Laboratoires de Biarritz Suncare, Safe Protection for You and for the Environment

3/ Laboratoires de Biarritz Sunscreens: Scientific Proof of Their Respect For the Skin and the Ocean

At Laboratoires de Biarritz, when we develop our formulas, our R&D team consciously makes choices that ensure that we offer you suncare products with optimal tolerance, enabling you to keep your skin healthy and beautiful, all whilst having a minimal impact on the environment. However, we feel it is important to provide you with scientific proof of our commitment.

So, we can confirm and prove that:

– Our sunscreens are not ecotoxic: ecotoxicity tests carried out by an independent, specialized laboratory show that our sunscreens are completely non-toxic to marine life. The formulas tested are those that are the most concentrated in mineral screens, and the conditions of the study are maximized for an optimal verification of the absence of environmental impact. In addition, the organisms selected for the tests – algae, coral, and microscopic crustaceans – allow us to have a clear vision of any potential ecotoxicity on global marine fauna.

– Our sunscreens are completely safe: a study (on Franz cells, according to the OCDE 428 guidelines) has revealed that mineral screens do not pass through the skin. They stay on the surface and therefore do not present any risk of presence in the body (study conducted

4/ Health Claims and Regulations

It should be noted that the protection factors displayed on sunscreen product packaging are subject to strict regulation on behalf of the EU authorities, and these regulations are the same for mineral screens and chemical filters alike.

Therefore, to be able to display UVB and UVA logos alongside SPF on packaging, there must be proof for these claims.

UVB protection is measured in terms of SPF. Regulation requires that UVA protection be equal to at least a third of the UVB protection.

As a result, levels of protection for marketed sunscreen products must have been verified by specialized and independent laboratories to levels equal or superior to those displayed on the packaging.

With regard to the Certified Organic sunscreens, the restrictions are even tighter. In fact, they must meet two standards: those of European Cosmetics Regulations and those of the Organic Certification Body (Ecocert/Cosmos). These bodies verify the quality of the raw materials, and they also verify that the manufacturing processes produce a minimal ecological footprint without using any pollutants. Within this highly regulated framework, Certified Organic sunscreens must also provide evidence for every claim they display.