The Numbers Game on Sunscreen Labels – Well Blog – NYTimes.com

Just in time for summer, sunscreen makers have launched their own version of an arms race. Marketers are labeling bottles with ever higher SPFs — the sunscreen protection factor that signals how long you can safely stay in the sun . … Questions About Sunscreen Safety …. However, I can tell you that amongst my most sensitive patients, they have found the Blue LIzard SPF 30 to work better at preventing sunburn in tropical situations than the Helioplex 70. …

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