The Encyclopedia of Ultraviolet Filters

The most comprehensive and up-to-date compilation of data on every ultraviolet filter approved for sunscreen use worldwide. All UV filters approved in the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, China, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and South America are included. This manual includes descriptions of the three types of ultraviolet filters: organic UV absorbers, inorganic particulates and organic particulates. INCI names, USAN names, chemical and common names are cross-referenced in a handy guide. Suppliers, trade names and their addresses are included also.

The Encyclopedia of Ultraviolet Filters also will review the current status and recent developments in the sunscreen and the ultraviolet filters industry. Updated worldwide regulations on more than 50 ultraviolet filters in use today, including:


Quality control and testing procedures
Sample MSDS’s
Certificates of analysis
Specifications sheets
Chemical structures
Spectroscopic data
UV absorbance (UVA, UVB or both)
Maximum absorbance
Extinction coefficients