‘You do not want your best days of baseball to be when you were 11,’ Young children getting grownup injuriestests dozens of sunscreens every year. The good news is you don’t need to pay top dollar to find a sunscreen that works, but you need to choose carefully and wisely since some of those claims on the label might leave your skin burnt and your wallet.sunscreen testing is no walk in the park.
To test for protection against UVA rays, testers apply sunscreen to plastic plates, expose them to UV light, and then measure the amount of absorbed rays. Testers found considerable differences in performance, even among products from the same brand. In particular, some sunscreens in CR’s testing don’t always provide the level of protection that’s listed on the label., which outperformed its labeled SPF in CR’s testing. – But it might not be for everyone – CR’s sensory experts found the lotion left a sheen and a greasy film on the testers’ skin.
was the best spray sunscreen. Its average tested SPF came close to its labeled SPF 50. Sensory experts found it left a slight draggy film on testers’ skin.Equate Walmart Ultra Lotion SPF 50 is CR’s most affordable recommended lotion, while Trader Joe’s Spray SPF 50+ is its most affordable recommended spray.For lotions, you should use about a teaspoon per body part or area not covered by clothing, and for sprays, apply enough that your skin glistens, then rub it in.