What You Don't Know About Sunscreen
What You Don't Know About Sunscreen - But Should SPF is an outdated measure, and it's not always accurate. WILMINGTON, MA - As the summer season approaches, people will be spending more time out in the sun. And for those who listen to the warnings dermatologists have been stressing for years, this means one thing: They'll be lathering themselves in gallons and gallons of sunscreen. Sunscreen, though, isn't what it used to be — nor is the advice on how to use it. “I recommend an SPF of around 30, as long as you’re reapplying it every hour, hour-and-a-half when you’re outdoors,” Lauren Ploch, a dermatologist from the Georgia Dermatology and Skin Cancer Center, said. A REPORT BY CODY FENWICK | PATCH STAFF This is pretty standard advice, echoing the American Academy of Dermatology's recommendations. SPF, which stands for “Sun Protection Factor,” measures how protective sunscreen is against ultraviolet B (UV-B) light, which is the segmen...