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Ultra Violette Lean screen

About this product

A mineral sunscreen formulation designed for broad-spectrum UV protection, marketed with SPF 50 Plus, available in a 75ml bottle.

Guru Score

53%

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What the gurus are saying

Marketed with SPF 50+ protection, independent testing found this mineral sunscreen actually delivered SPF 4. Multiple reviewers documented this dramatic gap between claimed and tested protection, which prompted the brand to recall the product due to mislabeling.
Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take March 2026

Key actives & flags

SPFFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Purified Water, Zinc Oxide, Coco Caprylate Caprate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Isostearic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Pentavitin, Kakadu Plum Extract, Xanthan Gum, Gluconolactone, Sodium Benzoate, Glycerol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/​VP Copolymer, Octyldodecanol, Caprylic/​Capric Triglyceride, Sodium Chloride, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Disodium EDTA, Iron Oxides

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What the gurus are saying.

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"The one that actually ended up doing the worst was, ironically, the most expensive out of all of the sunscreens they tested. It was Ultra Violette's lean screen, which is a mineral sunscreen, and it cost $52 for 75 milliliters. It came in at an SPF of four. They advertise this at 50 plus, so obviously four is very low compared to what they're advertising. They tested it at another lab in Germany to validate the results, and in that test the results came back as an SPF of five."
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Ultra Violette Recalls Sunscreens Made for US and Australia
"Ultra Violette is recalling their Lean Screen, which in the US is called Velvet Screen, due to mislabeling SPF. They had multiple independent labs conduct new tests, and across eight different tests Lean Screen returned SPF data of 4, 10, 21, 26, 33, 60, 61 and 64. That's alarming. Given that pattern of inconsistency in testing they've decided to withdraw Lean Screen and Velvet Screen from the market immediately, and a purchase of this product will be available for a refund and product voucher regardless of where it was purchased. They really tried to push back on people who were calling this out as a problem, saying not to worry about it."
Why Are Sunscreens Coming in at SPF 4 & 5 😎 The "Secret" Problem No One is Talking About
"The one that actually ended up doing the worst was, ironically, the most expensive out of all of the sunscreens they tested. It was Ultra Violette's lean screen, which is a mineral sunscreen, and it cost $52 for 75 milliliters. It came in at an SPF of four. They advertise this at 50 plus, so obviously four is very low compared to what they're advertising. They tested it at another lab in Germany to validate the results, and in that test the results came back as an SPF of five."
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"Worst of all was Ultra Violette's Lean Screen. Of the 16 products that failed to live up to expectations, Lean Screen's result was the most shocking. Despite being marketed as having an SPF rating of 50 plus, Choice revealed that their test returned an SPF rating of just four. This rating was so low that Choice actually sent a sample to another lab in Germany just to double check the results. That came back with an SPF rating for Lean Screen of five, so slightly better, I guess, but not the rating they promised. A drop from a rating of 50 plus to just four or five would be bad enough for any sunscreen product, but considering that Ultra Violette's products aren't cheap, it was even more disappointing to consumers. Ultra Violette immediately rejected these findings, releasing a statement the same day saying they did not accept the results as even remotely accurate and accusing Choice of releasing misleading information in the interest of generating headlines. They also reminded people that the TGA, the Therapeutic Goods Association, is the governing authority over sunscreens in Australia, not Choice magazine, and insisted that their original testing for Lean Screen in 2021 had provided results of SPF 64.32. When they retested it again in 2024, the results were similar for UVB, and they also received a UVA rating of PA4 plus, the highest possible."
Common questions

Frequently asked.

What is Ultra Violette Lean screen?

A mineral sunscreen formulation designed for broad-spectrum UV protection, marketed with SPF 50 Plus, available in a 75ml bottle.

Is Ultra Violette Lean screen worth it?

Mostly no. None of the 2 gurus who reviewed it came away sold, leaving it a Guru Score of 53%.

What is Ultra Violette Lean screen's Guru Score?

Ultra Violette Lean screen holds a Guru Score of 53%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 independent expert reviewers we have collected.

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