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June 2014 | Read this issue and more at www.healthandwellnessmagazine.net |
Sun Protection and
How to Understand
the New Sunscreen
Labels
By Angela S.
Hoover, Staff
Writer
chemical blockers
• More active ingredients approved
for use
The FDA passed
new sunscreen
labeling rules in
December 2012 that went into effect
in the spring of 2013. Although it’s
been a year, many consumers need
a refresher to understand the new
labels in order to differentiate the
facts from previous marketing fiction.
New Rules in a
Nutshell
CHANGES
• The term “broad spectrum” can
only be used if it offers b