The FDA hopes drugstores will soon be serving up
4 star sunscreen.
In a move to help consumers select a wide spectrum
sunscreen, the FDA has proposed a star ranking system to indicate how effective a sun protection product is at blocking UVA rays. The SPF ratings are only for UVB rays, the sun rays that tend to burn your skin, but UVA rays, considered the tanning rays, are just as dangerous to your skin.
If the FDA proposal becomes final, sunscreen products would list both the SPF alongside a new four-star rating system, with one star representing the lowest protection and four stars the highest.
Just to see if you all have been paying attention, I have a few questions about sunscreen for you. It is kind of like a "pop" quiz, but really it is a Fit quiz.
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If you plan on spending a lot of time in the sun and the water this summer season, I highly recommend investing in a sunblocking rashguard. While the
O'Neil UV Protection Rashguard does the trick, the
Sunblocker Rashguard ($45) by Title Nine does the job with a little more fashion sense.
Title Nine commissioned two surfers, both women, to design this guard, and they definitely gave the rashguard a feminine touch.
Today is National Skin Cancer Awareness Day and so I thought it would be fun to see how aware you are with a short pop quiz on sun protection.
True or False - SPF 30 has two times more sun protection than SPF 15
True
False
We all know that the sun is bad for our skin. Here's a quiz to test your knowledge on UVA and UVB rays.
Which type of ultraviolet sun ray is responsible for the aging of the skin?
