A honey of a natural sunblock for UV-protective clothing: Honeysuckle extract

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 11:01 in Earth & Climate

With those months of blazing summer sunshine head, scientists are reporting that an extract of the honeysuckle plant could make a highly-effective natural coating for clothing designed to protect people from exposure to potentially harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun. Their report appears in ACS' journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.

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