In a massive update to the sunscreen saga that has gripped the nation, Naked Sundays has paused the sales of one of its products following Ultra Violette’s decision to recall its Lean Screen SPF50+ sunscreen following inconsistent test results in its formula.
Days after Ultra Violette co-founders Ava Chandler-Matthews and Bec Jefferd announced they would be recalling the Lean Screen Mineral Mattifying SPF50+, fellow Aussie skincare brand Naked Sundays shared it would be halting the sales of its Collagen Glow Mineral sunscreen in Australia pending further testing.
Per its official statement, Naked Sundays confirmed that the US version of the product had been tested and that results supported the SPF50 label, and that it’s gunning to bring that version Down Under.
“While we don’t disclose our manufacturing partners due to confidentiality agreements, we can confirm we produce this product at multiple manufacturers, both in Australia and in the USA, where we use a unique combination of sources, manufacturing methods & ingredients,” it said.
“We are pleased to report that preliminary SPF results from a new independent lab for our Collagen Mineral produced by our US manufacturer has returned preliminary results to support the label claim of SPF50.
“We’ve since updated our listing with the TGA (19th Aug 2025), for this version to be available locally in the coming days. Till then, we’ve paused the mineral from sale in Australia out of precaution, while we await new, complete independent SPF results, and subsequent guidance from the TGA on their investigation into SPF testing.”
Furthermore, the brand confirmed that none of its other products had been impacted and highlighted that many sunscreens in the market share a similar formula, and that differences in the manufacturing process can “significantly impact” how it works on the skin.
Ultra Violette’s Recall On Lean Screen SPF50+ sunscreen
Last Friday, Ultra Violette announced that it would be recalling the Lean Screen Mineral Mattifying SPF50+.
“Grace & Fire Pty Ltd T/A Ultra Violette is recalling all batches of Ultra Violette Lean Screen SPF 50+ due to an inconsistency in the SPF level of the product,” the Therapeutic Goods Administration shared in a recall notice published on August 22.
Some of the risks associated with using the sunscreen included an “increased risk of sunburn” and a “reduced prevention of skin cancer in the longer term”. However, “no serious adverse events” have been reported.
The massive shakeup in the sunscreen industry comes months after consumer advocacy group CHOICE revealed that Lean Screen and several other sun protection products underperformed in its independent tests.
Per CHOICE’s tests, it found that Lean Screen, which was advertised as SPF50+, only returned an SPF4 in a Sydney lab and SPF5 when it was tested again in Germany.
“Of the 20 sunscreens we tested, only four products actually met their SPF 50 or 50+ claims,” CHOICE chief executive Ashley de Silva said at the time.
Initially, Ultra Violette slammed the results, claiming the samples might’ve been tampered with during transport and that its own 2021 lab result of the product returned an SPF of 64.3 and a retest in April returned an SPF61.7.
However, recent tests — which were conducted by several independent, BIPEA-audited labs — delivered varying results, with one as low as four.
Due to the inconsistency, Ultra Violette has recalled its Lean Screen products, assuring that it was the only product impacted in its range as it’s the only sunscreen that’s manufactured on a third-party base formula, supplied by Wild Child Laboratories, which is based in Perth.
“We are no longer manufacturing any SKINSCREENS with that supplier,” Chandler-Matthews and Jefferd wrote.
In response to the Ultra Violette’s statement, a spokesperson for Wild Child Labs told PEDESTRIAN.TV that, “In the interests of public confidence, we have ceased using their services and initiated confirmatory testing with alternative accredited laboratories.”
“Wild Child remains committed to transparency, product integrity, and supporting the introduction of more consistent and objective SPF testing standards across Australia,” they continued.
Following the news of Ultra Violette’s Lean Screen and Naked Sunday’s Collagen Mineral Glow, CHOICE has urged the TGA and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to launch their own compliance review, as well as look into other sunscreens that are using similar formulas.
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