Highly recommendedÖko-Test finds these inexpensive children's sunscreens “very good”

This is new: the all-clear for UV filters

There was still turmoil last year: Banned plasticizers were found in UV filters in many children's sunscreenswhich can interfere with the hormonal system and are considered to be harmful to reproduction. Now the good news: “For the first time in the long history of our children’s sunscreen tests, we are not devaluing a single product because of questionable UV filters,” praises Öko-Test.

Anyway, the table looks pretty good: 22 sunscreens for children with a sun protection factor of 50 or 50+ from drugstores, supermarkets, discounters and pharmacies were put to the test. 13 of them are “very good” and six are “good”.

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The tops and flops among sunscreens

Pleasing: Parents can choose private labels from drugstores or discounters for top sun protection with a clear conscience. These are the cheapest “very good” products in the test:

• Lacura Sun Kids Sun Milk 50+ from Aldi Süd (3.45 euros per 200 ml)

• Lavozon Kids Sun Milk 50 from Müller drugstore (4.25 euros per 200 ml)

• Sundance Kids Sunscreen 50 from DM (4.25 euros per 200 ml)

This time, no product has to receive a really bad overall rating – the two bottom performers are at least still “satisfactory”. The Bevola Kids Sun Milk 50+ from Kaufland (2.99 euros per 200 ml) contains according to the laboratory no problematic ingredients, but the measured sun protection factor fell well short of the promised performance. “If a manufacturer claims SPF 50+, the product must achieve at least a value of 60 under laboratory conditions,” explains Öko-Test. “However, in the analysis we commissioned, the Bevola product fell short of this by more than a quarter.”

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This shows that a high price is no guarantee of a top product Avène children's sun milk 50+ from Pierre Fabre for 22 euros per 200 ml. According to the laboratory, it contains plastic compounds that are considered difficult to degrade if they enter the environment. In addition, Öko-Test was missing several of the seven application and warning instructions on the packaging that the Personal Care and Detergent Industry Association (IKW) has summarized for safe sunbathing. The consumer magazine believes that they should definitely be printed in full on sunscreen products.

Source used: Öko-Test