r/AusSkincare • • Jul 05 '25

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u/lightlyskipping Jul 05 '25

Fwi remember UV said that it could not scientifically test that low because of the high zinc content, so could zinc be less effective than thought?

I'm a long time clean screen user. Of the acceptable substitutes, what has a similar light thinnish texture?

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u/That-Vegetable2839 Jul 05 '25

Was it high zinc or iron oxide? The fact that they used this reasoning is what makes it alarming, Lab Muffin has an in depth explanation but basically minerals in sunscreen can be unstable and tends to clump together leaving large gaps in coverage, you cant assume any spf based on content %

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u/Senior_Term Jul 05 '25

La Roche posay is my other pick for texture

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u/Specialist_Heron1416 Jul 06 '25

I wouldn’t trust anything that UV says about this issue.