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EWG rating for Oars + Alps Shine Free Ultra Hydrating Lip Balm, Sunny Mint, SPF 18






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Oars + Alps Shine Free Ultra Hydrating Lip Balm, Sunny Mint, SPF 18

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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, OCTISALATE, OCTOCRYLENE


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



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Don't get burned

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Ingredients

Ingredients from label Active Ingredients: Avobenzone 2.9%, Octisalate 4.0%, Octocrylene 2.4%; Inactive Ingredients: Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Tapioca Starch, Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Cladonia Stellaris Extract (Alpine Caribou Moss), Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Mentha Viridis (Spearmint) Leaf Oil, Stevia Rebaudiana Extract, Tocopherol (Vitamin E)

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Ingredient Name & Details

OCTISALATE active ingredient 4%

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)

MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) OIL

Concerns: Cancer (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (high), Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions (low), Neurotoxicity (low), Endocrine disruption (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

MENTHA SPICATA (SPEARMINT) OIL

Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (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 2.4%

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)

CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE

Concerns: Cancer (low), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Use restrictions (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)

TOCOPHEROL

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

COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL

Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Multiple, additive exposure sources (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

BEESWAX

Concerns: Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER

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

TAPIOCA STARCH

Concerns: Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX

Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)

EUPHORBIA CERIFERA (CANDELILLA) WAX

Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (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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