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Protecting Your Skin in the Spring
The warmer air of spring often brings tank tops, shorts and sandals. As you expose your skin that has been hiding under layers for a couple of months, issues can arise, and it can be difficult to take care of your skin. Skin health is important, as our skin is our largest organ and our ...
Does Sunscreen Compromise Vitamin D Levels? Maybe Not, Study Says
Sunscreen can reduce the sun’s adverse effects, but there are concerns that it might inhibit the body’s production of vitamin D. In a new British Journal of Dermatology study, however, investigators recorded an increase of vitamin D in participants during a week of cloudless weather, with very high UV index, even when sunscreens were used properly and ...
NPA Calls for Changes at FDA to Give Consumers Access to More Natural Sunscreen Products
The Natural Products Association (NPA) in two recent public filings with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) encouraged the adoption of standards that would result in the availability of more natural ingredients in sunscreen for consumers. NPA called on the FDA to clarify what it considers an active ingredient in sun protection products and ...
President Obama Signs Sunscreen Innovation Act
On November 26, President Obama sign the Sunscreen Innovation Act (SIA) into law after is was passed in the House of Representatives on November 14. The bill is designed to address a regulatory backlog that is preventing U.S. consumers from having access to advanced, effective sunscreens that are widely available in the rest of the ...
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