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EXHIBIT E Sunscreens

The purpose of a sunscreeri, be it a lotion for people or a coating for a car, is either to reflect or to absorb and dissipate UV energy before it reaches the substrate. Pigments such as zinc oxide reflect the energy, but, for a clear coating, this approach is impractical. The first commercial sunscreen available in lotion form was PABA (p-aminobenzoic [Pg.505]

This chapter completes our discussion of color fundamentals. We have covered which chemical structures create color, why they do so, and how they do it. Using color spaces, we have described how odor, an inherently subjective property, can be described quantitatively. The next chapter will explore the principal tyfjes of evidence that involve colorants inks and paints. The final chapter of the text will revisit colorants briefly in the context of fibers. [Pg.506]


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