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Over 80% of sunscreen performed below their labelled efficacy (2020)

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230 points mgh2 | 2 comments | 06 Sep 25 19:57 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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matsemann ◴[06 Sep 25 21:44 UTC] No.45153154[source]▶
Lots of sunscreen brands should be avoided as they don't meet the advertised SPF.

Lots of sunscreen brands should also be avoided as they contain allergy inducing-, hormone altering- or environment damaging- ingredients.

Not easy making a good choice.

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bboygravity ◴[06 Sep 25 22:16 UTC] No.45153390[source]▶
Got recommendations? Here in Europe the formulations seem to be almost all the same (which I'm assuming means that they're all very bad for you).

Very hard to find any mineral sunscreens here. Decathlon has one in the most terrible packaging: a roller which means it's close to impossible to get the stuff out.

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1. stuartd ◴[06 Sep 25 22:34 UTC] No.45153531[source]▶
https://altruistsun.com/

I have vitiligo and basically no skin pigment above my neck line - this product is excellent, reasonably priced, and ethical

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2. mrspuratic ◴[07 Sep 25 09:52 UTC] No.45156824[source]▶
Seconded. Been using Altruist for a few years now. Hybrid mineral (TiO2)/chemical. Unscented, light fluid, slight white cast once dry (Caucasian/north European skin type). Also I don't get eye irritation as with many other types after an hour or two. Available easily online if you can't find it locally.