Your Sunscreen’s SPF Might Not Be As High As Advertised. Here’s How To Find Out.
Huff Postgeorgeclerk via Getty Images In 2020, a sunscreen called Centella Green Level Unscented Sun by the Korean skin care brand Purito graced many a #shelfie. In fact, there have been many instances around the world where consumer advocacy groups found certain sunscreens to have a lower SPF than stated by the sunscreen’s company. While blind testing might seem like the obvious answer to eliminate testing bias for SPF ratings, testing labs need to have an idea of a sunscreen’s SPF level in order to test it. Wong also recommends that consumers who are looking for an accurate SPF check that the sunscreen has been tested by an International Consumer Research and Testing entity and to buy “a sunscreen from a country that regulates sunscreens as drugs or functional cosmetics.” To many K-beauty fans’ delight, the South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, which performs post-market product checks, recently tested 146 SPF products and found that all but two met their SPF claims. While many dermatologists recommend using sunscreens with an SPF of 30 or higher, using a sunscreen of at least SPF 15 is still effective against skin cancer and early aging according to the FDA’s recommendation.
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