EWG Skin Deep® | Cerave Am Broad Spectrum Facial Moisturizing With Sunscreen, SPF 30

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Cerave Am Broad Spectrum Facial Moisturizing With Sunscreen, SPF 30 Lotion

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Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

MODERATE

Cancer
HIGH

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
MODERATE

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
HIGH

Use Restrictions

Ingredient scores

Ingredients are scored based on their formulation and concentration in this product. Click on an ingredient for more information.

HOMOSALATE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, sunscreen agent, ultraviolet light absorber, skin conditioning, uv absorber, uv filter
CONCERNS	• Enhanced skin absorption • Use restrictions (moderate) • Endocrine disruption (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Ecotoxicology (low) • Contamination concerns (SALICYLIC ACID and TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXANOL)
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MENTHYL ANTHRANILATE
Appeared as: MERADIMATE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	sunscreen agent, ultraviolet light absorber, uv absorber
CONCERNS	• Cancer (moderate) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Ecotoxicology (low) • Biochemical or cellular level changes (high)
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OCTINOXATE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	uv absorber, uv filter
CONCERNS	• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Enhanced skin absorption • Endocrine disruption (moderate) • Persistence and bioaccumulation (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low) • Biochemical or cellular level changes (high)
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OCTOCRYLENE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	sunscreen agent, ultraviolet light absorber, uv absorber, uv filter
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (moderate) • Persistence and bioaccumulation (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low) • Biochemical or cellular level changes (high)
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ZINC OXIDE (SUNSCREEN GRADE > 100NM)
Appeared as: ZINC OXIDE,

Data Availability: Good

FUNCTION(S)	cosmetic colorant
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate) • Enhanced skin absorption • Use restrictions (moderate) • Persistence and bioaccumulation (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Ecotoxicology (low) • Occupational hazards (moderate) • Biochemical or cellular level changes (high)
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WATER

Data Availability: Robust

FUNCTION(S)	solvent
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NIACINAMIDE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, smoothing
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CETEARYL ALCOHOL

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	emulsion stabilizer, opacifying agent, surfactant - foam booster, viscosity increasingagent - aqueous, viscosity increasing agent - nonaqueous, emollient, emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, foam boosting, opacifying, surfactant, viscosity controlling
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GLYCERIN

Data Availability: Good

FUNCTION(S)	denaturant, fragrance ingredient, hair conditioning agent, humectant, oral care agent;oral health care drug, skin-conditioning agent - humectant, skin protectant, viscosity decreasing agent, perfuming, solvent
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (moderate)
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DIMETHICONE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	antifoaming agent, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, skin protectant, antifoaming, emollient, skin conditioning, skin protecting
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (moderate) • Persistence and bioaccumulation (high) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Ecotoxicology (low)
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BEHENTRIMONIUM METHOSULFATE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	antistatic agent, hair conditioning agent, antistatic, hair conditioning, surfactant
CONCERNS	• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (high) • Use restrictions (low) • Neurotoxicity (low) • Endocrine disruption (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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CERAMIDE NP
Appeared as: CERAMIDE 3

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
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CERAMIDE AP
Appeared as: CERAMIDE 6-II

Data Availability: None

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CERAMIDE EOP
Appeared as: CERAMIDE 1

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, hair conditioning, skin conditioning
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SODIUM HYALURONATE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, humectant, skin conditioning
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ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE
Appeared as: ALUMINUM STARCH

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	absorbent, anticaking agent, viscosity increasing agent - nonaqueous, anticaking, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low) • Contamination concerns (ALUMINUM POWDER)
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ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE
Appeared as: OCTENYLSUCCINATE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	absorbent, anticaking agent, viscosity increasing agent - nonaqueous, anticaking, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low) • Contamination concerns (ALUMINUM POWDER)
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HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	binder, emulsion stabilizer, film former, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, binding, emulsion stabilising, film forming, stabilising, viscosity controlling
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METHYLPARABEN

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, preservative
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate) • Use restrictions (low) • Endocrine disruption (moderate) • Biochemical or cellular level changes (moderate)
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DISODIUM EDTA

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	chelating agent, chelating, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Enhanced skin absorption
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PROPYLPARABEN

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, preservative, perfuming
CONCERNS	• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (moderate) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate) • Use restrictions (moderate) • Endocrine disruption (high) • Ecotoxicology (low)
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SODIUM LAUROYL LACTYLATE

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	surfactant - emulsifying agent, emulsifying
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PHYTOSPHINGOSINE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, hair conditioning, skin conditioning
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CHOLESTEROL

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	emulsion stabilizer, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, viscosity increasing agent -nonaqueous, emollient, emulsifying, skin conditioning, stabilising, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate)
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CARBOMER

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	emulsion stabilizer, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, emulsion stabilising, gel forming, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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XANTHAN GUM

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	binder, emulsion stabilizer, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, surfactant -emulsifying agent, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, binding, emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, gel forming, skin conditioning, surfactant, viscosity controlling
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Ingredients from packaging:

Active Ingredients: Homosalate 10.0%, Meradimate 5.0%, Octinoxate 5.0%, Octocrylene 2.0%, Zinc Oxide 6.3%; Inactive Ingredients: INACTIVE INGREDIENTS: WATER, NIACINAMIDE, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERIN, DIMETHICONE, BEHENTRIMONIUM METHOSULFATE, CERAMIDE 3, CERAMIDE 6-II, CERAMIDE 1, SODIUM HYALURONATE, ALUMINUM STARCH, OCTENYLSUCCINATE, HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE, METHYLPARABEN, DISODIUM EDTA, PROPYLPARABEN, SODIUM LAUROYL LACTYLATE, PHYTOSPHINGOSINE, CHOLESTEROL, CARBOMER, XANTHAN GUM

Product's animal testing policies

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Unknown

Leading international certifiers PETA and Leaping Bunny have no information concerning this company’s use of animal testing.

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED™ mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

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