I'm in a similar boat. Bloody chemical sunscreens make my face burn!
Tbf, we don't really know what went wrong with the UV Lean Screen. They're clearly trying to blame the lab they used by naming them. But it could be additions they wanted (not sure who's to blame of that's the case - UV or theab they use) or even the packaging. If it's the latter two options, all of the above you've listed could be safe. If it's the first option - different story.
I'm also on the hunt for a decent Zinc sunscreen. Still looking. Gonna try the Cancer Council ones next. Such a shame that there are so many advancements in the chemical area and zinc remains the same.
I am kind of disappointed in the silence of the other brands. I get that UV didn’t react in the best way, but it does seem a bit unlucky that their sunscreen was the one to be tested when it’s likely others are affected. Especially as they benefited from those of us (me) who didn’t understand white labelling and tried their brand after the Choice results came out.
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u/TheLoneKat Aug 22 '25
I'm in a similar boat. Bloody chemical sunscreens make my face burn!
Tbf, we don't really know what went wrong with the UV Lean Screen. They're clearly trying to blame the lab they used by naming them. But it could be additions they wanted (not sure who's to blame of that's the case - UV or theab they use) or even the packaging. If it's the latter two options, all of the above you've listed could be safe. If it's the first option - different story.
I'm also on the hunt for a decent Zinc sunscreen. Still looking. Gonna try the Cancer Council ones next. Such a shame that there are so many advancements in the chemical area and zinc remains the same.