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Beiersdorf Formulates a Tailored Sunscreen for Rare Disease

Photobiologists at Nivea create unique cosmetic sun protection product for young girl with EPP, a disease in which UV light causes severe pain.

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By: Christine Esposito

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Beiersdorf R&D has tailored a unique, personalized cosmetic sun protection product for a girl with a rare genetic light disease called erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP). For Charlotte, a four-year-old girl living near Münster, Germany, born with EPP, playing outside in the sunshine was not an option. When her skin comes into direct contact with the visible, colored components of sunlight, a genetic defect causes neuropathic pain and triggers burns on the skin. Since UV causes severe pa...

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