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Cosmetics companies are always trying to develop the latest and greatest new ingredients to help improve the performance of their products. One ingredient with potential to revolutionize the sunscreen industry is cerium dioxide (also known as cerium oxide). Traditionally used for polishing glass, cerium dioxide is currently being developed with other chemicals (i.e., in combination with silica, or with a turbostatic boron nitride coating) to potentially provide...
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