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X is a measure of protection which is found on personal care products. There is a common misconception that X represents the number of minutes or hours of protection provided.
In reality, X is a relative number for the amount of protection provided, with the product only allowing for 1/X harmful effects. Hence, higher numbers don’t necessarily mean a significant protection.
Can you identify X?

X %Protection
2 50%
5 80%
15 93.33%
30 96.67%
50 98%

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SPF or Sun Protection Factor in sunscreens.
Governments have banned higher SPFs to stop customers from being misled. In fact, proper application of creams is more important than the SPF number itself.
Everything you need to know about Sunscreens.