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Edible sunscreen – fraud?

By on 20 June, 2018 in Sunscreen
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Posted 20 June 2018

Sunsafe RX is a product that promises “to help protect you from both UVA and UVB rays”. On its website, there are glowing user testimonials and photos of young, attractive people enjoying the weather. It’s the kind of marketing you might expect from a sunscreen brand, except that Sunsafe RX isn’t a cream or a spray – it’s a pill. 

It’s one of a number of products to be taken orally that make claims about protection from the sun – potentially heralding a new era when, instead of slathering yourself in lotion, you could swallow a pill and head to the beach.

It sounds too good to be true. According to the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), as well as Chuck Schumer, that’s because it probably is.

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You can’t use pills as a sunscreen

By on 24 May, 2018 in Sunscreen
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Posted 24 May 2018

From ScienceAlert

You Can’t Use Pills as a Sunscreen, And Apparently The FDA Needs to Remind Us of That

By Mike McRae 24 May 2018

Owners of companies marketing ‘sun-protection’ pills have been warned by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to cease making spurious claims, or risk breaking the law.

Meanwhile the FDA also has a word of warning for the rest of us; a number of methods have been proven to reduce the risk of damage posed by the Sun’s UV radiation, and dietary supplements just aren’t one of them.

Four products have been specifically called out by the recent statement: Advanced Skin Brightening Formula by GliSODin Skin Nutrients, Sunsafe Rx by Napa Valley Bioscience, Solaricare by Pharmacy Direct, and Sunergized LLC’s Sunergetic.

It’s claimed that by taking these nutritional supplements, consumers can reduce the risks posed by UV radiation

For example, 

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