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EWG rating for Alba Botanica Day to Day Defense Primer Lotion, SPF 30






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Alba Botanica Day to Day Defense Primer Lotion, SPF 30

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About the Product
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Caution

Sunscreens can break down while still in the bottle. To be safe dispose of products when the mixture clumps or separates.

This product contains chemical active ingredient(s) that the FDA does not have enough health safety data to classify as safe and effective: AVOBENZONE, HOMOSALATE, OCTISALATE, OCTOCRYLENE


Before you go outside:
You should not rely on sunscreen alone.



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Retailers:Alba Botanica http://www.albabotanica.com/

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Ingredients

Ingredients from label Active Ingredients: Avobenzone 2.9%, Homosalate 9.8%, Octisalate 4.9%, Octocrylene 9.5%; Inactive Ingredients: Butyloctyl Salicylate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Coco-Glucoside, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Hibiscus Rose-Sinensis Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Propanediol, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Tocopherol, Water (Aqua), Xanthan Gum

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Ingredient Name & Details

OCTISALATE active ingredient 4.9%

Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions (moderate), Endocrine disruption (low), Biochemical or cellular level changes (high)

BUTYLOCTYL SALICYLATE

Concerns: Cancer (low), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Use restrictions (high), Endocrine disruption (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

HOMOSALATE active ingredient 9.8%

Concerns: Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions (moderate), Endocrine disruption (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), Contamination concerns (SALICYLIC ACID and TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXANOL)

PHENOXYETHANOL

Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high), Occupational hazards (high)

AVOBENZONE active ingredient 2.9%

Concerns: Cancer (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (moderate), Endocrine disruption (low), Contamination concerns (BENZOIC ACID, 4-T-BUTYLBENZOIC ACID, BENZALDEHYDE, P-ANISIC ACID, ACETOPHENONE, and DIBENZOYLMETHANE)

OCTOCRYLENE active ingredient 9.5%

Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (moderate), Persistence and bioaccumulation (low), Ecotoxicology (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low), Biochemical or cellular level changes (high)

CITRIC ACID

Concerns: Use restrictions (moderate)

COCO-GLUCOSIDE

Concerns: Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (low), Endocrine disruption (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN

Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)

GLYCERIN

Concerns: Use restrictions (moderate)

PROPANEDIOL

Concerns: Cancer (low), Enhanced skin absorption, Endocrine disruption (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)

TOCOPHEROL

Concerns: Cancer (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Endocrine disruption (low), Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE)

C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE

Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

CETYL ALCOHOL

Concerns: Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)

SODIUM STEAROYL GLUTAMATE

Concerns: Use restrictions (low)

Before you go outside: You should not rely on sunscreen alone.


Wear clothes

Plan around the sun

Don't get burned

Wear sunglasses

Find Shade

Bring Shade
 
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