Physicians Formula
Natural Defense Sheer Line of Defense Foundation, 1711346 Tan, SPF 30 (2020 formulation)
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Ingredient safety
A 88-point gap between the two loudest voices.
0ANSES Endocrine DisruptorsGovernment
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Ingredient safety
88 pts apartA government authority. Auto-linked to this product, not yet human-reviewed. Checked this week. about this rater →
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Independent — not funded by the brands it rates. Auto-linked to this product, not yet human-reviewed. Checked this week. about this rater →
Independent — not funded by the brands it rates. Auto-linked to this product, not yet human-reviewed. Checked this week. about this rater →
A government authority. Auto-linked to this product, not yet human-reviewed. Checked this week. about this rater →
A government authority. Auto-linked to this product, not yet human-reviewed. Checked this week. about this rater →
Independent — not funded by the brands it rates. Auto-linked to this product, not yet human-reviewed. Checked this week. about this rater →
Also screened, nothing found: California Proposition 65 · EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI) · US NTP Report on Carcinogens
Environmental
A government authority. Auto-linked to this product, not yet human-reviewed. Checked this week. about this rater →
Labor
raters agreeRun by a nonprofit. Auto-linked to this product, not yet human-reviewed. This rates Physicians Formula as a company and applies to everything they make, not this product alone. Checked this week. about this rater →
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Coverage & match quality
10 ratings · 3 of 4 axes
- Some ratings rest on an automatic match that has not been human-reviewed.
- Fewer raters reach smaller-brand products, so a missing rating is not a clean bill of health, only a gap.
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Ingredients, decoded
Data availability
Robust39 of 42 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 39 of 42 listed ingredients; 3 are uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
Worth a look (9)
ANSES CMR-listedflagged by 5 of 9 lists →
ANSES CMR-listedflagged by 5 of 9 lists →
Endocrine-activeflagged by 2 of 9 lists →
Endocrine-activeflagged by 3 of 9 lists →
Undisclosed fragrance blendflagged by 2 of 9 lists →
Persistent / bioaccumulativeflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
EU microplastics-restrictedflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
Mild sensitizer for someflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
Health Canada Hotlist — restrictedflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
No flags in our sources (30)
- ZINC OXIDE 1.0
- WATER/EAU
- DIMETHICONErich occlusive
- BUTYLENE GLYCOL
- PROPANEDIOL
- GLYCERINhumectant
- POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE
- DIETHYLHEXYL SUCCINATE
- SILICA
- BRASSICA CAMPESTRIS/ALEURITES FORDI OIL COPOLYMER
- LAURYL PEG-9 POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL DIMETHICONE
- PEG-10 DIMETHICONE
- CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE
- ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE
- SODIUM CHLORIDE
- STEARIC ACID
- DIMETHICONE/PEG-10/15 CROSSPOLYMER
- CAPRYLYL GLYCOL
- ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN
- HEXYLENE GLYCOL
- HYDROGEN DIMETHICONE
- EDTA
- TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE
- PEG/PPG-18/ 18 DIMETHICONE
- DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL
- SODIUM CITRATE
- TOCOPHEROL
- LECITHIN
- PLANKTON EXTRACT
- MICA
No data in our sources (3)
Not a verdict — our authorities simply have no reference for these.
What these ingredient tags mean (3)
These describe what an ingredient is, not whether it is a problem. The stance marks above are the ratings; these are not.
undeclared fragrance blendFRAGRANCE/PARFUM
- FRAGRANCE/PARFUM: A blend the label does not itemize, so what is in it cannot be read from the ingredient list. EU Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 permits the collective term "parfum"; the SCCS Opinion on Fragrance Allergens (SCCS/1459/11) reviews the contact-allergy evidence for the substances it can contain.
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".
Where this came from
Cruelty-free status recorded from crueltyfree.peta.org ↗
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