Lavanila Laboratories The Healthy Baby Block, SPF 40 (2012 formulation)

Ingredient Concerns

Ingredient	Concerns	Score
TITANIUM DIOXIDE (sunscreen grade) (Active Ingredient)	Biochemical or cellular level changes, Cancer, Ecotoxicology, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Occupational hazards	Data: Fair
ZINC OXIDE (sunscreen grade > 100nm) (Active Ingredient)	Biochemical or cellular level changes, Cancer, Ecotoxicology, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Occupational hazards, Persistence and bioaccumulation	Data: Fair
TOCOPHERYL ACETATE ALPHA TOCOPHEROL ACETATE (VITAMIN E)	Cancer, Ecotoxicology, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE)	Data: Fair
GLYCERIN	Use restrictions	Data: Fair
CAPRYLIC/ CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE CAPRIC CAPRYLIC TRIGLYCERIDES	Ecotoxicology	Data: Limited
GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE GLYCERYL STEARATE	Ecotoxicology	Data: Limited
CETYL ALCOHOL	Ecotoxicology, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)	Data: Limited
PANTHENOL	Multiple, additive exposure sources	Data: Limited
ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE	Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)	Data: Limited
ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN	Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)	Data: Limited
SODIUM PCA	Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES-in the presence of nitrosating agents), Use restrictions	Data: Limited
PHENETHYL ALCOHOL	Use restrictions	Data: Fair
ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) GEL ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE	Data gaps, Developmental/reproductive toxicity, Use restrictions	Data: Limited
CAMELLIA OLEIFERA (TEA-OIL CAMELLIA) SEED EXTRACT GREEN TEA EXTRACT	None Identified	Data: Limited
MORINDA NONI EXTRACT MORINDA CITRIFOLIA (NONI FRUIT) EXTRACT	None Identified	Data: None
CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) EXTRACT CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (CALENDULA) EXTRACT	None Identified	Data: Limited
POLYGLYCERYL-3 STEARATE	None Identified	Data: None
VANILLA PLANIFOLIA (VANILLA) FRUIT EXTRACT VANILLA PLANIFOLIA EXTRACT	None Identified	Data: Limited
SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL JOJOBA OIL	None Identified	Data: Limited
BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER)	None Identified	Data: Limited
ALLANTOIN	None Identified	Data: Fair
SODIUM HYALURONATE	None Identified	Data: Fair

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Label Information

Ingredients from packaging:

Active Ingredients: Zinc Oxide (5.0%), Titanium Dioxide (7.5%)Inactive Ingredients: Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Capric Caprylic Triglycerides, Green Tea Extract, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Jojoba Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Morinda Citrifolia (Noni Fruit) Extract, Calendula Officinalis (Calendula) Extract, Panthenol, Polyglyceryl 3 Stearate, Alpha Tocopherol Acetate (Vitamin E), Allantoin, Sodium PCA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phenethyl Alcohol, Ethylhexyl Glycerin, Vanilla Planifolia Extract

Directions from packaging:

Apply evenly to all areas 15 minutes prior to sun exposure. Reapply at frequent intervals and after towel drying, swimming or sweating. Children under six months old: consult a physician.

Warnings from packaging:

Warnings:For external use only. Avoid contact with eyes. If contact occurs, rinse thoroughly with water. Stop use and ask a doctor if irritation or redness develops and lasts. Keep out of children's reach. If ingested seek medical help immediately.

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