Sunscreens in pigmentary disorders: time to revise the message.

IF 2.7 3区 化学 Q3 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-24 DOI:10.1007/s43630-025-00688-w
Sahngeun Jenny Mun, Vanessa Lee, Monisha Gupta
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Abstract

Current sunscreen messaging centres around skin cancer prevention, with an emphasis on mitigating the damaging effects of ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation. Darker skin is believed to be better protected against UVB owing to its higher melanin content, and therefore, this messaging has been largely targeted at people with lighter skin tones. This is reflected by low sunscreen use by people of darker skin types. However, visible light (VL) is now being appreciated as a culprit behind exacerbation of disorders of hyperpigmentation such as melasma and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) which is known to significantly impair quality of life (QoL) of those affected. The role of VL in melanogenesis is not well known to patients nor to dermatologists and is a missed opportunity in the management of pigmentary disorders. We propose that changing the terminology from 'sunscreen' to 'light protection' acknowledges the central role of VL in melanogenesis, underlining the importance of VL protection and making the messaging more inclusive for people of all skin colours.

防晒霜对色素紊乱的影响:是时候修改信息了。
目前有关防晒霜的信息主要围绕预防皮肤癌展开,重点是减轻紫外线B (UVB)辐射的破坏性影响。深色皮肤被认为能更好地抵御中波紫外线,因为深色皮肤的黑色素含量更高,因此,这一信息主要针对肤色较浅的人。这反映在肤色较深的人很少使用防晒霜上。然而,可见光(VL)现在被认为是加重色素沉着障碍(如黄褐斑和炎症后色素沉着(PIH))的罪魁祸首,众所周知,这些疾病会严重损害患者的生活质量(QoL)。VL在黑色素形成中的作用对患者和皮肤科医生都不是很清楚,并且在色素紊乱的管理中错失了机会。我们建议将术语从“防晒霜”改为“光防护”,承认VL在黑色素形成中的核心作用,强调VL防护的重要性,并使信息更具包容性,适用于所有肤色的人。
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Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 生物-生化与分子生物学
CiteScore
5.60
自引率
6.50%
发文量
201
审稿时长
2.3 months
期刊介绍: A society-owned journal publishing high quality research on all aspects of photochemistry and photobiology.
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