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[–] Waffle 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Ultra Violette's Lean Screen SPF 50+ Mattifying Zinc Skinscreen, a facial product that Rach says she used exclusively, was the "most significant failure" identified. It returned a result of SPF 4, something that shocked Choice so much it commissioned a second test that produced a similar reading.

Other products that did not meet their SPF claims included those from Neutrogena, Banana Boat, Bondi Sands and the Cancer Council - but they all rejected Choice's findings and said their own independent testing showed their sunscreens worked as advertised.

[–] _core@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

"we've investigated ourselves and found us to be right"

[–] _core@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

A lot of the sunscreen companies using the same US based testing company strongly indicates it gave fraudulent results and that the companies knew this.