NYTimes: Many People Confused by SPF

dermRounds (NEW YORK) - A very popular news column on the New York Times, "Skin Deep" once again tackles a key topic within the field of dermatology. Recently numerous manufacturers of sunblock have been rolling out a variety of new SPF-rated products but what exactly do these new SPF numbers mean?

Catherine Saint Louis, the author of this interesting article asked Dr. Gilchrest, one of our fellow dermatologists and here was her response:

The parade of stratospheric SPFs is “crazy,” said Dr. Barbara A. Gilchrest, a dermatology professor at Boston University School of Medicine. “For a normal person who is fair-skinned and concerned about skin damage and photoaging,” Dr. Gilchrest said, “it’s really in my opinion tremendous overkill.”

To read more of this article, visit the NYTimes' "Confused by SPF? Take a Number"