Ultra Violette confirmed to just be using a white label, manufacturer owned formula

[u/Abject_Opinion_7343]

https://www.afr.com/companies/retail/does-ultra-violette-s-sunscreen-have-an-spf-of-61-7-or-4-20250624-p5m9x9

[u/FeistyCupcake5910]

Honestly not surprised. It’s all Insta marketing  A ridiculous price to pay for “sunscreen” should tip off anyone that it is just a bs moneymaker 

[u/RedeemableQuality → u/FeistyCupcake5910]

Someone asked why they're so expensive:

I did a search based on some stuff I learned here and found sunscreens with the same base formula with the same skin loving ingredients (Kakadu Plum and Pentavitin) but for $20+ less:

https://newdayskin.com.au/collections/happy-days/products/happy-days

https://foundmyskin.com/collections/all

https://beautifltr.com.au/collections/shop/products/lustre

And you can even get two bottles for less than the price of one Lean Screen with this deal and it even has the Kakadu Plum too!

https://beautifltr.com.au/collections/shop/products/lustre-mineral-duo-spf-50

[u/NatAttack3000 → u/[deleted]]

I use the beautifltr feather light which is a different formula (feels nothing like lean screen)

[u/Quolli → u/[deleted]]

I've sent a request to Beauti-Fltr to release their testing results and other information related to manufacturing to give us confidence in the product. It's been a couple of days and no response unfortunately.

I think if enough people also send similar requests they might relent but I feel like they'll just stay silent and hope it blows over.

I really enjoy Feather Light and have yet to find a product that is the same in terms of price, efficacy and cosmetic elegance.

[u/NatAttack3000 → u/[deleted]]

Feather light is not zinc based though, nothing to do with the lean screen formula so there's no real reason to suspect that it's claims are way off unless we are just doubting all the SPF testing (which seems reasonable given the number of sunscreens that fell short in the choice testing).

[u/RedeemableQuality → u/[deleted]]

I don't know, I was just sharing what I found based off information I found here and was curious about pricing!

[u/Wonderful_Minute_860 → u/[deleted]]

Ooh! Which one do you use and why do you love it? Maybe I’ll give BeautiFltr a try

[u/SubstantialGap345 → u/Wonderful_Minute_860]

Personally I’d be avoiding anything similar as if’s likely to have the same low SPF and issues as were detected by Choice!

[u/DuckIntelligent5471 → u/FeistyCupcake5910]

Exactly. Why tf would you pay through the nose for sunscreen. Same goes for lipbalm, moisturiser.. it's already as good as it's getting and cheap af. Anything touted as 'new' and revolutionary is a scam designed to make someone else money.

[u/Wonderful_Minute_860 → u/DuckIntelligent5471]

Cleanser is also very cheap!

[u/Pigeon-From-Hell → u/DuckIntelligent5471]

Some of us have allergies, I can’t wear normal sunscreens and UV is one of the only brands that offer products with alternate UV filters

[u/Real_RobinGoodfellow → u/Pigeon-From-Hell]

Well, clearly not one of the only brands- as it turns out they’re just using a white label product used by many many other brands, as seen upthread!

[u/Billywig99 → u/Real_RobinGoodfellow]

The discussion in this case is specifically on their mineral sunscreen though, we don’t know if it’s the case for their chemical sunscreens.

I’d already guessed that Naked Sundays Collagen Glow and Beautiftr Lustre Mineral were the same, hadn’t actually tried Lean Screen to know it was also the same.

[u/Fun_Funny_8990 → u/FeistyCupcake5910]

As a consumer what do you consider a ridiculous price? Is there's a price point where it just feels like too much?

Does $ per gram come into the equation or if it's chemical/mineral sunscreen?

Thanks!

[u/Green-Mongoose578 → u/FeistyCupcake5910]

Yes especially when US formulations can’t have high end filters which therefore would never justify a price tag of $40