The sunscreen controversy, explained

<p>Over the past week, you might have seen some commentary around sunscreens online.This is all because of some research consumer advocacy group Choice did, where it did testing on 20 different sunscreens to check if their claimed SPF matches their actual SPF.The results indicated that many sunscreens allegedly don&rsquo;t deliver on their SPF rating.But are those results accurate? It&rsquo;s led to a lot of back and forth, with one brand in particular, that we&rsquo;re going to explain today!<br /><br /><a href="https://www.choice.com.au/about-us/media/media-releases/2025/june/16-of-20-sunscreens-didnt-meet-spf-claims-in-choice-test">For Choice's original report, click here</a>.<br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DK06EInyXx3/">For Ultra Violette's response, click here</a>.<br /><br />Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Sam Koslowski<br />Producer: Elliot Lawry<br /><br />Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click &lsquo;follow&rsquo; on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review.The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent.<br /><br /><strong>Want more from TDA?</strong><br /><a href="https://thedailyaus.com.au/newsletter/">Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletter</a><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thedailyaus">Subscribe to The Daily Aus&rsquo; YouTube Channel</a></p> <p><strong>Have feedback for us?</strong><br />We&rsquo;re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you&rsquo;ve got feedback, we&rsquo;re all ears.&nbsp;<a href="https://thedailyaus.typeform.com/to/D0EhJI4S">Tell us here</a>.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>