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Whether as a cream, lotion or spray – anyone who goes out in the sun should think about sun protection.
Stiftung Warentest has now tested 20 products and came to the conclusion that most sun protection products keep what they promise.
Out of 20 creams, lotions and sprays tested, 16 offer reliable protection against UV light.
The test winner was Garnier's »Ambre Solaire Hydra 24h Sun Protection Milk« (grade 1.3).
Even cheap products are very good
A total of nine products were rated »very good« by Stiftung Warentest.
These include both cheap and expensive products: while Lidl's "Cien Sun Sonnenmilch" costs 1.12 euros per 100 milliliters, Cetaphil's "Sun Sensitive Gel-Cream" costs 22 euros.
Among the very well rated products is a natural cosmetics product: Alverde's "Sensitiv Sonnenmilch", which can be bought at the dm drugstore.
It costs about 4 euros per 100 milliliters.
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However, the other three natural cosmetics tested, the "Sensitive Sun Cream" from Das Boep, the "Lavera Sensitive Sun Lotion" and the "Speik Sun Sun Milk" failed.
According to Stiftung Warentest, they fell well below the specified protection factor of 30 in the test.
Rossmann's "Sunozon Transparent Sun Spray" was therefore given the grade "inadequate".
Seven sunscreens ended up in the middle of the rating.
Points were deducted for Eucerin's "Allergy Protect Sun Gel-Creme".
According to the examiners, it contains the UV filter homosalate, which is suspected of influencing the hormone system.
The testers found benzophenone, which is suspected of being carcinogenic, in Müller's "Lavozon sun spray".
According to Stiftung Warentest, the substance is a breakdown product of the UV filter octocrylene and is mainly formed during longer storage.
As a precaution, it is therefore recommended that products containing octocrylene should only be used up to the best-before date.
The Stiftung Warentest tests sunscreens again and again.
However, the current results are not directly comparable with those of previous tests, it said.
The products are no longer checked for germs because these were not a problem in the past.
Skin care tests were also eliminated.
mar/dpa
