Darker skin types are underrepresented in sunscreen clinical trials: Results of a literature review

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Oct;87(4):862-864. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.11.009. Epub 2021 Nov 16.

Authors

Shreya Patel¹, Jacqueline D Watchmaker², Jeffrey S Dover³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: dermshreya@gmail.com.
² Southwest Skin Specialists, Scottsdale, Arizona; SkinCare Physicians, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
³ SkinCare Physicians, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts; Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.

PMID: 34793928
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.11.009

No abstract available

Keywords: clinical trials; photoprotection; skin of color; skin type; sunscreen.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Skin
Skin Neoplasms* / drug therapy
Sunscreening Agents* / therapeutic use
Ultraviolet Rays

Substances

Sunscreening Agents