Sun care products are enormously important to the safety of people worldwide. They have also helped consumers to more fully understand the dangers of overexposure to the sun’s rays, and thanks to this and greater uniformity of product labelling, more people than ever regularly apply a sun protection formulation before venturing outside.
However, there are still many areas for improvement. Manufacturers are constantly looking for ways to improve texture and application of the product in order to improve efficacy – and it is important to remember that in this particular market, improved efficacy has a far greater impact than simply looking better.
One very important factor influencing the efficacy of a sun protection product is the skin type of the individual. This topic was the focus of a presentation by CIDP at the Sun Protection & Anti-ageing Skin Care Conference Asia 2016 which was held in July at the Hilton Hotel, Singapore. Representing the group was Mr Muzzammil Hosenally, head of Data Management & Biostatistics for CIDP Group, whose presentation, ‘Factors Affecting SPF Results’ was on the second day of the conference.
Mr Hosenally’s presentation focused on the potential effect of demographic factors on the results of SPF determination. Through simple descriptive statistics and linear regression techniques performed on data gathered from several studies conducted across CIDP centres, he explored potential relationships between one’s inherent characteristics and SPF results. Also investigated was the influence of the individual baseline subject characteristics, namely skin colour (colorimetric measurements), age, gender, and phototype on the individual SPF results.
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