Photoprotection beyond Ultraviolet Radiation – Effective Sun Protection Has to Include Protection against Infrared A Radiation-Induced Skin Damage

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Solar radiation is well known to damage human skin, for example by causing premature skin ageing (i.e. photoageing). We have recently learned that this damage does not result from ultraviolet (UV) radiation alone, but also from longer wavelengths, in particular near-infrared radiation (IRA radiation, 760-1,440 nm). IRA radiation accounts for more than one third of the solar energy that reaches human skin. While...

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