Adding water increases effectiveness of sunscreen
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 08:30
in Health & Medicine
Researchers at the University of Amsterdam have established that a common protective ingredient in sunscreens reacts differently to UV radiation than previously assumed. This leads to a decreasing efficacy and might induce harmful side effects. The Amsterdam chemists also found that adding some water can solve the issue, ultimately leading to a more effective sunscreen. They have just published their results in the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.
