With every season comes a new set of beauty woes: rainy days and summer days, with beachy waves and sun-kissed cheeks, a sunscreen is your total skin protection.
How proficient are you in sunscreens? Most people don’t understand much of what’s written on a lotion or cream label. As people think that SPF equals everything. And it does count for a lot: the sun protection factor measures a sunscreen’s ability to filter UVB rays, which are related to sunburn and skin cancer. However, SPF only measures UVB rays; it doesn’t tell you much anything about protection from UVA rays.
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How proficient are you in sunscreens? Most people don’t understand much of what’s written on a lotion or cream label. As people think that SPF equals everything. And it does count for a lot: the sun protection factor measures a sunscreen’s ability to filter UVB rays, which are related to sunburn and skin cancer. However, SPF only measures UVB rays; it doesn’t tell you much anything about protection from UVA rays.
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