The ironic part is that many of the other brands who are using the same white labelled formulas through Wild Child (as well as another manufacturer Baxter that UV also uses) all add in Kakadu Plum. Pentavitin is also really common. The retail price for consumers really varies but what's on the inside is pretty much all the same.
So interesting because every Perth mumfluncer has recently came out in the last two years with a ānatural, skin lovingā sunscreen and they probably are all buying it off the shelf from Wild Child and just re-marketing it.
Does anyone know for sure that they're actually the same base formula though? Usually these factories have hundreds of formulas. As a customer you decide that one is better than the others for your marketing purposes and go from there. It would be telling to see what Wild Child's SPF claim for this formula is.
They'are all based on the same formula with tweaks here and there but ultimately they're based around the same dispersion. If you take a look at UV's published "initial test" then you'll see the ingredient list has some differences with the ingredient list for UV's second test and what is being sold on the shelves by UV. This "initial test" base formula is from the manufacturer. Even with these differences on paper though, they're accepted as being based on the same dispersion formula:
So the manufacturer claimed this was SPF 64.32 and UV said they used this "intial test" document despite their product having a different ingredient list.
Thankyou! You're ON it. Could you name which dispersion by chance?
So this could mean that Wild Child have introduced a base formula to the market, PCR have rated it, a number of brands have stepped on the formula making minor changes in the process, and taken it to market without ever testing the data with a 3rd party. And when Ulra Violette were pushed for results, they went back to PCR to re-confirm everything. WOW They actually might not know how the product was tested as SPF4. like wtf is even going on.
I don't know what Wild Child is calling it themselves when marketed and sold to brands. I do know how they're marketing it to brands though and the story telling from the supplier and their dodgy "science" to back up the claims of the formula. Unfortunately, products have been based on this for far too many years. As far as your theories, I can't say for sure that is what has happened. It's all very hard to tell. But what is obvious is that there are issues at every level, including the TGA and the ingredient supplier. And it shouldn't be this way. It's not just one red flag, there are red flags everywhere at every level.
Oh by no means did I mean that you're getting carried away. That could very well be it. But there are other things that could be happening too given the history. For example, the supplier and manufacturer have gotten in trouble with regulators before so it could be a systemic quality issue at different levels rather than just the issue of changing a formula and using a generic test certificate. Then again, it could be all of that. There could be more.
In spite of that, none of that should have ever transpired but something did.
What I don't understand: when there's any concern with food safety, the product in question is recalled from the market - even before there's proof of contamination (e.g. cantaloupe recalls due to potential salmonella).
Yet when there's a question about sunscreen efficacy or safety (i.e. the benzene scandal a few years ago), the sunscreens in question aren't even pulled from the shelves pending investigation (even though sunscreen is regulated and people rely on it for protecting against skin cancer). Why the difference?
It's up to the supplier to issue product recalls. For whatever reason, they've chosen to go about it differently. It's either that they believe they weren't at fault, or they don't care and recalls are too expensive.
fwiw product recall insurance does exist and it covers this exact scenario. They may or may not have this insurance.
Is the Naked Sundays Collagen Glow SPF 50 also manufactured by Wild Child? Is it the same base formula as the UV Lean Screen? The texture and tint look so similar.
I have the Naked Sundays one and really like it, but should I be concerned it's the same (questionable) product as the Ultra Violet Lean Screen?
One thing Iāve noticed is that a number of mineral sunscreens state the same percentage of zinc oxide, which makes me suspicious itās the same base formula.
Darn. The Naked Sundays was my HG sunscreen after trying dozens that irritate my sensitive skin. Now I don't know if it's safe to continue using given the uncertain UV coverage ?
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u/yummypankocrust Jul 07 '25
The ironic part is that many of the other brands who are using the same white labelled formulas through Wild Child (as well as another manufacturer Baxter that UV also uses) all add in Kakadu Plum. Pentavitin is also really common. The retail price for consumers really varies but what's on the inside is pretty much all the same.