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For those practising Plastic-Free July, trying to find an SPF that isn't housed in a plastic bottle and doesn't contain microplastics can seem like an insurmountable challenge. Picture: Alamy/PA.

With Met Éireann issuing a warning over "exceptionally" high temperatures, we should all be reaching for the suncream over this weekend and into next week.

But for those practising Plastic-Free July, trying to find an SPF that isn't housed in a plastic bottle and doesn't contain microplastics can seem like an insurmountable challenge.