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Fiona Leishman

What the letters, numbers and symbols on sun cream bottles actually mean

With temperatures rising and summer officially here, many of us will be reaching for the sun cream to try and avoid getting burned. The bottles are covered in letters, numbers and odd symbols - but what exactly do they mean?

We've decoded the jargon for you so that you can understand exactly what you're using, and how to stay best protected from the sun. With so many options on the shelves, it can be a little confusing to try and work out which sun cream is best.

While there are all sorts of claims, no matter how much protection a product claims to offer, nothing can guarantee 100 per cent sun protection.

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