La Roche-Posay Anthelios Wet Skin SPF 50+: What CHOICE Measured
Last updated September 13, 2026
CHOICE measured SPF 72 against a label of SPF 50+ in June 2025 — the highest result in the round, and comfortably above the SPF 60 the Australian standard requires of an SPF 50+ product.
Of the 20 sunscreens CHOICE tested in 2025, this was the strongest result. It is also the only one to clear the SPF 60 test result the TGA says an Australian SPF 50+ product must reach, with a wide margin.
What was tested
CHOICE measured SPF 72, 12 June 2025
CHOICE measured SPF 72 against a label of SPF 50+. In the body's own words:
La Roche-Posay Anthelios Wet Skin Sunscreen SPF 50+ – tested at 72
Method, as CHOICE states it: AS/NZS 2604:2021, incorporating ISO 24444 (in vivo SPF) and ISO 24443 (in vitro UVA); a 10-person panel under a solar simulator, run at Eurofins Dermatest in Sydney.
What happened next
Market status: no change has been published by any source cited here. Statuses in this story moved repeatedly between 2025 and 2026, so check the regulator before assuming a product is still on sale.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did La Roche-Posay Anthelios Wet Skin meet its claim?
On CHOICE's measurement, yes. The measured figure was 72 against a label of 50+, above both CHOICE's threshold and the SPF 60 result the TGA requires of an SPF 50+ product.
Is the Australian product the same as the one sold elsewhere?
The product CHOICE bought and tested is the Australian SPF 50+ SKU. Anthelios is sold in other markets under different SPF labels and different permitted filters, and this result is not a measurement of those.
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