Summer approaches and protecting the skin from the sun is more important than ever. But how to choose the safer and more effective sun cream? To give a hand it thinks about it Yuka, the French app that analyzes food and cosmetics, By attributing to them a score from 0 to 100, based on ingredients, additives and health impact.
Let’s find out which solar creams entered the ranking.
The 10 best sudden creams of 2025
Here are the solar that obtained the highest score on the app, with an “excellent” evaluation between 90 and 100 out of 100:
Yuka is keen to clarify that:
Like all our rankings, this too was made in a totally independent way, without any brand having paid to be included.
What is Yuka and how it works
Yuka is an independent app that allows you to scan the product bar code to find out if they are “excellent”, “good”, “mediocre” or “scarce”. It is an undoubtedly useful tool but not without limits.
The strongest criticisms focus on the use of the app in the food sector. Its evaluation system favors nutrition and, for example, some ultra-processed products but with a good nutrition (because they are poor in fats or sugars, but rich in sweeteners, additives or artificial aromas) can obtain a high score. Conversely, simple and natural foods, such as an artisan aged cheese or extra virgin olive oil, could receive low scores only because they are rich in fats, without considering the nutritional context and overall quality.
On the cosmetic front, Yuka appears more solid, based on authoritative sources (ANSES, IARC, CSSC). However, it does not consider the concentration of the ingredients, fundamental to evaluate the real danger of a composition. There is also a technical limit: if the formulation of a product changes, Yuka may not immediately update the score, giving obsolete information.
In summary, we will be able to conclude that Yuka is a practical tool to choose more consciously, but it is not infallible. When talking solar creams, it can actually offer a useful orientation but to inquire from multiple sources and listen to the needs of your skin always remains the best choice.
