Piz Buin 1 Day Long Lotion SPF 15, Medium, 200 ml

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In 2016 Which? put several once-a-day sunscreens to the test, investigating how long they lasted on volunteers in a controlled lab experiment, and found they didn't offer nearly as much protection as claimed.

Casting incorrect assertions in this manner is misleading and confusing to customers and we are disappointed that Which? has chosen to do this.' Calypso People can still use these types of sunscreens, but you should treat them like any other sunscreen, and reapply regularly,' he said. Reapply sunscreen after swimming, sweating heavily, towel drying, or rubbing your skin in a way that might cause the cream to rub off.

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This is because, she said, the length of protection can vary depending on a person's activities - including how much they sweat and whether they towel dry, for example. Professor Brian Diffey, of BAD, says: 'We recommend against relying on any sunscreen product for long periods without reapplication, whether advertised as an extended wear product, or not.

We agree that the claim “Once a day” can be anticipated in a wrong way by the consumer, and it is one of the reasons why we changed our durability communication from “Once a day” to “Up to 10 hours”. The British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) says frequent reapplication of sun cream is important, regardless of how long any product claims to give protection for. Nobody applies sunscreen perfectly uniformly to all exposed skin and it is inevitable that we will miss patches of skin. The regular reapplication advocated by most sunscreens protects us against this,’ he says. To apply sun cream properly you should: What's more, even if you follow all the rules, it's possible you won't get as much as protection as you expect.

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Providing silky smooth protection from harmful UVA and UVB rays, Piz Buin 1 Day Long 200ml SPF 15 is just the sunscreen you need to throw in your suitcase this summer. Combining a gorgeous scent with Vitamin E for a luxurious pamper session in a bottle, it feels oh-so-sumptuous on the skin.