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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Health
Madeleine Aggeler

THE TRUTH ABOUT: What is spf and how much sunscreen do you really need experts answer - The Untold Story

A sunscreen’s SPF, or sun protection factor, indicates how much protection a product offers.
A sunscreen’s SPF, or sun protection factor, indicates how much protection a product offers. Photograph: Sean Justice/Getty Images

The sun has given us so much. Flowers, for example. Also sunsets, vitamin D and the 2002 Sheryl Crow hit Soak Up the Sun.

And yet, despite its brilliant generosity, humans must also diligently shield themselves from the sun lest its ultraviolet rays inflict damage on our soft, fallible bodies. Among our most powerful defenses? SPF products.

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