Summer is here and with it the desire to bathe in beaches and pools . This entails, logically, a treatment to prepare the skin and avoid possible burns . Sun creams therefore become our battle cosmetic during a hot summer season and, despite all the precautions regarding the pandemic, equally necessary even to go outside.
Lately, the white supermarket brands, such as Mercadona (with its firms Hacendado, Deliplus or Bosque Verde) and Lidl (with its Cien cosmetic products ), offer quality products tovery competitive prices .
Not only are products highly demanded by users but, in addition, their quality is endorsed by experts . In fact, the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) has recently published a new study that measures the quality of the best sun creams.
In this publication, the products have been divided into three different categories: SPF 30 lotions or body milks, SPF 30 sprays and sunscreens for children with SPF 50 or 50+.Among the best valued by the institution are creams from Mercadona and Lidl. Let’s see them.
Mercadona’s Sun Med
This cream is found in supermarkets of the brand at an affordable price . It has SPF 30 protection and is perfect in its size and price . The protective sun milk has a price of 1.50 euros per 100 ml , that is, the 500 ml container costs 7.50 euros . This product is highly demanded by users.
Mercadona’s Sun Med Spray
The spray version of the same line of supermarket sun products -with a more comfortable and refreshing application- is sold in a 250 ml container at a price of 5 euros .
It can also be found in protection factor 50+, 30 and 15 SPF. Its pulsation spray format is also very comfortable.
The vaporized children’s version has also been highly valued on other occasions by the OCU, which usually highlights the high quality of Mercadona’s cosmetic products.
Mercadona’s award-winning range
Almost all products are part of the Sun Med range, as is Mercadona’s Seesee transparent sun spray . Available in protection factor 50+ and 30 SPF , it is very comfortable due to its diffuser spray format that applies the product evenly and, as it has no color, you do not notice that we have applied it.
On the other hand, if what you prefer is theCream texture as always , Mercadona’s sun protection cream is available in SPF 50+. The 300 ml (SPF 30) its price is 6 euros . The 500 ml one is priced at 7.50 euros and SPF 50+.The travel format contains 100 ml and its price is 3.95 euros .
Lidl Sun Cien Cream
Lidl and its Cien cosmetic line presents this highly valued product, awarded by the OCU (62 points) and priced at 1.38 euros per 100 ml. It is marketed in a 250 ml container with SPF 30 protection for€3.45 .
This year the Lidl cosmetic brings a renewed packaging but always at a very competitive price. Classic Cien Sun SPF 30 solar milk comes with a hydration bonus thanks to shea butter and vitamin E.
Lidl’s award-winning range
This is the so-called Cien Sun and it offers excellent quality products in different and personalized formats : Sport Sun Spray FPS30 , Children’s Sun Spray PFS50 , Anti-Aging Sunscreen SPF30 and Sport Sunscreen SPF30 .
Based on the fact that it meets all the analysis and quality requirements , the OCU has determined that these products are the most suitable for the care of our skin, of all trust and reliability .
