20* 3.79 ± 0.20* 3.48 ± 0.20* 3.16 ± 0.20**
Resveratrol 11.98 ± 0.1 4.81 ± 0.20** 4.25 ± 0.20** 4.93 ± 0.16** 4.63 ± 0.10**
Chalcone 8.15 ± 0.14 3.49 ± 0.20** 3.33 ± 0.20** 3.09 ± 0.23** 2.88 ± 0.24**
trans-Ferulic acid 7.34 ± 0.18 5.34 ± 0.09** 3.91 ± 0.11** 3.61 ± 0.13** 3.74 ± 0.17**
Acacetin 4.77 ± 0.10 3.61 ± 0.90* 2.74 ± 1.00** 2.19 ± 0.18** 2.22 ± 0.10**
Chrysin 1.62 ± 0.07 1.24 ± 0.20* 1.32 ± 0.20* 1.17 ± 0.10** 1.17 ± 0.10**
*

p < 0.05 versus no irradiation (0); **p < 0.01 versus no irradiation (0).