Parsol SLX, like the new Ciba filters, is larger than conventional sunscreens.
PARSOL has been developed in four main streams as a means of organising the delivery of the programme.
It is available as a clear glass, or can be tinted to SGG
Parsol grey, green or bronze.
Until recently avobenzone (sometimes known as
Parsol 1789) also got high marks as a UVA fighter.
Last year, FDA approved avobenzone, also known as
Parsol 1789, as a UVA absorber.
Avobenzone (
Parsol 1789) works well for UVA and is often combined with PABA as a "broad spectrum" sunscreen.
Sunscreens that also screen UVA rays must contain one of the following active ingredients: benzophenones, oxybenzone, sulisobenzone, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, and
Parsol 1789 (also called avobenzone).
While most sunscreens block some UV-A rays, only sunscreens with the ingredient
Parsol 1789 offer "broad spectrum" UV-A protection.
Parsol [R] 1789 (avobenzone) absorbs the broadest range of UVA rays of any sunscreen ingredient currently available.