Study Finds 43% Of Sunscreens Tested Don’t Live up to SPF Claims

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By Julie Fidler

Researchers at Consumer Reports have a warning for us, though: nearly half of sunscreen products in the U.S. fail to live up to the SPF claim on their bottles.

The group independently evaluated the SPF (Sun Protection Factor) value of 65 sunscreen products, including lotions, sprays, and sticks, and found that 43% of them had less SPF than their label promised.

If you’re like me, and no amount of SPF ever seems to be enough anyway, you could go home looking like a lobster. Do that enough, and you could wind up with skin cancer.

The American Academy of Dermatology recommends …read more

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