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sun protection factor

sun protection factor
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun

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    Voorbeeldzinnen

    1. Labelled sun protection factor
    2. 1/3 of labelled sun protection factor
    3. However, a product with sun protection factor 15 absorbs 93 % of UVB radiation, and a product with sun protection factor 30 absorbs 97 % of UVB radiation.
    4. An increased sun protection factor (i.e. mainly UVB protection) should include an increase in the UVA protection as well.
    5. Measured sun protection factor (measured in accordance with the principles recommended in point 10 (a))
    6. Therefore, the category should be labelled at least as prominently as the sun protection factor.
    7. Another example is a sunscreen product which displays ‘high protection’ (sun protection factor of 30) on the label but provides only ‘low protection’ (factor of 6).
    8. a UVB protection of sun protection factor 6 as obtained in application of the International Sun Protection Factor Test Method (2006) or an equivalent degree of protection obtained with any in vitro method;
    9. Moreover, the increase in protection is only linear in the case of sunburn, that is to say, a product with sun protection factor 30 protects twice as well from sunburn as product with a sun protection factor of 15.
    10. The category of sunscreen products should be indicated on the label at least as prominently as the sun protection factor.
    11. Therefore, although the sun protection factor refers only to protection against the radiation which causes erythema (mainly UVB radiation), sunscreen products should contain both UVB and UVA protection.
    12. Another example is a sunscreen product which displays ‘high protection’ (sun protection factor of 30) on the label but provides only ‘low protection’ (factor of 6). This can lead to severe sunburn.
    13. ‘sun protection factor’ means the ratio of minimum erythemal dose on skin protected by a sunscreen product to the minimum erythemal dose on the same unprotected skin;
    14. A wide variety of numbers used on labels for indicating the sun protection factor does not support the aim of making claims that are simple and meaningful.
    15. In order to ensure reproducibility and comparability of the recommended minimum protection against UVB radiation, the International Sun Protection Factor Test Method (2006) as updated in 2006 by the European, Japanese, American and South African industry should be used.