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New Age of Sunscreens

By Rada K. Tierney

The way we choose and use sunscreen is about to change dramatically. For more than 30 years, consumers have been able to identify a sunscreen’s level of ultraviolet B (UVB) protection using SPF (sun protection factor) values. When finalized, the new U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s proposed sunscreen monograph will amend the agency’s 1999 final rule on sunscreen products and incorporate new testing and labeling requirements for products that protect against ultraviolet A (UVA) rays. Simultaneously, scientists are finding new protective ingredients and better formulations that could mean not only fewer skin cancers but less photoaging.

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