Children’s skin is particularly sensitive and must therefore be well protected from the sun. Parents will find a variety of creams and sprays on the market that promise exactly that. The good news: In a study by Stiftung Warentest, most of the tested sunscreens reliably protected the skin from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation.
16 of the 17 children’s products with a sun protection factor between 30 and 50+ offered the promised protection against UVA and UVB rays – only the most expensive product in the test, Baby & Kids Neutral Sunscreen for very sensitive skin” from the company “Eco Cosmetics”, the pro 100 milliliters cost EUR 44. It failed to protect against longer-wave UVA rays, which can also damage the skin (“test” issue 7/20).
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Apart from this exception, there was hardly anything to complain about for the product testers: Eleven products received the overall grade “good”, one was “satisfactory” – the protection performance was convincing throughout. There were drawbacks, for example, when the product did not moisturize the skin as well or the label on the packaging promised more than the product could deliver.
Four of the cheapest products scored “very good”, all brands from discounters or drugstore chains: Lidl Cien Sun Kids sun cream (sun protection factor 50+, 2.25 euros per 100 milliliters), Müller Lavozon Kids Med sun milk (50+, 2.48 euros /100 ml), Aldi Ombra sun spray Easy Protect Kids (30, 1.99 euros/100 ml) and Rossmann Sunozon Kids sun spray (50, 2.40 euros/100 ml).