sun care Flashcards
(111 cards)
Clothing and umbrellas
were used for sun protection.
Early Ages: Ancient Egypt,
Mesopotamia, China, and India
Many forms of physical protection have been used, including oils, tars
and herbs, and plant exracts.
Victorian Times
It was widely believed that sunburn was caused by heat damage.
19th Century
Johann Ritter discovered UV light. UV radiation was causing skin cells to become inflamed; not heat, that caused sunburn.
1801
Everard Home discovered that melanin protects the skin from
sunlight.
1820
Karl Eilham Hausser and Wilhelm Vahle discovered specific UV wavelengths caused sunburn and
developed a sunscreen in the
US.
Late 1920s
The first commercially available sunscreen product was introduced by Eugene Schueller in France, the
founder of L’Oréal.
1930s
He discovered UV light.
Johann Ritter
He discovered that melanin protects the skin from sunlight.
Everard Home
They discovered specific UV wavelengths caused sunburn and
developed a sunscreen in the
US.
Karl Eilham Hausser and
Wilhelm Vahle
The first commercially available sunscreen product was introduced by, the founder of L’Oréal.
Eugene Schueller in France
Franz Greiter in Austria created a product called Glacier Cream to protect against the sun while
climbing.
Late 1930s
He created a product called Glacier Cream to protect against the sun while climbing.
Franz Greiter in Austria
The first Sunscreen Product was invented in Florida by Benjamin
Green, which was known as “red vet pet”
1940s
The first Sunscreen Product was invented in Florida by __, which was known as “red vet pet”
Benjamin Green
The concept of SPF was introduced in the 1960s by
Franz Greiter
FDA reclassified sunscreens from cosmetics to OTC drugs, and labeling requirements became
stricter.
1972
Consumers started to learn more about the negative effects of sunlight, and suntan lotions and similar products began to disappear.
1980s
Three main types of Ultraviolet Radiation
UVC
UVB
UVA
ranges from 100 to 280 nm and is
blocked out by the ozone layer.
UVC
ranges from 280 to 320 nm
Mainly penetrate the superficial skin layers, i.e., epidermis.
Major cause of sunburn.
UVB
radiation ranges from 320 to 400 nm.
Rays penetrate deeper into the skin,
down to the dermis.
UVA
UVA II
320-340 nm
UVA I
340-400 nm