Sunburn? - The science of SUNSCREEN!

Sources and references for the latest Youtube video about how SUNSCREEN works, why you should use it regardless of the ingredients and if it really threatens coral reefs.

• https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/skin-cancer/

• Matta, Murali K., et al. "Effect of sunscreen application on plasma concentration of sunscreen active ingredients: a randomized clinical trial." Jama 323, 2020, 256-267.

• Barker, P.; Branch, A. "The interaction of modern sunscreen formulations with surface coatings." Progress in Organic Coatings 62, 2008, 313-320.

• Gulson, Brian, et al. "Small amounts of zinc from zinc oxide particles in sunscreens applied outdoors are absorbed through human skin." Toxicological Sciences 118, 2010, 140-149.

• https://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/consumer_safety/docs/sccs_o_103.pdf

• Danovaro, Roberto, et al. "Sunscreens cause coral bleaching by promoting viral infections." Environmental health perspectives 116, 2008, 441-447.

• Downs, Craig A., et al. "Toxicopathological effects of the sunscreen UV filter, oxybenzone (benzophenone-3), on coral planulae and cultured primary cells and its environmental contamination in Hawaii and the US Virgin Islands." Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology 70, 2016, 265-288.

• https://www.icriforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ICRI_Sunscreen.pdf

• https://theconversation.com/how-to-pick-the-right-sunscreen-when-youre-blinded-by-choice-125881

• https://theconversation.com/research-check-should-we-be-worried-that-the-chemicals-from-sunscreen-can-get-into-our-blood-116738

• https://theconversation.com/4-myths-about-sunscreen-and-why-theyre-wrong-125879

• https://theconversation.com/time-to-dispel-the-fear-of-nanoparticles-in-sunscreens-10856

• https://theconversation.com/explainer-how-does-sunscreen-work-what-is-spf-and-can-i-still-tan-with-it-on-88869

• https://theconversation.com/theres-insufficient-evidence-your-sunscreen-harms-coral-reefs-109567

• https://theconversation.com/mondays-medical-myth-spf50-sunscreen-almost-doubles-the-protection-of-spf30-3949

• https://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/consumer_safety/opinions/sccnfp_opinions_97_04/sccp_out145_en.htm

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