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Sheer Touch Oil-free Sunscreen Lotion SPF 15
Edgewell, Hawaiian TropicSuncare · 0075486085018

Sheer Touch Oil-free Sunscreen Lotion SPF 15

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Cosmetic safety moderate.

Cosmetic safety
Moderate

All 44 ingredients recognised

Chemical concern
Not assessed

Advisory

  • Contains fragrance: Parfum
  • Made with lye: Sodium Hydroxide

Fragrance does not change the rating; it matters if your skin reacts to fragrance. Made with lye (sodium hydroxide); it is consumed during saponification and none remains in the finished soap.

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Why it's rated this way

3 ingredients on this label are flagged. A cosmetic's rating is set by its most serious finding — here, Methylparaben.

  1. MethylparabenModerate concernEndocrine-activity debate; common consumer avoid-list item. EU-permitted preservative.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: preservative and fragrance. About Methylparaben
    Why it's flagged
    Endocrine-activity debate; common consumer avoid-list item. EU-permitted preservative.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  2. PropylparabenModerate concernEndocrine-activity concern; tighter EU limits than methyl/ethyl.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: preservative and fragrance. About Propylparaben
    Why it's flagged
    Endocrine-activity concern; tighter EU limits than methyl/ethyl.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  3. Titanium DioxideMinor concernPermitted white pigment and UV filter. Inhaled titanium dioxide powder is a suspected carcinogen, so the EU restricts it in loose face powders and hair sprays and bars it from any product that could be breathed in; in creams, toothpaste and other non-sprayed products those limits do not come into play.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: uv filter and uv absorber. About Titanium Dioxide
    Why it's flagged
    Permitted white pigment and UV filter. Inhaled titanium dioxide powder is a suspected carcinogen, so the EU restricts it in loose face powders and hair sprays and bars it from any product that could be breathed in; in creams, toothpaste and other non-sprayed products those limits do not come into play.
    Regulatory basis
    EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III — allowed only within set limits and conditions; Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.

Assessed against the label as captured: all 44 ingredients recognised.

Ingredients

  • Octisalate›
  • Homosalate›
  • Octocrylene›
  • Avobenzone›
  • Aqua›
  • Cetearyl Alcohol›
  • Phenoxyethanol›
  • VP/eicosene copolymer›
  • Mica›
  • Diisopropyl Adipate›
  • C12-15 alkyl benzoate›
  • Glycerin›
  • Parfum›
  • Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate›
  • acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer›
  • Methylparaben›
  • Coco-Glucoside›
  • Dimethicone›
  • Polymethylsilsesquioxane›
  • Propylparaben›
  • Sodium Hydroxide›
  • Ceteth-10 Phosphate›
  • Dicetyl Phosphate›
  • Propylene Glycol Dibenzoate›
  • disodium EDTA›
  • Paraffin›
  • Xanthan Gum›
  • Butyrospermum Parkii Butter›
  • Jojoba Alcohol›
  • Potassium Jojobate›
  • Simmondsia Chinensis Butter›
  • Mangifera Indica Seed Butter›
  • Propanediol›
  • Tocopheryl Acetate›
  • Carica Papaya Fruit Extract›
  • Colocasia Antiquorum Root Extract›
  • Mangifera Indica Fruit Extract›
  • Passiflora Incarnata Fruit Extract›
  • Plumeria Acutifolia Flower Extract›
  • Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract›
  • Panthenol›
  • Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice›
  • Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate›
  • Titanium Dioxide›
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Octisalate 4.5%, homosalate 3%, octocrylene 4%, avobenzone 1.5%, aqua, cetearyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, VP/eicosene copolymer, mica, diisopropyl adipate, C12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, parfum, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, methylparaben, coco-glucoside, dimethicone, polymethylsilsesquioxane, propylparaben, sodium hydroxide, ceteth-10 phosphate, dicetyl phosphate, propylene glycol dibenzoate, disodium EDTA, paraffin, xanthan gum, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, jojoba alcohol, potassium jojobate, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) butter, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, propanediol, tocopheryl acetate, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, colocasia antiquorum root extract, mangifera indica (mango) fruit extract, passiflora incarnata fruit extract, plumeria acutifolia flower extract, psidium guajava fruit extract, panthenol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, titanium dioxide

Cosmetic safety

Cosmetic-ingredient safety and additives of concern

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 high · 5 minor · 13 low · 23 not assessed

23 of 43 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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