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Three suncreams, which include some of the most expensive on the market, do not give the protection they claim in tests, a consumer watchdog says.
Which? said the creams - by Piz Buin, Malibu and Hawaiian Tropic - all offered lower factor protection than the SPF 30 written on the bottle.
Calypso sun lotion, at £1.20 per 100ml, was cheapest on the market and passed the watchdog's tests.
The brands said they stood by their testing techniques.
A selection of creams were tested using British Standard tests for SPF and UVA protection, using 10 volunteers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-27439734
Never likely to affect me - I can't afford the expensive stuff! 🙂
Which? said the creams - by Piz Buin, Malibu and Hawaiian Tropic - all offered lower factor protection than the SPF 30 written on the bottle.
Calypso sun lotion, at £1.20 per 100ml, was cheapest on the market and passed the watchdog's tests.
The brands said they stood by their testing techniques.
A selection of creams were tested using British Standard tests for SPF and UVA protection, using 10 volunteers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-27439734
Never likely to affect me - I can't afford the expensive stuff! 🙂
