SPF system useful, but not comprehensive.(Clinical Rounds; sun protection...

Skin & Allergy News;  April 1, 2005 ;     238 words ...SAN DIEGO -- No matter what sun protection factor sunscreen you recommend, remember that the...Clinic. For one thing, SPF measures only UVB protection, not protection from UVA rays, said Dr. Meads, a dermatologist...finally, consumers must follow directions for proper sunscreen use. You ...

SPF is ideal, not actual protection.(Dermatology)(Brief Article)

Internal Medicine News;  May 1, 2005 ;     243 words ...SAN DIEGO -- No matter what sun protection factor sunscreen you recommend, remember that the...Clinic. For one thing, SPF measures only UVB protection, not protection from UVA rays, said Dr. Meads, a dermatologist...finally, consumers must follow directions for proper sunscreen use. You ...

Advantages of using hairless mice versus haired mice to test sunscreen...

Photochemistry and Photobiology;  July 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......the presence or absence of a sun protection factor (SPF) 15 sunscreen using SKH1:hrBR...protection factors (IPF) and an erythema protection factor (Ery-PF) for SKH1:hr mice were derived...hypersensitivity; Ery-PF, erythema protection factor; IPF, immune protection ...

DuPont targets outdoor market.

Australasian Business Intelligence;  January 20, 2003 ;     166 words ......explains that the ultra-violet (UV) protection factor of most light summer fabrics falls...says Du Pont's Supplex Ultraviolet Protection Factor fabrics offer UV protection factor of 15-to-40 even when wet. He says...

German, French, Swiss Inventors Develop Cellulosic Fibre Material Sun...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 20, 2008 ;     285 words ......Reinach, Switzerland, have developed a protection factor improvment process for sun protection factor. According to a description of the...to a process for improving the sun protection factor of cellulosic fibre materials and...

Budget v BlowIt

Birmingham Mail;  January 14, 2008 ;     44 words ...BUDGET Give skin a bit of extra help this winter with Avon's Anew Ultimate Day Cream with 15 sun protection factor for pounds 15. BLOW-IT Brighten your complexion and fight the lines with Estee Lauder's new Revelation daily moisturiser with 15 sun protection factor for pounds 28.

UV analyzer.(IN process: technology and manufacturing solutions)

Global Cosmetic Industry;  June 1, 2008 ;     126 words ......UV transmittance analyzer designed to exceed the requirements of Colipa's UVA Protection Factor method and support the development of higher protection factor sunscreens. An update of the company's UV-1000S, the analyzer employs high speed...

Budget v BlowIt.(Features)

Birmingham Mail (England);  January 14, 2008 ;     47 words ......this winter with Avon's Anew Ultimate Day Cream with 15 sun protection factor for pounds 15. BLOW-IT Brighten your complexion and fight...Estee Lauder's new Revelation daily moisturiser with 15 sun protection factor for pounds 28.

VarioSun's.

Cosmetics International Cosmetic Products Report;  May 1, 2000 ;     69 words ......sunbather can individually adjust his or her desired sun protection factor with VarioSun's new dispensing system, says the company...press of the dispenser head will release the required sun protection factor. The VarioSun dispenser is now available by mail order...

Suncream protection.(News)

South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);  July 18, 2003 ;     76 words ......is now refusing to sell any suncream that has a sun protection factor - SPF - of less than 15. Following checks which revealed...rising incidence of skin cancer. Sunscreen with a minimum protection factor of 15 helps stem the disease.

Dermatologists, FDA at Odds Over Best Sunscreen Levels

Chicago Sun-Times;  May 28, 1994 ;     143 words ......several U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposals for sun protection factor levels in sunscreens. Among the complaints was the FDA's minimum recommendation of a sun protection factor (SPF) of 4 for children between 6 months and 2 years old...

T-shirts may not protect children from sun danger.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  June 16, 2005 ;     336 words ......T-shirts had the equivalent of a Sun Protection Factor of 7. This is vastly lower than the...in the UK is measured by a clothing protection factor (CPF) or ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) similar to the SPF of sunscreens...

SPF

A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units;      24 words ...SPF [Sun Protection Factor] The fraction of B-type ultraviolet light that sun-screen cream allows to reach the skin, e.g. SPF 15 means reduction to 1 / 15 .

Sun-protective clothes. (Consumer Tips ...).(Brief Article)

Consumers' Research Magazine;  August 1, 2002 ;     200 words ......people believe sunblocks and sunscreens with a high Sun Protection Factor offer enough protection from the sun's harmful ultraviolet...UV rays. * Look for clothes marked with an Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF) on the garment's tag. UPFs can range from 15 to 50...

Seeing red Sunburned lawyer sues

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  October 11, 1997 ;     297 words ......feels burned by the performance of a suntan lotion with a protection factor of 2 is suing the manufacturer because he got a sunburn...recommends that people using sunscreens choose one with a sun protection factor of 15 or greater, he said. Schapiro's suit alleges that...