Bright + Block Sheer Mineral Sunscreen, SPF 40

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Also screened, nothing found: ANSES Endocrine Disruptors · ECHA SVHC Candidate List · California Proposition 65 · US NTP Report on Carcinogens · EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI) · Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist · IARC Monographs

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Also screened, nothing found: EU Microplastics Restriction

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Ingredients, decoded

Data availability

Robust35 of 35 characterized

Our sources have reference data on all 35 listed ingredients.

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Dimethiconerich occlusive

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate

Polymethylsilsesquioxane

Trimethylsiloxysilicate

Butyloctyl Salicylate

C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate

Coco Caprylate/Caprate

Polyglyceryl-10 Dioleate

Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer

Polyhydroxystearic Acid

Polyphenylsilsesquioxane

Lecithin

Polysilicone-11

Fructooligosaccharides

C18-36 Acid Triglyceride

Tribehenin

Disteardimonium Hectorite

Propylene Carbonate

Aminomethyl Propanol

Capryl-hydroxamic Acid

What these ingredient tags mean (3)

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rich occlusiveDimethicone
- Dimethicone: A silicone that forms a film on the surface of the skin without an oily feel. FDA OTC skin protectant monograph, 21 CFR 347.10(g), lists dimethicone as a skin protectant at 1 to 30%.
humectantGlycerin
- Glycerin: A humectant, and one of the two ingredients a comparison of moisturiser components found made a significant difference to skin hydration. FDA OTC skin protectant monograph, 21 CFR 347.10(h), lists glycerin as a skin protectant at 20 to 45%. On the humectant half: Jeong CB, Han JY, Cho JC, Suh KD, Nam GW, "Analysis of electrical property changes of skin by oil-in-water emulsion components", Int J Cosmet Sci 2013;35(4):402-410, DOI 10.1111/ics.12059, PMID 23621673, found that "glycerine and urea showed significant skin hydration effects compared with other humectants".
soothingZinc Oxide
- Zinc Oxide: A mineral UV filter that the FDA also recognises as a skin protectant. FDA OTC skin protectant monograph, 21 CFR 347.10(u), lists zinc oxide as a skin-protectant active at 1 to 25%. Its labelled indication is 21 CFR 347.50(b)(3), "dries the oozing and weeping of poison: ivy, oak, sumac". The monograph does not give it the "minor skin irritation and itching" wording.