JOURNAL OF COSMETIC SCIENCE 188 Dr. Nadim Shaath reviews, in an acutely critical way, the legislation and the guidelines of the FDA and of other regulatory agencies around the world. His conclusion, in his own words, is that: “We need options and real solutions now for adequate protection from the harmful radiation of the sun. We need new safer ingredients and protocols for sun protec- tion. Let us start out with approving the tried and true European fi lters. Also allow American ingenuity the opportunity and the path to introduce new effective and safe ingredients to combat the rising incidents of skin cancer. ” I sincerely hope you will all enjoy reading the articles in this special issue. PAOLO U. GIACOMONI, PhD Journal of Cosmetic Science Editor