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Vanicream Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 30
Vanicream by Pharmaceutical Specialties, Inc.
OVERALL SCORE
Data: Limited
UVB PROTECTION (SPF) GOOD
UVA PROTECTION MODERATE
UVA/UVB BALANCE GOOD
SUNSCREEN STABILITY EXCELLENT
HEALTH CONCERN MODERATE
OTHER CONCERNS-
Sunscreen UV Absorbance
Absorbance is the capacity of the sunscreen to absorb UV radiation before it reaches your skin.
Sunscreen Ingredients
TITANIUM DIOXIDE (sunscreen grade)

5%

ZINC OXIDE (sunscreen grade > 100nm)

5%

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About the ratings

EWG provides information on sunscreen products from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings indicate both efficacy and the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other sunscreens. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any.
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Ingredient Hazard Score Concerns
TITANIUM DIOXIDE (sunscreen grade)
active ingredient 5%
Data: Fair
Cancer, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Ecotoxicology, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Occupational hazards, Biochemical or cellular level changes
ZINC OXIDE (sunscreen grade > 100nm)
active ingredient 5%
Data: Fair
Cancer, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Ecotoxicology, Occupational hazards, Biochemical or cellular level changes
ALUMINA
Data: Good
Developmental/reproductive toxicity, Neurotoxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Ecotoxicology, Enhanced skin absorption
C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE
Data: Limited
Ecotoxicology
CAPRYLIC/ CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE
Data: Limited
Ecotoxicology
CETEARYL ISONONANOATE
Data: None
n/a
CETYL ALCOHOL
Data: Limited
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Ecotoxicology
ISOPROPYL TITANIUM TRIISOSTEARATE/TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE COPOLYMER
Data: None
n/a
MAGNESIUM SULFATE
Data: Fair
n/a
METHYLPROPANEDIOL
Data: Limited
n/a
PEG-12 DIMETHICONE
Data: Limited
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Contamination concerns ()
PEG-30 DIPOLYHYDROXYSTEARATE
Data: Limited
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Contamination concerns ()
PHENYL TRIMETHICONE
Data: Limited
Ecotoxicology
POLYETHYLENE
Data: Limited
Cancer, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Data gaps
POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID
Data: Limited
n/a
WATER
Data: Robust
n/a
SODIUM ASCORBYL PHOSPHATE
Data: Limited
Data gaps
STEARYL DIMETHICONE
Data: None
n/a
TETRASODIUM EDTA
Data: Fair
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Enhanced skin absorption, Occupational hazards
TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE
Data: Limited
n/a
TOCOPHEROL
Data: Fair
Cancer, Contamination concerns ()