Do you know what ingredients are in your sunscreen bottles?
Sunscreen products sold in Europe and Japan offer more production than those sold in the United States, but why?
Key ingredients including chemical filters are not FDA approved in the U.S due to a law that dates back decades. The 1938 U.S. law classifies sunscreen as drugs, rather than as cosmetics. The law also requires sunscreens in the U.S. to be tested on animals.
It’s a continuous battle between sunscreen companies and the FDA.
George Washington University has experts available who can speak to this law, sunscreen safety and the best ways to protect your skin this summer. If you would like to schedule an interview, please contact Katelyn Deckelbaum, [email protected].
Adam Friedman, is a professor and chair of dermatology and serves as residency program director, director of translational research, and director of the supportive oncodermatology clinic in the Department of Dermatology at GW’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences. His clinical interests span the gamut of medical and pediatric dermatology and
Pooja Sodha is an assistant professor of dermatology at GW’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She is dual board-certified in both internal medicine and dermatology.