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Overall this product scores well and is a top choice for sun protection. Read more
Based on our modeling this product provides GOOD UVA protection and a GOOD balance of UVA protection in relation to the SPF.
The ingredients in this product pose a MODERATE health concern.
Don't depend on sunscreen alone! Shade and clothing offer much better skin protection. Read more
Sunscreens can break down while still in the bottle. To be safe dispose of products when the mixture clumps or separates.
Based on EWG's modeling this product would likely pass the FDA proposed UVA test.
The FDA does not have enough health and safety data to classify 4 active ingredients in this product as safe and effective: AVOBENZONE, HOMOSALATE, OCTISALATE, OCTOCRYLENE
Retailers:Black Girl Sunscreen Website https://www.blackgirlsunscreen.com/
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Ingredients from label Active Ingredients: Avobenzone 3.0%, Homosalate 10.0%, Octisalate 5.0%, Octocrylene 2.75%; Inactive Ingredients: ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, ACRYLATES/C12-22 ALKYL METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER, ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE, BUTYLPHTHALIMIDE, CARBOMER, DAUCUS CAROTA SATIVA (CARROT) SEED OIL, DISODIUM EDTA, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL, HYDROXYPROPYL METHYLCELLULOSE, ISOPROPYLPHTHALIMIDE, LECITHIN, PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) OIL, PHENOXYETHANOL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SORBITAN OLEATE, THEOBROMA CACAO (COCOA) SEED BUTTER, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, WATER
Concerns: Cancer, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Contamination concerns (BENZOIC ACID, 4-T-BUTYLBENZOIC ACID, BENZALDEHYDE, P-ANISIC ACID, ACETOPHENONE, DIBENZOYLMETHANE), Use restrictions
Concerns: Enhanced skin absorption, Ecotoxicology, Endocrine disruption, Contamination concerns (SALICYLIC ACID, TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXANOL), Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Use restrictions
Concerns: Enhanced skin absorption, Ecotoxicology, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Use restrictions
Concerns: Biochemical or cellular level changes, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Persistence and bioaccumulation, Use restrictions
Concerns: Use restrictions
Concerns: none identified
Concerns: Cancer, Data gaps, Developmental/reproductive toxicity, Use restrictions
Concerns: none identified
Concerns: none identified
Concerns: none identified
Concerns: Enhanced skin absorption
Concerns: Ecotoxicology, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
Concerns: none identified
Concerns: none identified
Concerns: none identified
Concerns: Developmental/reproductive toxicity, Multiple, additive exposure sources, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES)
Concerns: none identified
Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Occupational hazards, Use restrictions
Concerns: Enhanced skin absorption, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Use restrictions
Concerns: none identified
Concerns: Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Use restrictions
Concerns: Ecotoxicology
Concerns: none identified
Concerns: Cancer, Ecotoxicology, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE)
Concerns: none identified
UVA/UVB Balance
EWG's estimate of the UV protection provided by this product. An ideal sunscreen filters UVA and UVB rays evenly, but some sunscreens let too many UVA rays through.
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