PCASkin
Daily Defense Facial Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 50+
Sun Caretypically $70+
Cleaner pick · Safest sunscreen we have rated
Iunik Global
Centella Calming Daily Sunscreen+28 on ingredient safety
$24
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Ingredient safety
A 40-point gap between the two loudest voices.
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Ingredient safety
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Also screened, nothing found: California Proposition 65 · EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI) · IARC Monographs · US NTP Report on Carcinogens · Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Environmental
Also screened, nothing found: EU Microplastics Restriction
Labor
Run by a nonprofit. Auto-linked to this product, not yet human-reviewed. This rates PCASkin as a company and applies to everything they make, not this product alone. Checked this week. about this rater →
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6 ratings · 2 of 4 axes
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Ingredients, decoded
Data availability
Robust27 of 27 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 27 listed ingredients.
Worth a look (4)
Strong contact sensitizerflagged by 1 of 9 lists
ANSES endocrine candidateflagged by 1 of 9 lists
Persistent / bioaccumulativeflagged by 1 of 9 lists
Mild sensitizer for someflagged by 1 of 9 lists
No flags in our sources (23)
- Octisalate
- Zinc Oxidesoothing
- Avena Sativa Bran Extract
- Bisabololsoothing
- Butylene Glycol
- Butyloctyl Salicylate
- Caprylyl Methicone
- Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract
- Ectoin
- Ethyl Ferulate
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
- Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate
- Oleth-3 Phosphate
- PEG-7 Trimethylolpropane Coconut Ether
- Polyisobutene
- Propanediol
- Silybum Marianum Seed Extract
- Sodium Hyaluronatehumectant
- Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
- Tocopheryl Acetate
- Triethoxycaprylylsilane
- Water
What these ingredient tags mean (2)
These describe what an ingredient is, not whether it is a problem. The stance marks above are the ratings; these are not.
humectantSodium Hyaluronate
- Sodium Hyaluronate: A humectant that holds a large amount of water at the skin surface. Chylińska N, Maciejczyk M, "Hyaluronic Acid and Skin: Its Role in Aging and Wound-Healing Processes", Gels 2025;11(4):281, DOI 10.3390/gels11040281, PMID 40277717, open access: hyaluronic acid's "high osmotic activity and anionic structure enable it to bind large amounts of water", and "sodium and potassium hyaluronate are widely used in moisturizing products". The same review notes that high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid does not penetrate the deeper layers.
soothingZinc Oxide, Bisabolol
- 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.
- Bisabolol: The main soothing component isolated from chamomile. Eddin LB et al., "Health Benefits, Pharmacological Effects, Molecular Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Potential of alpha-Bisabolol", Nutrients 2022;14(7):1370, DOI 10.3390/nu14071370, PMID 35405982, open access: it "is integrated in many cosmetic formulations due to its skin soothing effects, well documented dermal absorption and the absence of dermal irritations or photosensitivity following its application". The EMA HMPC assessment report on Matricaria recutita (EMA/HMPC/55837/2011) discusses its anti-inflammatory data.
Where this came from
Cruelty-free status recorded from ethicalelephant.com ↗
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