Index 50 sun creams: misleading labeling, level of protection called into question… the UFC-Que-Choisir alert
“A third of products do not provide the level of protection displayed”, according to UFC-Que Choisir (illustrative photo). Leyla Vidal – BELPRESS/MAXPPP
After testing 13 facial sun creams labeled SPF 50 or 50 + and noting that a third of these products do not provide the level of protection displayed, the ;rsquo;UFC-Que Choisir calls upon the authorities to sanction the brands concerned.
"In view of the high proportion of potentially misleading labeling, UFC-Que Choisir calls on manufacturers to make their products compliant to the indices displayed or failing to remove them and reserves the possibility of taking any useful legal action", according to a press release published this Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
"Stop these practices"
The association also refers the matter to the General Directorate for Competition and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) "so that it sanctions brands marketing such products, steps up controls on sun protection products and takes measures to put an end to these practices".
Faults
The indices 50 and 50 + of sun creams, "are supposed to provide the highest levels of protection against ultraviolet rays"< /em>, specifies UFC-Que Choisir, whose tests show that "of the 13 creams tested, 5 do not respect the expected levels of protection solar".
"Four of them only achieve protection corresponding to an index 30", according to the association, which emphasizes that '"it is rare" that it observes"such a proportion of failures, and that they come from brands as well anchored in the landscape as Vichy, Biotherm or Lancaster". The other two brands affected are Isdin and Rituals.
Moreover, the association "presses the Ministry of the Environment on the need to regulate environmental claims for cosmetic products& ;quot;.
"Stratospheric prices"
Because, if the vast majority of products tested are "free from compounds undesirable for human health, a large proportion on the other hand (10 out of 13) receive & rsquo;a poor environmental rating due to the presence of components having harmful effects on aquatic organisms.
Finally, the UFC-Que Choisir highlights the "stratospheric prices" of facial sun creams, "even for usually low-intensity brands like Nivea and Yves Rocher". Within the same brand, the prices per liter of facial sunscreens are at least twice as expensive as body sunscreens, most often three or four times more expensive and even up to seven times more expensive for "Yves Rocher, who argues that it is also an anti-aging cream", according to the association.
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