If there’s one thing you should remember to put on in the morning, it’s your sunscreen (and make sure to reapply it every 2 hours). Now that summer is almost here, it’s especially important that you wear sunscreen to protect your skin from the sun’s harmful UV rays. But when it comes to SPF, it can get confusing with all the different choices and numbers out there. Is a higher number better? And should you choose a different type of sunscreen depending on your skin type or tone? We asked a dermatologist.
What is SPF? Is higher better?
SPF, or sun protection factor, describes the amount of solar energy needed to produce a sunburn on protected skin relative to unprotected skin, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. Logic would follow, then, that wearing a higher SPF would offer you better protection when…