tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post2416453965449802265..comments2024-03-28T00:20:19.015-07:00Comments on brutally honest beauty: If you want "natural" sunscreen, you might have to compromiseLyn Bhbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12081735635995970890noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-46979916297069174992015-08-06T16:34:42.774-07:002015-08-06T16:34:42.774-07:00Yeah, it's a bit disturbing. I don't know ...Yeah, it's a bit disturbing. I don't know all the details, but I believe that if a complaint is filed and a company is found to be misrepresenting the SPF in their product, the FDA can fine them, etc. But until then the FDA doesn't test all the products out there or require companies to send in their formulas/test results, or anything. Even this would only work for sunscreens and other products that make drug claims. The FDA really doesn't regulate cosmetics, unless they verge on making drug claims or something and the FDA cracks down. Of course false advertising isn't legal, but it's not the FDA who regulates that (again, unless it's drug related). At least that's how I understand it as a Canadian expat living in the U.S. - and I have no clue how it works in other parts of the world. Bottom line . . . caveat emptor?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075243940219740263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-46837605152465811732015-08-04T19:06:01.137-07:002015-08-04T19:06:01.137-07:00If they can claim a higher spf number without addi...If they can claim a higher spf number without additional testing/govt regulation etc, doesn't that mean theoretically we have no idea what all our spfs are except what is *claimed* by the company? D:Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549904797508920577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-11906875698897216402015-08-04T08:06:27.213-07:002015-08-04T08:06:27.213-07:00Oh, of course, mineral sunscreens like zinc oxide ...Oh, of course, mineral sunscreens like zinc oxide and titanium dioxide are totally effective and great! And you can get fantastic ones, as I'm sure you know, that don't contain any chemical sunscreen ingredients that are comfortable and not too white - but they tend to contain "unnatural" ingredients, not just some plant oils/butters and zinc, like this "ultra-pure" stuff does.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075243940219740263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-40353708975472326902015-08-04T08:03:42.042-07:002015-08-04T08:03:42.042-07:00I thought they just made diapers, but I guess now ...I thought they just made diapers, but I guess now they've branched out. Well, I think I will pass, too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075243940219740263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-66465490931078465772015-08-03T21:23:36.749-07:002015-08-03T21:23:36.749-07:00I know that there's a whopping lot of nonsense...I know that there's a whopping lot of nonsense & fearmongering around "chemicals" in beauty products, but since I'm allergic to chemical sunscreens, I'm still glad they're making physical-only sunblocks.JFShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047254640623068135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-38561113885159328002015-08-03T18:18:00.681-07:002015-08-03T18:18:00.681-07:00That's hilarious considering that they're ...That's hilarious considering that they're called HONEST. I can't stand the insinuation by Jessica Alba and her company that everyone else is dishonest somehow. I don't think their stuff are in Canada yet but not like I'm remotely interested.Liz (Beauty Reductionista)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12248806073054637457noreply@blogger.com