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Title: SPF: Sun protection facts or fictions? Part II.(The Sunscreen Filter)
Author: Nadim Shaath
Publication: Household & Personal Products Industry (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2008
Publisher: Rodman Publishing
Volume: 45 Issue: 9 Page: 66(4)
Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning
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AH, SUMMERTIME at the shore--what could be better than the sun and the surf? Summer brings more sunshine and more sun protection. When you're surfing the internet, however, trying to find accurate information on sunscreens is no day at the beach.
Sun protection data is available, but it is difficult to determine the validity of what you read. Discrepancies and contradictions in the sunscreen information on the internet expose opposing interests and conflicting agendas, the ranting of wayward bloggers and repeated industry half-truths. The expansion of the internet forum has invigorated the healthy debate about sunscreens and opened the door for nonprofessionals to battle with experts on the subject. Warnings must be issued about the information online--not everything...
