Why you are applying sunscreen incorrectly - the truth about sunscreen - Dr James Gill

Sunscreen is ubiquitous. Surely applying sunscreen is a simple as squeezing it out of the tube, and rubbing it on your body. However, it turns out that how are you apply the sunscreen is almost as important as the SPF value on the sunscreen bottle.

When applying suncream, we should use one fingertip unit, sufficient to cover an area about the size of your hand. If we are spreading suncream thinner than this, we are going to be getting significantly less protection than is stated on the bottle.

Simple rule of thumb, is that the Sun Protection Factor, talks about filtering UVB rays, where is the star rating, talks about filtering UVA rays

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