Sunscreens
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Best Sunscreens for People With Dark Skin
To help people with darker skin choose a sunscreen that looks good when they put it on, Consumer Reports recruited 83 adults with complexions ranging from olive to deep brown to try 21 sprays and lotions. (Our volunteers were all women, but there’s no reason our results wouldn’t apply to men, too.) All of the participants self-identified their skin tone…
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Best Spray Sunscreens of 2025
Skip sprays for kids. Children are more likely to squirm when they’re being sprayed, so the spray could inadvertently go toward their face and be inhaled. CR recommends that parents and caregivers avoid using spray sunscreens on them unless no other product is available. And if you have to use a spray, spray the product into your hands and then…
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Best Mineral Sunscreens of 2025
Many people prefer to use mineral sunscreens instead of chemical ones for safety and environmental reasons. In 2019 the FDA called on sunscreen manufacturers to provide more safety data on the chemical active ingredients. The agency said it was satisfied with the information it had on titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. The issue with the chemical active ingredients was that…
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Best Sunscreens of 2025 – Consumer Reports
We test only broad-spectrum sunscreens labeled SPF 30—the minimum that dermatologists recommend you use—or above. Most of the sunscreens are water-resistant. However, because some facial sunscreens are meant for everyday use—not just when you’ll be swimming or sweating—a few of the ones we tested aren’t water-resistant. We’ve clearly marked which ones are (and for how long) and which ones aren’t…
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