The Learning Lab
What are the banned FDA Sunscreen terms?
Several terms are still used to describe sunscreens that were outlawed by the FDA in 1999. These terms were banned because they provided consumers a false sense of security and wrongly explain what sunscreen does. We often see journalists use these terms when writing about sunscreen and this only adds...
Waxhead Supports Sunscreen Bans in Hawaii, Bonaire, Palau and Aruba
Sunscreen Bans We are excited to see Key West follow Hawaii’s lead to ban two chemicals found in common sunscreens, but it’s important to remember ALL petrochemicals are harmful to people and planet. Still, we’re glad to see communities learning, reading and moving away from sunscreens with human and marine...