Beauty & Personal Care · Recorded milestone
Sun protection factor
Recorded year1974
Franz Greiter introduces the SPF number, a standard measure of how well a sunscreen blocks sunburn-causing UVB light.
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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.