Coppertone® Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Specific Lots of Pure & Simple SPF 50 Spray (2021 Launch), Sport Mineral SPF 50 Spray (2021 Launch), and Travel-Size Coppertone® Sport Spray SPF 50 (1.6OZ) Aerosols Sunscreen Sprays Due to the Presence of Benzene.
Three lotions, from Calypso Sun, Bondi Sands and Asda did not pass all the tests - but others, including some cheaper options from supermarkets Aldi and Lidl, did.
Avoid sunscreens with octinoxate, octoerylene and oxybenzone and non nano mineral sunscreens are a better alternative.
The popular sunscreen brands made by Neutrogena, Coppertone, and Banana Boat are all not recommended, according to dermatologists.
Blue Lizard is regarded as one of the best skincare brands when it comes to sun care — at one point, its products were only really available at dermatologists' offices.
Wear clothing to cover skin exposed to the sun, such as long-sleeved shirts, pants, sunglasses, and broad-brimmed hats. Use broad spectrum sunscreens with SPF values of 15 or higher regularly and as directed.
Chemical sunscreens with toxic ingredients including oxybenzone and octinoxate are now banned from some holiday destinations. These ingredients can pollute and bleach coral reefs and harm marine life, and aren't ideal for people's skin either.
Only 53% of the interviewed dermatologists used sunscreen daily, and 76% generally used sunscreen half the time, with 98.7% of the total recommending the use of sunscreen to friends and family to help protect the skin.
Mineral sunscreens (i.e., physical sunscreens) are safer than chemical sunscreens for your health and the planet. They contain the minerals titanium dioxide and/or zinc oxide, which physically sit on the skin's surface (rather than penetrating the skin) and reflect or refract UV radiation from the skin.
The products—including several of Johnson & Johnson's Neutrogena and Aveeno aerosol sunscreens—were recalled in July after tests by the company detected benzene in multiple samples.
Coppertone has issued a recall for five of its aerosol sunscreen products after finding benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, in some batches. Coppertone has issued a recall for five of its aerosol sunscreen products after finding benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, in some batches.
You should see a star rating of up to 5 stars on UK sunscreens. The higher the star rating, the better. The letters "UVA" inside a circle is a European marking. This means the UVA protection is at least a third of the SPF value and meets EU recommendations.
Blue Lizard has reformulated its Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50+, our top pick. It now contains an aloe extract and the SPF booster butyloctyl salicylate, among other inactive ingredients. The active ingredients, zinc oxide (10%) and titanium dioxide (8%), remain the same.
Chemical Ingredients In Sunscreen Products Under Microscope
A consumer argued the Blue Lizard sunscreen was mislabeled as being mineral based, despite the fact it allegedly contains active chemical ingredients.
Best Overall: EltaMD UV Clear SPF 46
Its star ingredient, niacinamide, is an essential part of this formula for its complexion-brightening, moisture-replenishing properties. To tackle dryness-related wrinkles, this formula also features hydrating hyaluronic acid to plump skin and "fill in" fine lines.
Watch the bottle or cap turn blue in sunlight as a reminder to stay sun safe wherever you go. Blue Lizard Australian Sunscreen has been trusted by dermatologists for over 20 years.
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