Beauty

[JudyL]

Today at lunch I went to find a daytime moisturizer with a higher SPF than the one I have. As I was reading labels to see what the ingredients were in each product, I realized that some manufactuers put in 2 ingredients and said "50spf" while others put in 5 ingredients and would say "50spf." So as I was standing there I thought, why would one have 2 ingredients and 50 spf and one have 5 ingredients and say that? If the ingredients are different how can both be 50 spf? For instance, the one I bought for sensitive skin says "Titanium Dioxide 5% and Zinc Oxide 3%." Another one I looked at had 5 ingredients and all different than the sensitive skin one yet both say they are 50 spf. Sometimes even the percentage amount of the ingredients are all different from one moisturizer to the next.

So how is a consumer supposed to trust that the manufacturer of these moisturizers really has the right ingredients and the right percentage amounts of each ingredient? How are we supposed to trust that they know what they are doing and that the spf is truly what it says it is? I mean wouldn't the concoction for 50 spf (or any other spf) be the same no matter who makes it?

Just some thoughts that came to mind so thought I'd share and see what ya'll thought.

Judy