Industry needs a universal way to communicate UVA protection, says Professor
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Unlike the SPF value, there is no universal index to convey a product’s UVA protection to the consumer. Brian Diffey, an emeritus Professor of Photobiology at the University of Newcastle, argues that harmonization is long overdue and gives details on a new method he has published in the International Journal of Cosmetic Science.