The Skin Cancer Foundation's

Road to Healthy Skin Tour - Presented by AVEENO® and RITE AID®
Road to Healthy Skin Tour - Presented by AVEENO® and RITE AID®

The AVEENO® brand offers a wide range of Sun Care products for the whole family. The combination of ACTIVE NATURALS® ingredients with broad spectrum UVA-UVB ranging from SPF 30 to SPF 100 help protect your skin against harmful UV rays. In addition to protecting your skin, early detection is essential to treating skin cancer. That's why, for the past four years, AVEENO® has sponsored the Road to Healthy Skin tour, which provides free skin cancer screenings. The customized tour bus will be making stops at over 80 locations across the country from March through September 2012.

Check the schedule to find out when it will be in your area.

Learn more about The Road to Healthy Skin Tour and how you can protect yourself from skin cancer at our Facebook page.

How far we've come

Over the past four years The Road to Healthy Skin Tour has travelled almost 76,000 miles in our customized RV. We have provided more than 13,000 FREE Skin Cancer screenings across the country, which led to the detection of almost 7,200 suspicious findings. In 2011 alone, with the help of 139 volunteer dermatologists, over 3,000 people were screened for skin cancer. More than 1,500 suspected pre-cancers and cancers were detected, including 40 suspected melanomas, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Early detection can help save lives.

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Understanding the FDA Sunscreen Labeling Changes

In an effort to provide consumers with the information they need to make informed choices when selecting sunscreens, the FDA has instituted new testing measures to determine a product’s effectiveness, along with labeling requirements reflecting those results.

New FDA Rule
What It Means
Broad Spectrum
  • Sunscreen products that pass the new FDA test to provide balanced UVA/UVB protection will be labeled as "Broad Spectrum."
  • Both UVB and UVA rays contribute to sunburn, skin cancer, and premature skin aging.
  • Sunburn is primarily caused by UVB rays.
Use Claims
  • Products that are labeled both as Broad Spectrum with SPF values of 15 or higher may state that they reduce the risk of skin cancer and early skin aging when used with other sun protection measures and when used as directed.
  • Any products that fail to meet the Broad Spectrum guidelines or have an SPF of 2 to 14 must include a warning that the product has not been shown to help prevent skin cancer or early skin aging.
Label Updates
  • The terms "waterproof," "sweat-proof" and "sunblock" will no longer appear on packaging.
  • If a sunscreen product is water resistant, it can be placed on the label but it will also include the amount of time before it should be reapplied (40 or 80 minutes).
  • All sunscreens will be required to have a Drug Facts section on the back and/or side of the container that will include Active Ingredients
    and Use Claims.

In June 2012, you’ll start to see the changes outlined here. Because of the logistics involved with producing new packaging and shipping products nationwide, it may take longer for sunscreens with new labeling to appear at stores in your area. During this transition, you can continue to use your current AVEENO® sunscreens with the confidence that they are safe and effective.