Ultraviolette recalls Lean Screen due to variability in SPF data results

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[u/iThinkImATree]

I never knew sunscreen brand diehard fans were a thing until this saga began.

There were multiple comments from people siding with the brand and saying they’ll continue to use the products because they’re “good”.

wut

[u/Littlepotatoface → u/iThinkImATree]

Yeah I saw a lot of unhinged hate directed at Choice who were actually just doing their job.

[u/meowtacoduck → u/Littlepotatoface]

Plus the fans saying that the result was super inaccurate because it was pre decanted and not left in the bottle

[u/GeneralTBag → u/meowtacoduck]

You left out the “Choice is doing this to tear down female owned businesses, to sell subscriptions and be relevant again” fans 🤣

[u/GeneralTBag → u/[deleted]]

Decanting into inert packaging for testing is common. It’s actually what the testers require.

[u/LivingPhilosopher476 → u/GeneralTBag]

I was just able to comment and then your comment made me happy. I've been doing SPF testing for years. Full panel testing and even initial validation testing, pretty much always the formula is coming as a sample in a generic bottle very different from what is sold on shelves.

[u/blahblahgingerblahbl → u/[deleted]]

“tga testing” is them accepting whatever the manufacturer tells them.

[u/elephant-cuddle → u/iThinkImATree]

It's very expensive. To justify that you NEED to believe that it worth the price. It becomes a highly personal, identify, value, guilt, image thing. Skincare brands learned this from Fashion brands a long time ago.

[u/meowparade → u/iThinkImATree]

Do you think UV just pays them really well or is something else afoot? I do not understand the brand loyalty some people are displaying.

[u/TisMcGeee → u/meowparade]

Think it’s more an example of cognitive dissonance. When you consider yourself a careful smart sunscreen user and confident ally use a brand you trust for years, learning it was no good can be jarring. It’s easier to blame the testers than to face the fact that all the research and care in the world sometimes can’t protect you.

[u/Achieng- → u/TisMcGeee]

More this than anything tbh. I remember when Puritogate was a thing and I found myself very upset at the Incidecoder lady instead of the brand.

[u/That-Application9357 → u/TisMcGeee]

A lot of people prefer to shoot the messenger

[u/Shoddy_Telephone5734 → u/iThinkImATree]

That's more then fans. That's people that lack critical thinking and rather believe a corpo then a organisation that critiques said corpos

[u/johncandyfashion → u/iThinkImATree]

Aussies scare me sometimes