sunscreen lowdown

Ingrediants to avoid:  oxybenzone, octinoxate, paba

Currently in our bathroom:

  • Hawaiian Topic
    • sheer touch (7), SPF 50 – avobenzone 3%, octocrylene 6%, oxybenzone 4%  (has propylparabenand fragrance)
    • sensitive skin stick (7), SPF 50 - avobenzone 1%, homosalate 15%, octocrylene 4%, oxybenzone 6% (has propylparaben and fragrance)
  • Chapstick
    • Ultra (5), SPF30 – oxybenzone, octinoxate (has propylparaben)
  • Aveeno
    • protect + hydrate (5), SPF 50 - avobenzone 3%, homosalate 10%, octisalate 5%, octocrylene 6%, oxybenzone 5%
  • Neutrogena
    • healthy defense (4), SPF 50 – avobenzone 3%, homosalate 4%, octisalate 5%, octocrylene 5%, oxybenzone 4%
    • oil-free moisture (5), SPF 35 – avobenzone 3%, homosalate 12%, octisalate 5%, octocrylene 2.35%, oxybenzone 6%
  • Lubriderm
    • daily moisture (4), SPF 15 - avobenzone 2%, octisalate 4%, octocrylene 3%, oxybenzone 2.2%
  • Banana Boat
    • natural reflect (3), SPF 50 – titanium dioxide 2.8%, zinc oxide 4%
  • Blue Lizard (2)
    • Face, SPF 30 – octinoxate 5.5%, zinc oxide 8%
  • Ava Anderson (shop)
    • stick (1), SPF 30 – zinc oxide 21%

sunscreen

Active Ingredient Scores

  1. avobenzone  2
  2. titanium dioxide 1-3
  3. zinc oxide 2-3
  4. octisalate 3
  5. octocrylene 3
  6. homosalate  4
  7. paba 6 http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredient/704390/PABA/
  8. octinoxate 6 http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredient/704203/OCTINOXATE/
  9. oxybenzone 8  http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredient/704372/OXYBENZONE/

This isn’t a sunscreen active ingredient but it’s what makes the Hawaiin Tropic products score so badly: propylparaben 10 http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredient/705335/PROPYLPARABEN/