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Maxwell • Retailer Area ||Thoughts on Sunscreen Over the years
much has been written about sunscreen, suncare and sun safety.
In the last year, sunscreen has become a hot and topical topic
(no pun intended) and a wave of press is trying to change and
educate people on sun safety. The problem is the message is
still unclear: SPF 15, 30, 45, 60, 85, 100+++, if it's bigger it
must be better? Many people still don't know that SPF (Sun
Protection Factor) is based only on the UVB rays and is for a
measure of time, ie. SPF 30 gives you 30x more protection than
not wearing any sunscreen. The UVB rays are the rays that give
you the sunburn, think of UV B "burning" rays. We now know that
UVA rays mutate cells and aid in the breakdown of collagen, the
elasticity of your skin and cause skin cancer. UV A "aging"
rays. There are only a few ingredients that protect from "broad
spectrum" UVA - Zinc oxid