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Sunning for science: the effects of common substances on sun-exposed skin.
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FDA Consumer
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November 1, 2002
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2002 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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A BEAUTY-CONSCIOUS PUBLIC clamors for cosmetics formulated to give a more youthful look. Yet some ignore the warnings of premature aging and worse to pursue a love affair with the sun. Others prefer the needle-and-ink approach when it comes to skin enhancement. The once-taboo practice of tattooing in its various forms has moved out of seedy parlors frequented by bikers and sailors and onto the backs, shoulders, ankles, and arms of mainstream America.
These obsessions with appearance have one thing in common: skin--the largest organ of the human body. Sensitive enough to feel a gentle breeze, yet tough enough to resist all kinds of environmental assaults, skin creates the ...
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