Hi everyone! I know that a lot of us here at Beauty Talk are SPF advocates. I thought I would let everyone know about some upcoming changes that will be happening to SPF labels within the next year.
I came across an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal about the FDA changes for sunscreen. There are other articles from various newspapers explaining it in detail as well (type in SPF in your search engine's news section and they should appear). Hopefully the new guidelines in place will help consumers find what works best for them. Should be in effect by 2012. Also a good youtube video from PBS News Hour explaining all about sunscreen (youtube search: 7yNGj7P6tLY ). Very informative.
If anyone has read the article or similar new stories, do you like or dislike the proposed changes? Will these be helpful? I do find the PA system labels (usually found on Japanese products with SPF) easier to figure out. I've also heard that Australia is pretty stringent when it comes to SPF testing. At times I do wish that there was a good globally adopted standard when it comes to labeling and rating SPF.
Personally I am glad to see the changes since it can be confusing at times to get the right product. I also remember reading a long time ago that numbers over 50 were a bit exaggerated as well.
