Photosensitivity Protection

Ingredients

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Ingredient	Grade	Effect	Evidence	Studies
Alpha-Tocopherol + Ascorbic Acid + Ferulic Acid	B	🠩🠩🠩 Marked	★★★ Fair	4 studies 38 participants
Alpha-Tocopherol + Ascorbic Acid	B	🠩🠩🠩 Marked	★★★ Fair	4 studies 29 participants
Alpha-Tocopherol + Ascorbic Acid + Melatonin	B	🠩🠩🠩 Marked	★★★ Fair	1 study 12 participants
Alpha-Tocopherol + Melatonin	B	🠩🠩🠩 Marked	★★★ Fair	1 study 12 participants
Melatonin	B	🠩🠩🠩 Marked	★★★ Fair	1 study 12 participants
Ascorbic Acid + Ferulic Acid + Phloretin	C	🠩🠩🠩 Marked	★★ Some	1 study 10 participants
Ferulic Acid	D	🠩🠩🠩 Marked	★ Basic	1 study
Myristyl Nicotinate	D	⇧ Potential	★ Basic	1 study 64 participants
Ascorbic Acid	E	– No Effect	★★★ Fair	2 studies 12 participants
Alpha-Tocopherol	E	– No Effect	★★★ Fair	2 studies 12 participants
Alpha-Lipoic Acid	E	– No Effect	★ Basic	1 study

Products

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Product	Grade	Effect	Evidence	Studies
SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF	C	🠩🠩🠩 Marked	★★ Some	1 study 10 participants
SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic	C	🠩🠩🠩 Marked	★★ Some	1 study 9 participants
SkinMedica Biometa Essential Serum	C	🠩 Slight	★★ Some	1 study 17 participants
SkinBetter Alto Defense Serum	C	🠩 Slight	★★ Some	1 study 5 participants
La Roche-Posay Anthelios Mineral One	D	🠩 Slight	★ Basic	1 study
La Roche-Posay Anthelios Pigment Correct	D	🠩 Slight	★ Basic	1 study
Dundee Cream	D	⇧ Potential	★ Basic	1 study
La Roche-Posay Anthelios Dry Touch Gel-Cream	D	⇧ Potential	★ Basic	1 study

Treatments

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Latest Research

Photosensitivity Protection

Coming soon.

Commercial visible-light protecting sunscreens for photosensitive individuals (2023)

Evaluation of the Antioxidant Capacity and Protective Effects of a Comprehensive Topical Antioxidant Containing Water-soluble, Enzymatic, and Lipid-soluble Antioxidants (2019)

Efficacy of a novel treatment serum in the improvement of photodamaged skin (2013)

Protective effects of a topical antioxidant complex containing vitamins C and E and ferulic acid against ultraviolet irradiation-induced photodamage in Chinese women (2013)

Protective effects of a topical antioxidant mixture containing vitamin C, ferulic acid, and phloretin against ultraviolet-induced photodamage in human skin (2008)

A topical antioxidant solution containing vitamins C and E stabilized by ferulic acid provides protection for human skin against damage caused by ultraviolet irradiation (2008)

A topical lipophilic niacin derivative increases NAD, epidermal differentiation and barrier function in photodamaged skin (2007)

Ferulic acid stabilizes a solution of vitamins C and E and doubles its photoprotection of skin (2005)

Alpha-lipoic acid is ineffective as a topical antioxidant for photoprotection of skin (2004)

UV photoprotection by combination topical antioxidants vitamin C and vitamin E (2003)

Topical melatonin in combination with vitamins E and C protects skin from ultraviolet-induced erythema: a human study in vivo (1998)