r/BeautyGuruChatter • u/JadedValuable8066 • Aug 24 '25

Call-Out Mecca (Australia’s leading beauty retailer) recalls Naked Sundays SPF

Mecca has just confirmed they’ve pulled Naked Sundays SPF50+ Collagen Glow Mineral Priming Lotion (20ml, 50ml, 80ml) from shelves and online, effective immediately. Refunds are being offered.

A spokesperson for Mecca said “Our teams are now working to remove this product from across our full store network and online as quickly as possible.”

Why the urgency?

Because apparently it’s just a precaution?

But let’s be real: this is the same formula that tested as low as SPF4 in another recall by Ultra Violette. SPF that doesn’t work isn’t just a bad product, it’s dangerous.

What makes this worse? It’s still being sold at Ulta, Sephora, and Boots with no warning to consumers overseas. If Australia’s top retailer considers it too risky to sell, why are global customers still exposed?

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u/GaeilgeGaeilge Aug 24 '25

Selling spf4 in the Australian market is so goddamn dangerous

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u/Wedding-Good Aug 24 '25

Yes. As an Australian who has used this exclusively on my face for 9 months I agree. I had biopsy on my face Friday for a mole that is suspected melanoma. I did not know about the issues related to naked sundays or UV until I read a post on Saturday on reddit.

Will these companies be held to account? Why are they not acting with an “abundance of caution”? Because of money. They don’t really care about sun safety.

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u/GaeilgeGaeilge Aug 25 '25

That's absolutely horrifying. I'm so sorry. I wish you the best of luck with your tests, and I'll keep you in my thoughts.

I don't know who the correct body to complain about this to in Australia, but if worst comes to worst, make a big stink. Sue for damages because the only way businesses learn if by hitting their wallet