PCASkin
Weightless Protection Facial Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 45
Sun Caretypically $70+
Cleaner pick · Safest sunscreen we have rated
Iunik Global
Centella Calming Daily Sunscreen+29 on ingredient safety, gives up 8 on environmental impact
$24
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Also screened, nothing found: Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist · US NTP Report on Carcinogens · EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI) · California Proposition 65 · IARC Monographs
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Ingredients, decoded
Data availability
Robust41 of 41 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 41 listed ingredients.
Worth a look (8)
Strong contact sensitizerflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
ANSES endocrine candidateflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
Persistent / bioaccumulativeflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
EU-regulated fragrance allergenflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
EU-regulated fragrance allergenflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
Mild sensitizer for someflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
EU-regulated fragrance allergenflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
EU microplastics-restrictedflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
No flags in our sources (33)
- Octisalate
- Zinc Oxidesoothing
- Avena Sativa Bran Extract
- Bisabololsoothing
- Butylene Glycol
- Butyloctyl Salicylate
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Caprylyl Methicone
- Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract
- Cucumis Melo Cantalupensis Fruit Extract
- Cucumis Melo Fruit Extract
- Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
- Dimethiconerich occlusive
- Ectoin
- Ethyl Ferulate
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
- Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate
- Oleth-3 Phosphate
- Passiflora Incarnata Fruit Extract
- PEG-7 Trimethylolpropane Coconut Ether
- Polyisobutene
- Propanediol
- Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
- Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
- Rose Extract
- Silybum Marianum Seed Extract
- Sodium Hyaluronatehumectant
- Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
- Tocopheryl Acetate
- Triethoxycaprylylsilane
- Undecylcrylene Dimethicone
- Water
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.
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%.
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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