Table 3

Summary of the AUCI values for the investigated sunscreens

After natural UV exposure
 After artificial UV exposure
Sunscreen
 UVA
 UVA1
 UVA2
 UVB
 UVA
 UVA1
 UVA2
 UVB

30 min
 90 min
 120 min
 30 min
 90 min
 120 min
 30 min
 90 min
 120 min
 30 min
 90 min
 120 min



1
 0.72
 0.46
 0.36
 0.69
 0.38
 0.29
 0.83
 0.65
 0.54
 0.91
 0.87
 0.81
 0.36
 0.32
 0.45
 0.69
2
 0.84
 0.76
 0.75
 0.83
 0.69
 0.67
 0.86
 0.92
 0.97
 0.86
 0.92
 0.97
 0.63
 0.53
 0.88
 0.89
3
 0.67
 0.41
 0.41
 0.59
 0.30
 0.34
 0.81
 0.58
 0.52
 0.92
 0.75
 0.63
 0.40
 0.31
 0.58
 0.73
4
 0.92
 0.86
 0.87
 0.91
 0.85
 0.83
 0.94
 0.91
 0.91
 0.95
 0.93
 0.95
 0.72
 0.69
 0.81
 0.83
5
 0.96
 0.89
 0.85
 0.94
 0.87
 0.83
 0.99
 0.95
 0.93
 0.99
 0.99
 0.98
 0.90
 0.88
 0.97
 0.97
6
 0.98
 0.94
 0.94
 0.97
 0.93
 0.93
 0.98
 0.96
 0.97
 0.99
 0.99
 1.00
 0.85
 0.82
 0.92
 1.00
7

0.99*

1.00*

0.96*

0.92*
 0.99
 0.99
 1.00
 0.99

The AUCI is defined as AUCafter/AUCbefore. The bold numbers show when AUCI is <0.80.

* Sunscreen 7 was exposed to natural UV during 240 min.

Gonzalez et al. BMC Dermatology 2007 7:1   doi:10.1186/1471-5945-7-1