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Contact: Iqbal Pittalwala
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University of California - Riverside
Caption: UV filters (octylmethoxycinnamate, benzophenone-3 and octocrylene) widely used in sunscreens generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) in skin when exposed to ultraviolet radiation, augmenting the ROS that is naturally produced.
Credit: K. Hanson, UC Riverside
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