Piz Buin is one of the most famous and well-respected tanning product ranges in the world. Piz Buin takes its name from a mountain in the Swiss Alps, and the company was born in 1946 when Franz Greiter, a young mountaineer and chemist, was climbing the mountain and found himself exposed to the Sun for long periods. Greiter reasoned that there was a need for sunscreen, not only for those enjoying an afternoon sunbathing, but also for people pursuing an active lifestyle, who found that traditional suncreams would offer them little protection as they washed away when a sweat was worked up. The Piz Buin brand was born, and quickly became famous for supplying hard-wearing, long-lasting sun cream, as well as innovative scientific breakthroughs in skincare.

 

Although Piz Buin was originally designed for sun protection while in high altitude sunny environments, the range now caters for a much broader market and specialist mountain suncare sits alongside general sunscreen for use on the beach, while skiing, or anywhere else you want it. The Piz Buin sun lotion brand was also the first sunscreen to introduce the now-standard SPF (sun protection factor) system. You can now get Piz Buin 1 Day Long sun lotion, which as the name suggests, you can apply once and use all day without re-application. Piz Buin have recently diversified into the self-tanning market, using their years of experience to develop self-tan products that both look natural, and are good for your skin too.