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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: OCTOCRYLENE, OCTISALATE, AVOBENZONE
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(EWG may receive a commission on purchases made through an Amazon link.)Ingredients from label Active Ingredients: Octocrylene 10%, Octisalate 5%, Avobenzone 3%, Inactive Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Coconut Alkanes, Glycerin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice (1), Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Cananga Odorata Flower Oil, Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Leaf Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil, Cupressus Sempervirens (Cypress) Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Eugenia Caryophyllus (Clove) Leaf Oil, Ferula Galbaniflua (Galbanum) Resin Oil, Juniperus Mexicana Oil, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Pogostemon Cablin Oil, Thuja Occidentalis (Cedarleaf) Oil, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract (1), Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract (1), Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Juice, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Liquid Endosperm, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Starch, Tocopheryl Acetate, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Citric Acid, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba (Guar) Gum (1), Glyceryl Caprylate, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Lysolecithin, Pullulan, Sclerotium Gum, Silica, Sodium Anisate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Levulinate, Squalane, Triethyl Citrate, Xanthan Gum, Alcohol (1), Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Amyl Cinnamal, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool
Concerns: Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (high), Use restrictions (moderate), Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), Ecotoxicology (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (high), Use restrictions (moderate), Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (high), Use restrictions (moderate)
Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high), Occupational hazards (high)
Concerns: Use restrictions (moderate), Persistence and bioaccumulation (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low), Biochemical or cellular level changes (high)
Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions (moderate)
Concerns: Cancer (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE)
Concerns: Use restrictions (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
Concerns: Cancer (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (moderate), Contamination concerns (BENZOIC ACID, 4-T-BUTYLBENZOIC ACID, BENZALDEHYDE, P-ANISIC ACID, ACETOPHENONE, and DIBENZOYLMETHANE)
Concerns: Use restrictions (moderate)
Concerns: Use restrictions (moderate)
Concerns: Use restrictions (moderate)
Concerns: Use restrictions (moderate), Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
Concerns: Use restrictions (moderate)
Concerns: Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Neurotoxicity (low)
Concerns: Use restrictions (low), Contamination concerns (PESTICIDES)
Concerns: Use restrictions (moderate)
Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
Concerns: Cancer (moderate), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Use restrictions (low)
Concerns: Use restrictions (low)
Concerns: Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
Concerns: Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
Concerns: Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
Concerns: Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
Concerns: Enhanced skin absorption
Concerns: Persistence and bioaccumulation (high), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
Concerns: Endocrine disruption (low)
Concerns: Enhanced skin absorption, Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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