ISO TC217 working group 7, “Sun Protection Test Methods”, what’s new?
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Presented by: Marc Pissavini
ISO is an independent, non-governmental international organization with a membership of 167 national standards bodies.
With more than 24000 International standards, ISO today covering almost all aspects of technology and manufacturing. Through its 167 members representing ISO in their country, it brings together experts to share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based, market-relevant International Standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges.
The ISO TC217 working group 7, “Sun Protection Test Methods”, is one of the 802 technical committees and subcommittees. It.was set up in 2006 and since then a lot of standardisation work has been done. First, the 2 historical methods, SPF and UVA in vivo were published by ISO in 2010 and 2011 respectively. Followed one year later by the in vitro UVA methods. In 2016, a systematic review of the SPF in vivo was launched, followed in 2017 by the in vivo and in vitro UVA methods. At the same time (2016), the validation process of in vivo water resistance began.
Where are we today? The SPF in vivo and UVA in vivo or in vitro methods have been republished in order to take certain technical developments into account. The water resistance method has also just been published. Thus, all the methods generally used for suncare product claims are standardized by the ISO. What about the in vitro methods recommended by the European Commission? The in vitro UVA method is published, updated in 2022 and widely used for several years. A lot of validation work has already been done for the alternative methods to SPF in vivo and their statistical characterization is currently being measured.
A clear explanation of the ISO processes and steps but also the main improvements of the SPF, UVA, water resistance in vivo and UVA in vitro methods will be presented as well as the progress of alternatives to SPF in vivo.
With more than 24000 International standards, ISO today covering almost all aspects of technology and manufacturing. Through its 167 members representing ISO in their country, it brings together experts to share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based, market-relevant International Standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges.
The ISO TC217 working group 7, “Sun Protection Test Methods”, is one of the 802 technical committees and subcommittees. It.was set up in 2006 and since then a lot of standardisation work has been done. First, the 2 historical methods, SPF and UVA in vivo were published by ISO in 2010 and 2011 respectively. Followed one year later by the in vitro UVA methods. In 2016, a systematic review of the SPF in vivo was launched, followed in 2017 by the in vivo and in vitro UVA methods. At the same time (2016), the validation process of in vivo water resistance began.
Where are we today? The SPF in vivo and UVA in vivo or in vitro methods have been republished in order to take certain technical developments into account. The water resistance method has also just been published. Thus, all the methods generally used for suncare product claims are standardized by the ISO. What about the in vitro methods recommended by the European Commission? The in vitro UVA method is published, updated in 2022 and widely used for several years. A lot of validation work has already been done for the alternative methods to SPF in vivo and their statistical characterization is currently being measured.
A clear explanation of the ISO processes and steps but also the main improvements of the SPF, UVA, water resistance in vivo and UVA in vitro methods will be presented as well as the progress of alternatives to SPF in vivo.