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Almay Smart Shade 300 Moyen Broad Spectrum Skintone Matching Spf 15 Makeup

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daily use SPF

BRAND

Almay

DATA LAST UPDATED

July 15, 2024

Health Concerns

  • MODERATE
    Cancer
  • HIGH
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • HIGH
    Use Restrictions

Efficacy Concerns

  • Caution We have flagged this product with 2 concerns
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    Based on EWG's modeling, the UV protection is significantly lower than the SPF value would indicate.

    Sunscreens can break down while still in the bottle. To be safe dispose of products when the mixture clumps or separates.
  • high
    UVA/UVB Balance

Ingredient Scores

Ingredients are scored based on their formulation and concentration in this product. Click on an ingredient for more information.

TITANIUM DIOXIDE active ingredient 4.8%
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Cancer (moderate), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Occupational hazards (high)
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ZINC OXIDE active ingredient 2.4%
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), Occupational hazards (moderate)
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WATER
Data Availability: Robust
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CONCERNS
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CYCLOPENTASILOXANE
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Cancer (low), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Neurotoxicity (low), Endocrine disruption (low), Persistence and bioaccumulation (high), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), Contamination concerns (CYCLOTETRASILOXANE)
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DIMETHICONE
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (moderate), Persistence and bioaccumulation (high), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low), Contamination concerns (CYCLOPENTASILOXANE and CYCLOTETRASILOXANE)
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PHENYL TRIMETHICONE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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PEG-9 POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL DIMETHICONE
Data Availability: None
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CONCERNS Contamination concerns (CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, CYCLOTETRASILOXANE, ETHYLENE OXIDE, and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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GLYCERIN
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (moderate)
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BORON NITRIDE
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Enhanced skin absorption
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TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (low), Endocrine disruption (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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DIMETHICONE PEG 10/ 15 CROSSPOLYMER
Data Availability: None
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CONCERNS Contamination concerns (CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, CYCLOTETRASILOXANE, ETHYLENE OXIDE, and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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BUTYLENE GLYCOL
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE
Data Availability: None
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CONCERNS
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ALUMINA
Data Availability: Robust
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CONCERNS Cancer (low), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (high), Enhanced skin absorption, Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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GINKGO BILOBA (MAIDENHAIR TREE) LEAF EXTRACT
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Cancer (moderate), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (low)
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PANAX GINSENG (GINSENG) ROOT EXTRACT
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS
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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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CENTAUREA CYANUS (CORNFLOWER) FLOWER EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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VITIS VINIFERA (GRAPE) SEED EXTRACT
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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MORINGA OLEIFERA SEED EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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TOCOPHERYL ACETATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Cancer (low), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE)
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NIACINAMIDE
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Cancer (low), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
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MELANIN
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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SODIUM HYALURONATE
Data Availability: Fair
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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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POLYESTER-1
Data Availability: None
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CONCERNS
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POLYGLYCERYL-3 DIISOSTEARATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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SODIUM CHLORIDE
Data Availability: Robust
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CONCERNS
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METHICONE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Endocrine disruption (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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XANTHAN GUM
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS
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DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Contamination concerns (CYCLOPENTASILOXANE and CYCLOTETRASILOXANE)
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SILICA DIMETHYL SILYLATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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SILICA DIMETHYL SILYLATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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TETRASODIUM EDTA
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Enhanced skin absorption, Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high), Occupational hazards (high)
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MALTODEXTRIN
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Endocrine disruption (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low), Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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SODIUM CITRATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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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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PROPYLENE GLYCOL
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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PENTYLENE GLYCOL
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Enhanced skin absorption, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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HYDROLYZED GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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PHENOXYETHANOL
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high), Occupational hazards (high)
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METHYLPARABEN
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Use restrictions (low), Endocrine disruption (moderate), Biochemical or cellular level changes (moderate)
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ETHYLPARABEN
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Use restrictions (low), Endocrine disruption (moderate)
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MICA may contain
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Persistence and bioaccumulation (high)
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TITANIUM DIOXIDE may contain
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Cancer (moderate), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Occupational hazards (high)
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CI 77499 may contain
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Enhanced skin absorption, Persistence and bioaccumulation (high)
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CI 77499 may contain
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Enhanced skin absorption, Persistence and bioaccumulation (high)
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CI 77499 may contain
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Enhanced skin absorption, Persistence and bioaccumulation (high)
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Ingredients from label

Active Ingredients: Titanium Dioxide 4.8%, Zinc Oxide 2.4%; Inactive Ingredients: INACTIVE INGREDIENTS: AQUA (WATER), CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, DIMETHICONE, PHENYL TRIMETHICONE, PEG-9 POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL DIMETHICONE, GLYCERIN, BORON NITRIDE, TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE, DIMETHICONE/PEG-10/15 CROSSPOLYMER, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, ALUMINA, GINKGO BILOBA LEAF EXTRACT, PANAX GINSENG ROOT EXTRACT, CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, CENTAUREA CYANUS FLOWER EXTRACT, VITIS VINIFERA (GRAPE) SEED EXTRACT, MORINGA OLEIFERA SEED EXTRACT, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, NIACINAMIDE, MELANIN, SODIUM HYALURONATE, ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE, POLYESTER-1, POLYGLYCERYL-3 DIISOSTEARATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, METHICONE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, XANTHAN GUM, DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, SILICA DIMETHYL SILYLATE, SILICA DIMETHYL SILYLATE, TETRASODIUM EDTA, MALTODEXTRIN, DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM CITRATE, TOCOPHEROL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, PENTYLENE GLYCOL, PVP, HYDROLYZED GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS, PHENOXYETHANOL, METHYLPARABEN, ETHYLPARABEN, MAY CONTAIN: MICA, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499)



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.

Scoring legend
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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