OPINION: Monday’s medical myth: SPF50+ sunscreen almost doubles the protection of SPF30+

Sunday, October 30, 2011 - 09:30 in Mathematics & Economics

SPF50+, compared to SPF30+, only increases protection from UV rays by 1.3 per cent and not nearly 50 per cent, Ian Olver writes.

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