https://community.qvc.com/t5/Beauty/Confusion-about-powder-sunscreens-used-as-makeup-or-with-makeup/m-p/310671#M71694 <P>A recent post here wrote about remembering an SPF 50 in It Cosmetics Anti Aging Celebration Powder Foundation. She wrote to Jamie Kern via Facebook to see if the foundation no longer has sunscreen. This was IT's reply to her:</P> <P><EM>Our Celebration Foundation is SPF 50 Natural Physical Only Sunscreeen (no chemical sunscreen). Since its formulation the FDA is implementing new rules that all powder products including mineral foundation can no longer claim SPF effective June 2012 so this will not have an SPF claim on the box or on air at QVC. It is also bismuth free! You will see after June all of the powder foundations in the marketplace will no longer be able to list SPF and will have to change their names and packaging. But a great way to tell is to look for the SPF ingredients in the ingredient listing. For our Celebration Foundation because it is SPF 50 in the ingredient listing Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide (both natural, physical sunscreens) are listed #2 and #3 in the ingredient listing. After 3 years of formulating this powder foundation to not only give full coverage but also have SPF 50 we were really sad that the FDA changed packaging rules, but the good news is, the high quantity of natural physical SPF is still in the formula!</EM></P> <P> I have several questions.</P> <P>1. If this is true, why are BareMinerals, Philosophy, Jane Iredale, Youngblood, Colorescience Pro, Neutrogena, Physician's Formula and many more other companies boldly marketing the SPF in their powders. Physician's Formula has a brand new "Super BB Cream" that in reality is a compact powder claiming SPF 30 Broad Spectrum protection. The sunscreen in Phys.Form. Super BB are Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide, in lesser percentages than those within the formulation for It Cosmetics Celebration Foundation. L;Oreal Infallible claims it can be worn for 16 hours with full SPF20. </P> <P>2. Considering that powder sunscreens are some of the easiest worn, affordable, decent to skin products, why would the FDA be against them?</P> <P>Maybe they hate the idea of consumers being able to buy one product that performs the functions of 6 more products. Neither my skin nor my wallet like this at all.</P> Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:55:16 GMT Feldspar 2013-03-21T05:55:16Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Beauty/Confusion-about-powder-sunscreens-used-as-makeup-or-with-makeup/m-p/310671#M71694 <P>A recent post here wrote about remembering an SPF 50 in It Cosmetics Anti Aging Celebration Powder Foundation. She wrote to Jamie Kern via Facebook to see if the foundation no longer has sunscreen. This was IT's reply to her:</P> <P><EM>Our Celebration Foundation is SPF 50 Natural Physical Only Sunscreeen (no chemical sunscreen). Since its formulation the FDA is implementing new rules that all powder products including mineral foundation can no longer claim SPF effective June 2012 so this will not have an SPF claim on the box or on air at QVC. It is also bismuth free! You will see after June all of the powder foundations in the marketplace will no longer be able to list SPF and will have to change their names and packaging. But a great way to tell is to look for the SPF ingredients in the ingredient listing. For our Celebration Foundation because it is SPF 50 in the ingredient listing Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide (both natural, physical sunscreens) are listed #2 and #3 in the ingredient listing. After 3 years of formulating this powder foundation to not only give full coverage but also have SPF 50 we were really sad that the FDA changed packaging rules, but the good news is, the high quantity of natural physical SPF is still in the formula!</EM></P> <P> I have several questions.</P> <P>1. If this is true, why are BareMinerals, Philosophy, Jane Iredale, Youngblood, Colorescience Pro, Neutrogena, Physician's Formula and many more other companies boldly marketing the SPF in their powders. Physician's Formula has a brand new "Super BB Cream" that in reality is a compact powder claiming SPF 30 Broad Spectrum protection. The sunscreen in Phys.Form. Super BB are Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide, in lesser percentages than those within the formulation for It Cosmetics Celebration Foundation. L;Oreal Infallible claims it can be worn for 16 hours with full SPF20. </P> <P>2. Considering that powder sunscreens are some of the easiest worn, affordable, decent to skin products, why would the FDA be against them?</P> <P>Maybe they hate the idea of consumers being able to buy one product that performs the functions of 6 more products. Neither my skin nor my wallet like this at all.</P> Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:55:16 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Beauty/Confusion-about-powder-sunscreens-used-as-makeup-or-with-makeup/m-p/310671#M71694 Feldspar 2013-03-21T05:55:16Z