SUNSCREEN SPF RATINGS SHOULD BE SHIFTED UPWARDS, AAD URGES
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
SUNSCREEN SPF RATINGS SHOULD BE SHIFTED UPWARDS, AAD URGES, to "encourage people to use the higher levels of sun protection products," the American Academy of Dermatology said in March 18 comments on FDA's sunscreen tentative final monograph. The TFM currently designates products with SPF 2 to 4 as "minimal"; SPF 4 to 8 as "moderate"; SPF 8 to 12 as "high"; SPF 12-20 as "very high"; and SPF 20 to 30 as "ultra."