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EWG rating for Dr Dennis Gross All-Physical Dark Spot Sun Defense Sunscreen Creme, SPF 50






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Dr Dennis Gross All-Physical Dark Spot Sun Defense Sunscreen Creme, SPF 50

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Ingredients

Ingredients from label Active Ingredients: Titanium Dioxide 4.9%, Zinc Oxide 4.42% Inactive Ingredients: Water/Aqua/Eau, Glycerin, Isononyl Isononanoate, Pentylene Glycol, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Coconut Alkanes, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Butylene Glycol, Melatonin, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Tocopherol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Saccharide Isomerate, Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid, Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract, Phospholipids, Sphingolipids, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Zinc PCA, Sodium PCA, Echium Plantagineum Seed Oil, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Oleanolic Acid, Lactic Acid, Glycolic Acid, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Bis-Ethylhexyl Hydroxydimethoxy Benzylmalonate, Sodium Hydroxide, Isohexadecane, Caprylyl Glycol, Propanediol, Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate, Stearic Acid, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Acrylates/Carbamate Copolymer, Aluminum Hydroxide, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Disodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Flower Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate

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Ingredient Name & Details

CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) OIL

Concerns: Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (high), Use restrictions (moderate), Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)

BENZYL ALCOHOL

Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (high), Use restrictions (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Occupational hazards (high)

ZINC PCA

Concerns: Use restrictions (high), Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)

LACTIC ACID

Concerns: Cancer (low), Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions (high), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

GLYCOLIC ACID

Concerns: Cancer (low), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions (high), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)

SODIUM HYDROXIDE

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

PHENOXYETHANOL

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

SPHINGOLIPIDS

Concerns: Use restrictions (high)

SODIUM BENZOATE

Concerns: Use restrictions (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)

TITANIUM DIOXIDE (SUNSCREEN GRADE) active ingredient 4.9%

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)

ZINC OXIDE(SUNSCREEN GRADE) active ingredient 4.4%

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)

GLYCERIN

Concerns: Use restrictions (moderate)

TOCOPHEROL

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

ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) EXTRACT

Concerns: Use restrictions (low), Contamination concerns (PESTICIDES)

HYDROGENATED LECITHIN

Concerns: Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions (low), Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES)

PROPANEDIOL

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

TROMETHAMINE

Concerns: Use restrictions (moderate)

CITRIC ACID

Concerns: Use restrictions (moderate)

CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) FLOWER EXTRACT

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

POTASSIUM SORBATE

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

ISONONYL ISONONANOATE

Concerns: Use restrictions (low)

PENTYLENE GLYCOL

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

OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL

Concerns: Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)

C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE

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

BUTYLENE GLYCOL

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

SODIUM PCA

Concerns: Use restrictions (low), Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES)

COCO-CAPRYLATE/CAPRATE

Concerns: Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

ISOHEXADECANE

Concerns: Use restrictions (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low)

ISOPROPYL TITANIUM TRIISOSTEARATE

Concerns: Use restrictions (low)

STEARIC ACID

Concerns: Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)

CARBOMER

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

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE

Concerns: Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)

DISODIUM EDTA

Concerns: Enhanced skin absorption

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


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Don't get burned

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