Story Published: May 22, 2009 at 4:49 PM PST
All of the sunscreens offered good protection against UVB, otherwise known as SPF. However, after sitting in water, nearly all the sunscreens lost a little UVB protection.
"You want to remember to reapply sunscreen after you swim or work up a sweat, and as a general rule every two hours, " said Jamie Hirsh of Consumer Reports.
Banana Boat Kids' Tear Free with SPF 50 only did so-so in testing, but Coppertone's Water Babies did very well.
If you prefer spray, save money by getting Target's Up and Up Sport Sunscreen Continuous Spray with SPF 30.
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