Noun
avobenzone (uncountable)
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An oil-soluble ingredient, derived from dibenzoylmethane, used in sunscreen products to absorb ultraviolet light.
Be aware of your sun exposure and protect yourself with SPF 15 or 30 made with zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, or avobenzone, which block both ultraviolet A and B rays, says dermatologist Norman Levine, MD. Source: Internet
DBT improves the photostability of avobenzone by quenching the singlet oxygen produced from the triplet state of the keto form of avobenzone. Source: Internet
For example, adding 3% ethylhexyl methoxycrylene to 3% avobenzone will improve the retention of UVA absorbance-after 25 MED-from 35% to 90% and the retention of UVB absorbance from 70% to more than 97%. Source: Internet
In comparison, OCR, while an effective avobenzone stabilizer, is emerging as a potential photo-allergen as it has been connected with increasing reports of positive patch and photopatch test reactions. Source: Internet
Basically, if your sunscreen does not contain avobenzone, you probably don't have to worry about photostability. Source: Internet
Release studies indicated that spray congealing enabled a more efficient modulation of avobenzone release from the SLMs—spray congealing released 26% of encapsulated avobenzone after 2 hr, compared with 60% released for the melt dispersion. Source: Internet