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EWG rating for Alba Botanica While Wet Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 30






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Alba Botanica While Wet Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 30

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About the Product
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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


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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 Water (Aqua), Butyloctyl Salicylate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene, Propanediol, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Cetyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Coco-Glucoside, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Gluconate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Potassium Sorbate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Citric Acid, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Fragrance**, Amyl Cinnamaldehyde, Eugenol, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool

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Ingredient Name & Details

FRAGRANCE

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

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)

CAMELLIA SINENSIS (GREEN TEA) LEAF EXTRACT

Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Use restrictions (moderate)

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)

PROPANEDIOL

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

COCO-GLUCOSIDE

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

TOCOPHEROL

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

ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN

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

POTASSIUM SORBATE

Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)

CITRIC ACID

Concerns: Use restrictions (moderate)

GLYCERIN

Concerns: Use restrictions (moderate)

GINKGO BILOBA (MAIDENHAIR TREE) LEAF EXTRACT

Concerns: Cancer (moderate), Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (low)

C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE

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

SODIUM STEAROYL GLUTAMATE

Concerns: Use restrictions (low)

CETYL ALCOHOL

Concerns: Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)

ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF JUICE

Concerns: Cancer (moderate), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), 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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