Three more Australian sunscreen brands have paused sales of products amid concerns SPF tests can’t be trusted, bringing the total number taken off the market to six.
As of Thursday, sales of Outside Beauty & Skincare’s SPF 50+ Mineral Primer, Found My Skin’s FACE Tinted Mineral SPF 50+ with Kakadu Plum, and Endota’s Mineral Protect SPF50 and Natural Clear Zinc SPF50+ have been paused. The move followed a June report from consumer watchdog Choice that 16 of the 20 sunscreens it tested did not meet the SPF level advertised on the product’s label.
Six Australian sunscreen products have been taken off the market, as three more brands confirm they’ve paused sales amid concerns SPF tests can’t be trusted.Credit: Getty Images
“With the utmost safety and concern for our customers, we have momentarily removed the SPF 50+ Mineral Primer from our website while we investigate the efficacy and stability of this product,” Outside Beauty & Skincare said in a statement on its website, clarifying that the product had not been recalled and the Therapeutic Goods Administration had not notified it to recall it.
Found My Skin and Endota, in statements to their own websites, echoed the sentiment, reassuring customers the pausing of sales was precautionary while they awaited testing results.
Skincare brand Naked Sundays paused sales of its Collagen Glow Mineral Sunscreen on Monday as a precautionary measure pending further testing. Ultra Violette has issued a complete recall of its Lean Screen SPF 50+ after the product was found by Choice to have an SPF level of four.
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“In consultation with the TGA, we are performing a recall for all batches of Ultra Violette Lean Screen SPF50+ because of inconsistent SPF levels shown in independent testing,” Ultra Violette said in a statement, alongside refund information on its website.
“We are deeply sorry that one of our products has fallen short of the standards we pride ourselves on and that you have come to expect of us.”
Outside Beauty & Skincare, Found My Skin, Endota and Naked Sundays’ products were not tested by Choice. Ultra Violette was, and its Lean Screen SPF 50+ was the worst performer out of the 20 sunscreens tested.
