Lots of diagrams explaining terms you might have heard about – and the pitfalls of SPF. You are free to use these graphics on your own website or literature, but must include a link and acknowledgement back to
www.sunware.co.nz

We are also building up some educational and fun links, like the sunscreen finder to the left from EWG. If you’ve felt uncomfortable about sunscreen, you were right. It does contain harmful chemicals, which your body does absorb.

And remove the word sunblock from your vocabulary. At best, sun lotion delays UVB burn for a while. Check the page on SPF to find out why.

Go even further, if you dare, and google the volume of sun lotion that gets washed into the ocean each year, and why it is killing coral reefs.

Learn which rays harm, and why not to sunbathe on the moon Which rays SPF measures protection from, and which not. Which rays UPF measures protection from (all)

What SPF burn time means What UPF burn time means Fabrics that protect, but also cooling