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BEMT: An Efficient Broad-Spectrum UV Filter

By: Sebastien Mongiat, Bernd Herzog, Cyrille Deshayes, Peter König, and Uli Osterwalder
Posted: April 18, 2006

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Article Keywords:

  • sunscreen
  • bisethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine
  • BEMT
  • broad-spectrum UV protection
  • hydroxyphenyltriazine chemistry
  • persistent pigment darkening
  • UVA assessment

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Efficient broadspectrum UV protection is provided by bisethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine (BEMT), an oil-soluble, photostable UV absorber that offers improved UVA protection and synergy with UVB filters.

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