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UVA protection factor (UVA-PF)

A measure of a sunscreen's protection against UVA, calculated from UV transmittance weighted by the persistent pigment darkening action spectrum (ISO 24443 in vitro). In the EU it should be at least one-third of the labelled SPF.

  • Also: UVA-PF
  • Also: UVAPF

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