![]() ![]() Sunscreen both prevents sunburns and protects your skin from aging prematurely (and developing cancerous melanomas) due to UV exposure. While you can prevent burns with protective clothing or by staying out of the sun, sunscreen is the most effective option. “If I were in a bind or this sunscreen was on sale, I would buy it and be satisfied,” a participant with type 6 skin said.Whether you’re out camping, laying on the beach, or just commuting to work, protecting your skin from harmful UVA and UVB rays is crucial in preventing damage such as sun burns or premature aging. Most said they would not use it again, but the verdict wasn’t all bad. Still, some observed that at 10 minutes after application, it wasn’t as white as it first appeared. (Like many fragrance-free products, this one had a slight sweet plastic aroma-think beach ball-our professional sensory testing panel concluded.) A few noted that it gave skin a flat or matte look. More of the group described it as having a greasy feel than anything else, and most were neutral about the scent or disliked it. It’s not meant for people with tan or brown skin tones,” one said. A few people commented that the sunscreen looked silver, lavender, or glittery on their skin. “I feel like the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz, because it left a silver tint. “I’m already very pale, so this made me look ghostly,” said one. “My arm looked as though it was rubbed in chalk,” said another, who has type 4 skin. Like the other mineral sunscreen, this product left a noticeable white cast on nearly every participant. Many complained about the chalky or white appearance they left on skin, and some complained about how difficult they were to rub in, even after 10 minutes.īelow are specific details from our panelists’ evaluations of each of the sunscreens, listed in alphabetical order.ĬR members can read on for details about how the sunscreens that were included in this evaluation performed in our tests and ratings. And the two mineral lotions our volunteers tried left most of them disappointed. But CR’s tests have consistently found that mineral sunscreens don’t protect as well. Zinc oxide and titanium dioxide aren’t absorbed into the bloodstream, and “non-nano” versions appear to be less environmentally concerning than those with certain chemical ingredients. These formulas sit on top of the skin and deflect UV rays. The other option is a mineral sunscreen, which protects with zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, or both. But some consumers want to avoid these chemicals because they can be absorbed into the bloodstream, and some of these sunscreens are suspected of harming ocean life. These chemicals protect skin from the sun by absorbing ultraviolet rays and releasing the energy as heat before the rays can penetrate the skin. The five lotions and sprays with chemical active ingredients (such as avobenzone or octocrylene) absorbed well for a majority of the group, regardless of skin tone, and most were satisfied with the appearance 10 minutes after application. Skin feel and scent preference varied from product to product and person to person, but in general, there was a consensus on the absorbency evaluation. CR members can see the results in our ratings.) CR tests sunscreens in a lab for UVA and SPF protection, as well as for variation from SPF. While all the factors were viewed as important, overall, efficacy and how well a sunscreen absorbs were cited as more important by most of the volunteers. Our volunteer group included every skin type. The six types range from type 1 (pale, always burns) to type 6 (dark brown/black, never burns). The volunteers, all of whom use sunscreen at least some of the time, self-identified their skin tone on the Fitzpatrick Scale, a tool that dermatologists and other skin experts use to classify skin type based on its response to the sun’s ultraviolet rays. The ones that vanished into skin did so for a majority of the participants, and those that left a white cast did so on mostly everyone. The most surprising finding was that regardless of skin tone, the evaluations of the sunscreens’ appearance were consistent. ![]() We found some clunkers and some that pleased a majority of our group. So CR’s consumer experience experts recruited a group of 20 CR staffers with a variety of skin tones to try out seven sunscreens from our ratings-sprays and lotions, both chemical and mineral formulas-and give us their feedback. But we also wanted to see how average consumers viewed these aspects of sunscreens. Consumer Reports’ trained sensory panelists evaluate the scent, feel, and appearance of every sunscreen in our ratings.
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