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Find The Right SPF

by Jonas Blake on May.16, 2009, under Mind Upgrade

20080204_sunscreen1 Confused by the ever-climbing SPF numbers?

Yeah, me too.

Now that SPF ratings have broken the 3 digit mark, and summer is upon us, this is a great time to look at what SPF ratings really mean.

How much of it is marketing and how much of it is real? Which SPF should you use?

This great article in the New Your Times talks all about it, and helps cut through the “more is better” confusion surrounding the SPF marketing race.

So learn a little, before you go bake in the sun.

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