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(EWG may receive a commission on purchases made through an Amazon link.)Ingredients from label Active Ingredient: Zinc Oxide 14%; Inactive Ingredients: Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Squalane, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Methyl Dihydroabietate, Sorbitan Olivate, Coco-Glucoside, Cetyl Palmitate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract, Acacia Senegal Gum, Ethyl Ferulate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Gluconate, Lecithin, Sodium Palmitoyl Proline, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Isostearic Acid
Concerns: Cancer (low), Enhanced skin absorption, Persistence and bioaccumulation (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), Occupational hazards (moderate), Biochemical or cellular level changes (high)
Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Use restrictions (meets restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (meets restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high), Occupational hazards (high)
Concerns: Endocrine disruption (low)
Concerns: Use restrictions (meets restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data)
Concerns: Use restrictions (meets restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data), Endocrine disruption (low)
Concerns: Use restrictions (meets restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data)
Concerns: Use restrictions (meets restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data), Endocrine disruption (low)
Concerns: Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Multiple, additive exposure sources (low), Contamination concerns (meets restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data)
Concerns: Use restrictions (meets restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data)
Concerns: Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Enhanced skin absorption, Endocrine disruption (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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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