Doubts over environmentally friendly mineral-based sun creams

Consumer watchdog Which? tested five mineral SPF30 products and found none of them offered the level of protection claimed

I’m Paul Hutton with news that it seems environmentally friendly mineral-based sun creams don’t provide the protection they claim to. Consumer watchdog Which? tested five mineral SPF30 products and found none of them offered the level of protection claimed. Eight chemical-based sun creams, including cheaper supermarket own brands, passed both the SPF and the UVA testing. Most high street sunscreens work because they use ingredients that absorb UV rays, whereas mineral sunscreens try to physically block ultraviolet radiation. For more care related stories stay with us here at Care Radio

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