Recent Trends of Sunscreen Cosmetic: An Update Review

Abstract

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation has been demonstrated to cause skin disorders, including sunburn and relative symptoms of prolonged exposure. It has been reported that sunscreens have beneficial effects in reducing the incidence of skin disorders (sunburn, skin aging, and immunosuppression) through their ability to absorb, reflect, and scatter UV. Many commercial products have recently been manufactured from not only usual organic and inorganic UV filters, but also hybrid and botanical ingredients using typical formulations (emulsion, gel, aerosol, and stick). Particularly, these products have been supplemented with several preeminent properties to protect against the negative effects of not only UVB, but also UVA. However, the use of sunscreen has faced many challenges, including inducing photoallergic dermatitis, environment pollution, and deficiency of vitamin D production. Therefore, consumers should efficiently apply suitable products to improve sun protection. as well as to avoid the side effects of sunscreen.

Photoprotection and Skin Pigmentation: Melanin-Related Molecules and Some Other New Agents Obtained from Natural Sources

“…Sun exposure without skin protection can be harmful anytime and anywhere, particularly during the summertime. Sunscreens are used worldwide as an integral part of the photoprotection strategy [7,[21][22][23][24]. It is assumed that chemical shielding over the skin provides protection against damage by all types of UV; although as already suspected, protection against sunburning may not directly correlate with skin cancer protection [25].…”

“…Thus, in addition to SPF, the sunscreens could be labeled from PA+ to PA++++, corresponding to the level of protection grade of UVA (PA) obtained from the PPD test [29]. Sunscreens labeled as PA+ mean low protection, whereas PA++++ represents products that provide a high sunscreen efficiency [23,30]. In agreement with the protection efficiency against UV radiation, PA+ sunscreens contain poorer composition and lower amounts of products than PA++++ sunscreens.…”

“…The classification of sunscreens according to composition in organic, inorganic, and systemic products has been extensively examined in a number of reviews. Readers interested in this classical classification are referred to recent reviews [23,24] in addition to the large number of original papers related to particular products or molecules, including this Special Issue.…”

Safety and Photoprotective Efficacy of a Sunscreen System Based on Grape Pomace (Vitis vinifera L.) Phenolics from Winemaking

“…Currently, to optimize sun protection and photostability, sunscreens use natural antioxidant composition [7,8]. In fact, scientific evidence has shown benefits of the topical and oral use of polyphenols from some plant species against UV radiation [9], including Theobroma cacao L. [10], Vitis vinifera L. [11], Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze [12,13], Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.…”

Potential of Frangipani (Plumeria alba) Leaves Extract as Ultra Violet Protection

“…Cosmetic preparation that contains sunscreen is usually labeled with a specific Sun Protection Factor (SPF) strength. The SPF value is in 2-60 range, this figure shows how long the product can protect or block UV ray that causes sunburn, pigmentation, wrinkles, dermatitis, and skin cancer (Geoffrey et al, 2019;Ngoc et al, 2019;Surdu et al, 2013). In general, sunscreens with an SPF 15 value are used to protect the skin from the adverse effects of UVA and UVB (Paul, 2019).…”