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La Roche-Posay Anthelios Face Mineral Light Sunscreen Fluid, SPF 50

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CATEGORY

recreational sunscreens

BRAND

La Roche-Posay

DATA LAST UPDATED

March 23, 2022

Health Concerns

  • SOME
    Cancer
  • MODERATE
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • HIGH
    Use Restrictions

Efficacy Concerns

  • Caution We have flagged this product with 1 concerns
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    Sunscreens can break down while still in the bottle. To be safe dispose of products when the mixture clumps or separates.
  • high
    UVA/UVB Balance

Ingredient Scores

Ingredients are scored based on their formulation and concentration in this product. Click on an ingredient for more information.

BUTYLOCTYL SALICYLATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Cancer (low), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Use restrictions (high), Endocrine disruption (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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TALC
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Cancer (high), Use restrictions (high), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Contamination concerns (ASBESTIFORM FIBERS)
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DIMETHICONE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (moderate), Persistence and bioaccumulation (high), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low)
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PHENOXYETHANOL
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high), Occupational hazards (high)
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PEG-8 LAURATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Use restrictions (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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DIMETHICONE PEG 10/ 15 CROSSPOLYMER
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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PEG-9 POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL DIMETHICONE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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ALUMINA
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Cancer (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (high), Enhanced skin absorption, Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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PROPYLENE GLYCOL
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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BENZOIC ACID
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
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PEG-9
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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TITANIUM DIOXIDE (SUNSCREEN GRADE) active ingredient 6%
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Cancer (moderate), Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low), Occupational hazards (high), Biochemical or cellular level changes (high)
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ZINC OXIDE(SUNSCREEN GRADE) active ingredient 5%
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Cancer (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions (moderate), Persistence and bioaccumulation (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), Ecotoxicology (low), Occupational hazards (moderate), Biochemical or cellular level changes (high)
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STYRENE/ACRYLATES COPOLYMER
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low), Contamination concerns (METHACRYLIC ACID, ACRYLIC ACID, and 2-ETHYLHEXYL ACRYLATE)
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TOCOPHEROL
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Cancer (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Endocrine disruption (low), Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE)
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WATER
Data Availability: Robust
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CONCERNS
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ISODODECANE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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UNDECANE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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TRIETHYLHEXANOIN
Data Availability: None
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CONCERNS
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ISOHEXADECANE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low)
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NYLON-12
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low)
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CAPRYLYL METHICONE
Data Availability: None
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Endocrine disruption (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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PHENYLETHYL BENZOATE
Data Availability: None
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CONCERNS
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SILICA, AMORPHOUS
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Cancer (moderate), Use restrictions (low), Persistence and bioaccumulation (high), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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TRIDECANE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE
Data Availability: None
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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DICAPRYLYL ETHER
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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ALUMINUM STEARATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), Multiple, additive exposure sources (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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PENTYLENE GLYCOL
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Enhanced skin absorption, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID
Data Availability: None
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CONCERNS
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MAGNESIUM SULFATE
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS
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CAPRYLYL GLYCOL
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE
Data Availability: None
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CONCERNS
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TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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DIETHYLHEXYL SYRINGYLIDENEMALONATE
Data Availability: None
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CONCERNS
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PROPYLENE CARBONATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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CASSIA ALATA LEAF EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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MALTODEXTRIN
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS
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Ingredients from label

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS: TITANIUM DIOXIDE 6%, ZINC OXIDE 5%, INACTIVE INGREDIENTS: WATER, DIMETHICONE, ISODODECANE, C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE, UNDECANE, TRIETHYLHEXANOIN, ISOHEXADECANE, NYLON-12, CAPRYLYL METHICONE, BUTYLOCTYL SALICYLATE, PHENETHYL BENZOATE, STYRENE/ACRYLATES COPOLYMER, SILICA, TRIDECANE, DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE, DICAPRYLYL ETHER, TALC, DIMETHICONE/PEG-10/15 CROSSPOLYMER, ALUMINUM STEARATE, PENTYLENE GLYCOL, PEG-9 POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL DIMETHICONE, ALUMINA, POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID, PHENOXYETHANOL, MAGNESIUM SULFATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PEG-8 LAURATE, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, DIETHYLHEXYL SYRINGYLIDENEMALONATE, TOCOPHEROL, PROPYLENE CARBONATE, CASSIA ALATA LEAF EXTRACT, MALTODEXTRIN, BENZOIC ACID, PEG-9

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Understanding scores

Not all sunscreen products are the same when it comes to sun protection and ingredient health hazards. The scoring system for EWG’s Guide to Sunscreens is designed to help the public find products that are safer, avoid ingredients of concern, and are more effective in reducing potential health harms from ultraviolet A and B exposure.

Every product in the guide gets a hazard and efficacy rating. The top scoring products have both a low hazard rating and an excellent UVA/UVB balance rating.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. Beyond this 1 to 10 ranking, the EWG VERIFIED® mark on a sunscreen means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

Score legend
WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

EWG Verified Process

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EWG VERIFIED

Beyond the hazard score, the EWG VERIFIED® mark on a sunscreen indicates that a sunscreen company’s ingredient disclosures show the product has met our full criteria to ensure it adheres to our strictest standards for efficacy, ingredient safety and transparency.

A SUNSCREEN CAN BECOME EWG VERIFIED IF IT:
  • Meets EWG's criteria for overall product hazard score
  • Is formulated to provide balanced UVA/ UVB protection
  • Does not contain any ingredients on EWG's "Unacceptable" list
  • Discloses all ingredients, including those in fragrance.

You can review EWG’s full criteria for the EWG VERIFIED mark here.


TIPS

Sunscreen alone
is not enough

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Wear clothes

Shirts, hats, shorts and pants shield your skin from the sun’s UV rays, reducing burn risk.

Plan around the sun

Go outdoors in early morning or late afternoon when the sun is lower in the sky.

Find shade - or make it

Picnic under a tree or take a canopy to the beach. Keep infants in the shade, reducing the risk of multiple burns by 30%.


Don’t get burned

Red, sore, blistered skin means you’ve gotten far too much sun.

Sunglasses are essential

Not just a fashion accessory, sunglasses protect your eyes from UV radiation.

Check UV index

The UV Index provides important information to help you plan your outdoor activities in ways that prevent sun overexposure.







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