(Newport: Stratford, CT) -- Oriel, a Newport Corp. brand, and an innovative supplier of products for the making and measuring of light, now offers the Sol-UV Solar Simulator, an advanced solar simulator for photobiological applications such as testing over-the-counter sunscreen products’ sun protection factor (SPF). The new unit simulates solar ultraviolet radiation (UV) required to induce a minimum erythemal response for in-vivo SPF testing, and can be used for in-vitro methods as well.

The Sol-UV series’ spectral output is designed to comply with the governing standards to meet the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Sunscreen Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use; the International Sun Protection Factor Test Method from Colipa, the European trade association representing the interests of the cosmetic, toiletry, and perfumery industry; and the International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) international standard, ISO 24444—“Sun protection test methods—“In vivo determination of the sun protection factor.”

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