Understanding Sun Protection Factor or SPF
If you saw my post from yesterday, you saw that I got a nasty sunburn from doing some yard work and not protecting myself properly from the sun. I was wearing sunblock but it was only an SPF 4. Let’s clear up some things about the SPF factor. This is some information I got from medicine.net:
(HealthDay News) — Sun protection factor (SPF) is a rating given to sunscreens to help gauge the amount of protection they provide against the sun’s damaging UV rays.
An SPF of 15 means you’ll have 15 times the amount of protection from the sun that you normally would without any sunscreen, the Nemours Foundation says. That means spending 15 minutes in the sun with SPF 15 applied is the equivalent of spending roughly 1 minute in the sun without any sunscreen.
Original Quote Source: Understanding Sun Protection Factor
Here is an SPF determination Scale I got from Sebamed.com to help you determine the best SPF for you.
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May 6, 2008 at 12:05 am
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