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True Botanicals Skin Barrier Sun Shield, SPF 30

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daily use SPF

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True Botanicals

DATA LAST UPDATED

June 25, 2024

EWG Verified Product

This product bears the EWG VERIFIED® mark, meaning that the product meets EWG’s strictest standards for health and safety. It avoids any of the ingredients on EWG’s “Unacceptable List” and provides full transparency of ingredients, including fragrance.

Ingredient List

The specific formulation has been reviewed by EWG scientists. At the time of verification, the ingredients in this formulation were used at a concentration below EWG’s health and safety limit, and therefore did not pose significant human health concerns. Click on an ingredient for more information.

TITANIUM DIOXIDE (sunscreen grade) active ingredient 19%
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Cancer (moderate), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low), Occupational hazards (high), Biochemical or cellular level changes (high)
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CAMELLIA SINENSIS (GREEN TEA) LEAF
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (low)
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CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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GLYCERIN
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (moderate)
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POLYGLYCERYL-6 STEARATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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CAPRYLOYL GLYCERIN/SEBACIC ACID COPOLYMER
Data Availability: None
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CONCERNS
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WATER
Data Availability: Robust
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CONCERNS
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ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) BRAN EXTRACT
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low), Contamination concerns (PESTICIDES)
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SQUALANE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Endocrine disruption (low)
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POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS
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HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES (SEA BUCKTHORN) OIL
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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SILYBUM MARIANUM (BLESSED THISTLE) ETHYL ESTER
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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PISUM SATIVUM (PEA) EXTRACT
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS
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TERMINALIA CHEBULA FRUIT EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS POWDER
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF JUICE
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low)
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CAMELLIA SINENSIS (GREEN TEA) LEAF EXTRACT
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Use restrictions (low)
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CITRUS AURANTIUM AMARA (BITTER ORANGE) FLOWER WATER
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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ISOPROPYL JOJOBATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) ALCOHOL
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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JOJOBA ESTERS
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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XANTHAN GUM
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS
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POLYGLYCERYL-6 BEHENATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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LACTIC ACID
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Cancer (low), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions (high), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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ACACIA SENEGAL GUM
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Use restrictions (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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DIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low)
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ALLANTOIN
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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PHENETHYL ALCOHOL
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Use restrictions (low)
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ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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SODIUM PHYTATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Cancer (low), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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GLYCERIN
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (moderate)
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LEUCONOSTOC/RADISH ROOT FERMENT FILTRATE
Data Availability: None
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CONCERNS Contamination concerns (Didecyldimethylammonium chloride)
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TOCOPHEROL
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Cancer (low), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Endocrine disruption (low), Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE)
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Ingredients from label

Active Ingredient: Zinc Oxide 19%, Inactive Ingredients: camellia sinensis leaf (green tea) water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, coco-caprylate, glycerin*, polyglyceryl-6 stearate, capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer, water, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, squalane, polyhydroxystearic acid, hippophae rhamnoides (seabuckthorn) seed oil*, silybum marianum (milk thistle) ethyl ester, pisum sativum (pea) peptide, terminalia chebula fruit extract, haematococcus pluvialis (astaxanthin) powder*, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil*, aloe barbadensis leaf juice*, camellia sinensis leaf (green tea) extract, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) flower distillate*, isopropyl jojobate, jojoba alcohol, jojoba esters, xanthan gum, polyglyceryl-6 behenate, lactic acid, acacia senegal gum, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, allantoin, phenethyl alcohol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium phytate, glycerin, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, tocopherol

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Understanding scores

Not all sunscreen products are the same when it comes to sun protection and ingredient health hazards. The scoring system for EWG’s Guide to Sunscreens is designed to help the public find products that are safer, avoid ingredients of concern, and are more effective in reducing potential health harms from ultraviolet A and B exposure.

Every product in the guide gets a hazard and efficacy rating. The top scoring products have both a low hazard rating and an excellent UVA/UVB balance rating.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. Beyond this 1 to 10 ranking, the EWG VERIFIED® mark on a sunscreen means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

EWG Verified Process

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EWG VERIFIED

Beyond the hazard score, the EWG VERIFIED® mark on a sunscreen indicates that a sunscreen company’s ingredient disclosures show the product has met our full criteria to ensure it adheres to our strictest standards for efficacy, ingredient safety and transparency.

A SUNSCREEN CAN BECOME EWG VERIFIED IF IT:
  • Meets EWG's criteria for overall product hazard score
  • Is formulated to provide balanced UVA/ UVB protection
  • Does not contain any ingredients on EWG's "Unacceptable" list
  • Discloses all ingredients, including those in fragrance.

You can review EWG’s full criteria for the EWG VERIFIED mark here.


TIPS

Sunscreen alone
is not enough

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Wear clothes

Shirts, hats, shorts and pants shield your skin from the sun’s UV rays, reducing burn risk.

Plan around the sun

Go outdoors in early morning or late afternoon when the sun is lower in the sky.

Find shade - or make it

Picnic under a tree or take a canopy to the beach. Keep infants in the shade, reducing the risk of multiple burns by 30%.


Don’t get burned

Red, sore, blistered skin means you’ve gotten far too much sun.

Sunglasses are essential

Not just a fashion accessory, sunglasses protect your eyes from UV radiation.

Check UV index

The UV Index provides important information to help you plan your outdoor activities in ways that prevent sun overexposure.







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