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Update as of July 2024
Experiments have been conducted and a publication presenting the results of the ALT-SPF study is under preparation. This website will close in November. Information about the ALT-SPF results and publications will be posted on Cosmetics Europe's website once available....
Call for Test Samples for the ALT-SPF Consortium Test
We are seeking partners who can donate sunscreen test samples for a large ‘ring study’ that aims to compare in vivo SPF values from several alternative SPF methodologies to those from the International Standard ISO24444 – partners could be either within or outside the...
News – The ALT-SPF project has been officially launched
Brussels, 22 July 2021 PRESS RELEASE The ALT-SPF partnership will evaluate alternative sunscreen testing methods A consortium of users and developers of sun protection factor (SPF) tests will identify, characterise, and evaluate alternative sunscreen...
Interview with Jürgen Vollhardt, Global Head of Science & Promotion Sun Care at DSM
Interview in German with Jürgen Vollhardt, Global Head of Science & Promotion Sun Care at DSM, about the ALT-SPF project published in August 2020 by SOFW - Verlag fuer chemische Industrie, H. Ziolkowsky GmbH >> READ THE ARTICLE