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havana8
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Wed May 27, 2015 8:06 am  |
Consumer Reports Latest Sunscreen Tests Find Eleven Products That Didn’t Meet Their SPF Claims
Results reveal many provide excellent protection from UVA & UVB rays, some at a low cost; Natural sunscreens don’t work all that well according to CR’s tests
But there’s good news too: many of the sunscreens Consumer Reports tested met their SPF claims and some of the most effective products were also the lowest-priced. Coppertone Water Babies SPF 50 lotion, $10.50 (8 ounces), Equate (Walmart) Ultra Protection SPF 50 lotion, $9 (16 ounces), and Banana Boat SunComfort Continuous Spray SPF 50+, $11 (6 ounces), all delivered top-notch protection and met their SPF claims. Consumer Reports’ highest-rated sunscreen, La Roche-Posay Anthelios 60 Melt-in Sunscreen Milk (SPF 60), received a perfect score of 100 but cost the most of those tested - $36 for a 5-ounce bottle.
Read more here: http://pressroom.consumerreports.org/pressroom/2015/05/my-entry.html |
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havana8
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Thu Jun 04, 2015 12:58 pm |
| DanyDeniel wrote: |
| Given that skin cancer is more prevalent than breast, lung, and prostate combined, sun protection is not something to mess around with. But a shocking new Consumer Reports test shows that one third of a selection of "waterproof" sunscreens don't offer the protection they claim. |
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Fri Jun 05, 2015 12:12 am |
| I have changed to sunscreens that contain zinc oxide but it would seem that these sunscreens are not good enough. Probably just as well I wear a hat but not all the time. This is very disappointing. I wonder how the tests were done. |
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Fri Jun 05, 2015 7:57 am |
| bushy wrote: |
| I have changed to sunscreens that contain zinc oxide but it would seem that these sunscreens are not good enough. Probably just as well I wear a hat but not all the time. This is very disappointing. I wonder how the tests were done. |
They only tested 34 sunscreens and only some were zinc sunscreens. There are MANY quality zinc sunscreens out there. Don't let this article mislead you. |
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Fri Jun 05, 2015 8:00 am |
| bushy wrote: |
| I have changed to sunscreens that contain zinc oxide but it would seem that these sunscreens are not good enough. Probably just as well I wear a hat but not all the time. This is very disappointing. I wonder how the tests were done. |
They only tested 34 sunscreens and only some were zinc sunscreens. There are MANY quality zinc sunscreens out there. Don't let this article mislead you. Your also getting rays even wearing a hat as rays bounce off of things like concrete, snow, water. |
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