Cien Sun Sport Transparent Sun Spray, SPF 30, 200 ml

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for long-lasting, water-resistant protection that leaves skin moisturised for up to 24 hours after application. It's encouraging that the brands we tested appear to have upped their game since we started carrying out our rigorous tests - with all the sunscreens we tested for SPF and UVA passing this year. Actually really liked this Cien aerosol from Lidl for myself, but unfortunately it didn’t agree with my youngest’s skin so we went back to Aldi’s range. It has a good safety profile and is allowed to be used at a max concentration of 5% both in the US and in Europe (10% is allowed in Japan).

I usually use Nivea Factor 50 for DS2 because he is white haired and pale skinned, but it costs about 12 euros a bottle and to say we're skint is an understatement. Sometimes because of our somewhat underwhelming Summers, we Irish can be complacent about applying and reapplying sun cream when out and about. KATE SAYS: “Although the bottle says it’s ‘easily absorbed’, it took me ages to rub this in and it left a slightly sticky sheen on my skin. Read more about the condition New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is applicable).

Eight hours later, skin specialist Dr Ifeoma Ejikeme, of the Adonia Medical Clinic in London, used a professional UV face scanner to check how much protection remained on her face.

According to the manufacturer it can do all kinds of good in a formula: it can reduce trans-epidermal-water-loss (a fancy way of saying that it's moisturizing), improve the appearance of skin’s superficial fine lines, improve the uniformity and spreadability of a formulation and provides SPF enhancement.The Irish Cancer Society have a really great checklist for keeping your children safe in the sun which is well worth a read.