SUN CARE
Sunscreen Simulator 4.0
launched with enhanced functionality BASF’s Care Creations has refined the functionality and scope of its Sunscreen Simulator. The latest launch of version 4.0 of the virtual laboratory provides formulators and manufacturers with even more options for digitally defining the UV protection of a sun protection product.
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oday’s UV filters from BASF can effectively protect even very sensitive skin against high levels of ultraviolet radiation. As the industry benchmark for the past 20 years, BASF’s Sunscreen Simulator is the most powerful tool for supporting sun care producers in creating highest-quality, customer-oriented sun protection.
"The integration of the EcoSun Pass is a tremendous step forward for formulators " Sunscreen Simulator 4.0 offers an updated, customisable user interface. The new cockpit functionality guides users through the simulator and expands options for creating and managing projects and personal data.
Did you know? The BASF Sunscreen Simulator serves as a recognised benchmark in the industry for determining the sun protection factor (SPF). In addition to the known performance parameters (SPF, UVA protection, photostability), it is now also possible to perform calculations to protect against blue light irradiation and the generation of free radicals. Access to helpful scientific support has also been integrated into the cockpit. “The integration of the EcoSun Pass is a tremendous step forward for formulators. In addition to UV performance, they can now also directly check the environmental impact of the selected UV filter systems,” explains Dr Myriam Sohn from BASF’s sun care global technical centre.
NEW SOLUBILISER SIMULATOR The solubiliser simulator is also entirely new. As part of the Sunscreen
Simulator, it evaluates the efficacy of the combination of UV filters and emollients and provides information about the naturalness (as defined by ISO16128) of the emollients. Cost-effective in-silico testing and unlimited real-time calculations now go beyond the SPF and UVA metrics and include prediction of blue light and free radical protection. In addition to the simulation of the performance, the environmental impact of the selected UV filter system can now also be directly evaluated with the EcoSun Pass. The BASF Digital Sun Protection Lab also provides invaluable support to formulators in the first stage of the development of a new sunscreen. •
Sunscreen Simulator – www.carecreations.basf.com/ sunscreen-simulator
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