Sunscreens
Using sunscreen is one part of your defence against harmful UV rays. Find one to protect your family with our buying guide and sunscreen database.
Our sunscreen database helps you know which sunscreens you can trust. You can filter by price, SPF, water resistance, and ingredients. You can also identify which testing lab was used and when the testing took place.
We asked more than 80 companies for details of the sunscreens they’ll be selling this summer. We asked them to tell us when and where their sunscreens were tested and provide us with information about protection claims and product ingredients.
We thank all the companies that provided this information.
Several manufacturers, including Beiersdorf (Nivea), Edgewell Personal Care (Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic) and Neutrogena declined to provide this information. Although we’ve included some product information about these manufacturers’ sunscreens in our database, we don’t have information about where and when their sunscreens were tested.
Why is this free?
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora funded this article and our sunscreen database as part of its ongoing efforts to raise awareness about sun protection.
We’re dedicated to getting NZ consumers a fairer deal. We provide as much information as we can for free but we rely primarily on membership and donations to fund our work. You can help by becoming a Consumer member or making a donation. We’ll use your contribution to investigate consumer issues and work for positive change.
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