“Avoid”: These sunscreens sold on Temu, AliExpress, or Shein contain harmful or even banned ingredients, warns UFC Que Choisir.

this time it’s the consumer association UFC-Que Choisir that has taken up the issue and issued a clear warning about Chinese platforms selling products at low prices.

The website purchased ten sunscreens priced between €1.55 and €6.65 from three platforms: Temu, AliExpress, and Shein , and tested them in its laboratory. The results were disastrous. Three sunscreens failed the first stage of testing because they contained a banned ingredient . “This is an endocrine disruptor that interacts with both the thyroid system and estrogen ,” noted UFC-Que Choisir . Six other products