Homemade Sunscreen

Step 4SPF Table

SPF Table
Use the following table to determine your measurements.

For example, 8oz. (weighed) of lotion + .8oz of titanium micronized dioxide (weighed) = SPF20+
The Micronized TD is 10% of the original amount of lotion used (not the finished weight).

If you used 8oz of lotion + .8oz of Micronized ZO, the SPF would be 11-12.

If it's still too confusing, ask!




Concentration of
Sunscreens & SPF
Low
(SPF 2-5)
Moderate
(SPF 6-11)
High
(SPF 12-19)
Ultra High
(SPF >20)
Titanium Dioxide <4 % 8 % 12 % 20 %
Titanium Dioxide, Micronized 2 % 4 % 6 % 10 %
Zinc Oxide 5 % 10 % 15 % 25 %
Zinc Oxide, Micronized 3 % 7.5 % 12 % 20 %




This chart is to provided by my supplier. I can not do any testing internally. Just to be used as a guideline.
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Feb 28, 2010. 7:46 PMHeptron says:
I did some quick math in Excel and it seems that this table of data generates curves with exponential growth.
Do you know how well this hold true outside the data set?

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