FDA Says - Use Sunscreen Spray? Avoid Open Flame

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Updated July 28, 2021

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FDA reminds consumers spray-on sunscreens can catch fire - CBS News

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Consumer Updates > Use Sunscreen Spray? Avoid Open Flame:

"You love a good summer barbecue and wisely use sunscreen if you are out in the sun. What you may not know is that if you apply certain sunscreen sprays and then come close to a source of flame, you may risk the sunscreen catching fire and giving you a serious burn.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has become aware of five separate incidents in which people wearing sunscreen spray near sources of flame suffered significant burns that required medical treatment."

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New FDA sunscreen label standards delayed until winter

Updated August 16, 2021

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Tips to Stay Safe in the Sun: From Sunscreen to Sunglasses - FDA.gov

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New FDA sunscreen label standards delayed until winter - WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach/Florence SC, Weather:

"New standards for the labeling sunscreen, intended to help you identify which will protect you best, won't be going into affect before you hit the sands on your summer vacation.

If you're going to spend a lot of time in the hot sun this summer, you'll have to fend for yourself when it comes to picking sunscreen. The FDA has pushed back the new label standards for six months.

The new standards are supposed to make it easier for you to pick up the best bottle of sunscreen off the shelf. They force companies to make a variety of changes like make all label font sizes to be the same so you won't get distracted by what's in bold."

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Follow FDA Sun Protection Tips

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Updated 12/8/2022

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Tips to Stay Safe in the Sun: From Sunscreen to Sunglasses - FDA.gov

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Now that Summer has arrived, it's more important than ever to protect your skin from the sun. I'm golfing lots these days, and know that I need to pay special attention to avoid sunburns.

The FDA offers a nice variety of resources and tips to help you and your family save your skin!

FDA - Sun Safety - Save Your Skin
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Avoid Summer Sunburn

I'm on my way out the door for a weekend of fun in the wine country. Some food, wine, and lots of sun. 

I never used to use much suntan lotion or sunblock, and my nose and cheeks are starting to show it. I just went shopping for some products and picked up some SPF 70. OMG. They even make an SPF 100 now! 

Anyhow, here's something that caught my eye last season, for those of you at risk of a worse sunburn: It is Summer - These things will make your sunburn worse! Have fun this weekend! 

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It is Summer - These things will make your sunburn worse!

It's the middle of Summer. Be sure to be careful or you'll burn badly. There are things that can make you more susceptible to a worse sunburn. Check out this CBS News article, "Beware Of Sunburn Boosters - Certain Drugs And Skin Care Products Can Increase Your Sensitivity To The Sun." Bottomline, you need to pay attention to these items that can make a sunburn worse:

1. Diuretics - 'water pills' that help lower your blood pressure
2. Antibiotics - certain kinds like tetracycline, and others
3. Skin Care Products - certain products used to make your wrinkles go away
4. Heart Medications - amiodarone for example
5. Diabetes Medications - glipizide for example
6. NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory pain drugs) - ibuprofen for example
7. Balsam of Peru - can be found in some perfumed products

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Summer Sunscreens - Yours Might Not Work!

A local newspaper article alarmed me, and lead me to this recent report on sunscreens, Sunscreen Summary — What Works and What's Safe. This summary from the Environmental Working Group (a non-profit in Washington DC), says that 4 out of 5 sunscreens offer inadequate protection against harmful rays or could contain harmful chemicals. What's interesting is that when a new sunscreen is marketed, the FDA asks manufacturers to show that it prevents sunburn, but the FDA doesn't require clinical trials verifying the prevention of melanoma or other forms of skin cancer. At the heart of this is, for a long time, "UVB [ultraviolet B] was thought to be the primary carcinogen in the sunlight, but what is happening now is that UVA is being viewed as a melanoma carcinogen," says Edward Gorham, an assistant professor at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego. It's probably no longer good enough to block just UVB, and to make sure your sunscreen blocks UVA too!

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