Cien Sun Sport Transparent Sun Spray, SPF 30, 200 ml

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The supermarket’s sun cream was revealed as the nation’s favourite through Kantar’s sales volume data from 2022 - with its children’s SPF 50+ outselling all branded and supermarket sun creams on the market. It has a good safety profile and is allowed to be used at a max concentration of 5% both in the US and in Europe (10% is allowed in Japan). carried out tests in salt water, chlorinated water and fast-moving water - conditions you're more likely to be in on holiday. ACRYLATES/OCTYLACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER, *******, AQUA, BENZYL ALCOHOL, BIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHENYL TRIAZINE, *******, BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE, C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE, *******, DIETHYLHEXYL BUTAMIDO TRIAZONE, ETHYLHEXYL SALICYLATE, GLYCERIN, *******, OCTYLDODECANOL, PARFUM, PPG-12 DIMETHICONE, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE (*).

Super common little helper ingredient that helps products to remain nice and stable for a longer time. It is a special snowflake as it is the only globally available chemical sunscreen agent that provides proper UVA protection (in the US, new generation sunscreen agents are not approved because of impossible FDA regulations). It's not a strong filter in itself, it's always used in combination with other sunscreen agents to further enhance the SPF and to solubilize other solid UV filters. Its special property is that unlike most sunscreen agents, it is not oil but water soluble, so it is ideal to create light, oily skin compatible formulas.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

She's 6 now, been using this all the time, one spray a day absolutely no burns at all, even out all day in that recent heat wave. The Irish Cancer Society have a really great checklist for keeping your children safe in the sun which is well worth a read.The popular own-brand's protection only dropped by 34 per cent, suggesting the cheaper option is actually better for you.

Its protection is not strong enough on its own but it is quite photostable (loses 10% of SPF protection in 95 mins) and is often used to stabilize other photo-unstable UV-filters, for example, Avobenzone. What's more it can also help to boost the efficacy of AHA exfoliants (while not boosting the irritation side effect). The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This one was great from a sensitive skin point of view – given that both of my boys have eczema this is a big consideration. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product.For peace of mind and to ensure you and your little ones are protected in these somewhat unusual conditions for us – it’s a good idea to brush up on the do’s and don’ts of sun protection!